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Well-posedness via Monotonicity. An Overview
The idea of monotonicity (or positive-definiteness in the linear case) is
shown to be the central theme of the solution theories associated with problems
of mathematical physics. A "grand unified" setting is surveyed covering a
comprehensive class of such problems. We elaborate the applicability of our
scheme with a number examples. A brief discussion of stability and
homogenization issues is also provided.Comment: Thoroughly revised version. Examples correcte
Funnel control for a moving water tank
We study tracking control for a moving water tank system, which is modelled
using the Saint-Venant equations. The output is given by the position of the
tank and the control input is the force acting on it. For a given reference
signal, the objective is to achieve that the tracking error evolves within a
prespecified performance funnel. Exploiting recent results in funnel control we
show that it suffices to show that the operator associated with the internal
dynamics of the system is causal, locally Lipschitz continuous and maps bounded
functions to bounded functions. To show these properties we consider the
linearized Saint-Venant equations in an abstract framework and show that it
corresponds to a regular well-posed linear system, where the inverse Laplace
transform of the transfer function defines a measure with bounded total
variation.Comment: 11 page
Rapid Convergence of Solution for Hybrid System with Causal Operators
We investigated the convergence of iterative sequences of approximate solutions to a class of periodic boundary value problem of hybrid system with causal operators and established two sequences of approximate solutions that converge to the solution of the problem with rate of order k≥2
The Cauchy Problem for the Einstein Equations
Various aspects of the Cauchy problem for the Einstein equations are
surveyed, with the emphasis on local solutions of the evolution equations.
Particular attention is payed to giving a clear explanation of conceptual
issues which arise in this context. The question of producing reduced systems
of equations which are hyperbolic is examined in detail and some new results on
that subject are presented. Relevant background from the theory of partial
differential equations is also explained at some lengthComment: 98 page
Strict and non-strict inequalities for implicit first order causal differential equations
In this paper, some fundamental differential inequalities for the implicit perturbations of nonlinear first order ordinary causal differential equations have been established
Quantum noise in optical fibers I: stochastic equations
We analyze the quantum dynamics of radiation propagating in a single mode
optical fiber with dispersion, nonlinearity, and Raman coupling to thermal
phonons. We start from a fundamental Hamiltonian that includes the principal
known nonlinear effects and quantum noise sources, including linear gain and
loss. Both Markovian and frequency-dependent, non-Markovian reservoirs are
treated. This allows quantum Langevin equations to be calculated, which have a
classical form except for additional quantum noise terms. In practical
calculations, it is more useful to transform to Wigner or +
quasi-probability operator representations. These result in stochastic
equations that can be analyzed using perturbation theory or exact numerical
techniques. The results have applications to fiber optics communications,
networking, and sensor technology.Comment: 1 figur
Field-theoretic methods
Many complex systems are characterized by intriguing spatio-temporal
structures. Their mathematical description relies on the analysis of
appropriate correlation functions. Functional integral techniques provide a
unifying formalism that facilitates the computation of such correlation
functions and moments, and furthermore allows a systematic development of
perturbation expansions and other useful approximative schemes. It is explained
how nonlinear stochastic processes may be mapped onto exponential probability
distributions, whose weights are determined by continuum field theory actions.
Such mappings are madeexplicit for (1) stochastic interacting particle systems
whose kinetics is defined through a microscopic master equation; and (2)
nonlinear Langevin stochastic differential equations which provide a mesoscopic
description wherein a separation of time scales between the relevant degrees of
freedom and background statistical noise is assumed. Several well-studied
examples are introduced to illustrate the general methodology.Comment: Article for the Encyclopedia of Complexity and System Science, B.
Meyers (Ed.), Springer-Verlag Berlin, 200
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