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RETRACTED: Asymptotic constancy for a differential equation with multiple state-dependent delays
This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy).This article has been retracted at the request of the Journal Editor.The article is very similar to the following papers: (1)'Asymptotic behavior of solutions to a system of differential equations with state-dependent delays', by Lijuan Wang, published in J. Comput. Appl. Math., 228 (2009) 226–230. (2) 'Asymptotic behavior of solutions to a differential equation with state-dependent delay' by Lequn Peng, published in Comput. Math. Appl., 57 (2009) 1511–1514.All these articles were written using the same Latex file, treating very similar problems in exactly the same way. The authors of the papers knew about the similarity between the papers, but did not make any reference to each other, and therefore violated the Ethical Rules of Publishing, at the time the papers were submitted for publication. The scientific community takes a very strong view on this matter and apologies are offered to readers of the journal that this was not detected during the submission process
Almost periodic solutions of retarded SICNNs with functional response on piecewise constant argument
We consider a new model for shunting inhibitory cellular neural networks,
retarded functional differential equations with piecewise constant argument.
The existence and exponential stability of almost periodic solutions are
investigated. An illustrative example is provided.Comment: 24 pages, 1 figur
Boolean Delay Equations: A simple way of looking at complex systems
Boolean Delay Equations (BDEs) are semi-discrete dynamical models with
Boolean-valued variables that evolve in continuous time. Systems of BDEs can be
classified into conservative or dissipative, in a manner that parallels the
classification of ordinary or partial differential equations. Solutions to
certain conservative BDEs exhibit growth of complexity in time. They represent
therewith metaphors for biological evolution or human history. Dissipative BDEs
are structurally stable and exhibit multiple equilibria and limit cycles, as
well as more complex, fractal solution sets, such as Devil's staircases and
``fractal sunbursts``. All known solutions of dissipative BDEs have stationary
variance. BDE systems of this type, both free and forced, have been used as
highly idealized models of climate change on interannual, interdecadal and
paleoclimatic time scales. BDEs are also being used as flexible, highly
efficient models of colliding cascades in earthquake modeling and prediction,
as well as in genetics. In this paper we review the theory of systems of BDEs
and illustrate their applications to climatic and solid earth problems. The
former have used small systems of BDEs, while the latter have used large
networks of BDEs. We moreover introduce BDEs with an infinite number of
variables distributed in space (``partial BDEs``) and discuss connections with
other types of dynamical systems, including cellular automata and Boolean
networks. This research-and-review paper concludes with a set of open
questions.Comment: Latex, 67 pages with 15 eps figures. Revised version, in particular
the discussion on partial BDEs is updated and enlarge
Thermal Transients in District Heating Systems
Heat fluxes in a district heating pipeline systems need to be controlled on
the scale from minutes to an hour to adjust to evolving demand. There are two
principal ways to control the heat flux - keep temperature fixed but adjust
velocity of the carrier (typically water) or keep the velocity flow steady but
then adjust temperature at the heat producing source (heat plant). We study the
latter scenario, commonly used for operations in Russia and Nordic countries,
and analyze dynamics of the heat front as it propagates through the system.
Steady velocity flows in the district heating pipelines are typically turbulent
and incompressible. Changes in the heat, on either consumption or production
sides, lead to slow transients which last from tens of minutes to hours. We
classify relevant physical phenomena in a single pipe, e.g. turbulent spread of
the turbulent front. We then explain how to describe dynamics of temperature
and heat flux evolution over a network efficiently and illustrate the network
solution on a simple example involving one producer and one consumer of heat
connected by "hot" and "cold" pipes. We conclude the manuscript motivating
future research directions.Comment: 31 pages, 7 figure
Micro-Arcsecond Radio Astrometry
Astrometry provides the foundation for astrophysics. Accurate positions are
required for the association of sources detected at different times or
wavelengths, and distances are essential to estimate the size, luminosity,
mass, and ages of most objects. Very Long Baseline Interferometry at radio
wavelengths, with diffraction-limited imaging at sub-milliarcsec resolution,
has long held the promise of micro-arcsecond astrometry. However, only in the
past decade has this been routinely achieved. Currently, parallaxes for sources
across the Milky Way are being measured with ~10 uas accuracy and proper
motions of galaxies are being determined with accuracies of ~1 uas/y. The
astrophysical applications of these measurements cover many fields, including
star formation, evolved stars, stellar and super-massive black holes, Galactic
structure, the history and fate of the Local Group, the Hubble constant, and
tests of general relativity. This review summarizes the methods used and the
astrophysical applications of micro-arcsecond radio astrometry.Comment: To appear in Annual Reviews of Astronomy and Astrophysics (2014
On the dynamics of linear functional differential equations with asymptotically constant solutions
We discuss the dynamics of general linear functional differential equations with solutions that exhibit asymptotic constancy. We apply fixed point theory methods to study the stability of these solutions and we provide sufficient conditions of asymptotic stability with emphasis on the rate of convergence. Several examples are provided to illustrate the claim that the derived results generalize, unify and in some cases improve the existing ones
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