Oscillation of forced impulsive differential equations with pp-Laplacian and nonlinearities given by Riemann-Stieltjes integrals

In this article, we study the oscillation of second order forced impulsive differential equation with $p$-Laplacian and nonlinearities given by Riemann-Stieltjes integrals of the form \begin{equation*} \left( p(t)\phi _{\gamma }\left( x^{\prime }(t)\right) \right) ^{\prime}+q_{0}\left( t\right) \phi _{\gamma }\left( x(t)\right)+\int_{0}^{b}q\left( t,s\right) \phi _{\alpha \left( s\right) }\left(x(t)\right) d\zeta \left(s\right) =e(t), t\neq \tau _{k}, \end{equation*} with impulsive conditions \begin{equation*} x\left( \tau _{k}^{+}\right) =\lambda _{k}~x\left( t_{k}\right), x^{\prime }\left( \tau _{k}^{+}\right) =\eta _{k}~x^{\prime }\left( \tau_{k}\right), \end{equation*} where \phi _{\gamma }\left( u\right) :=\left\vert u\right\vert ^{\gamma } \mbox{{\rm sgn}\,}u, $\gamma, b\in \left( 0,\infty \right),$ $\alpha \in C\left[ 0,b\right)$ is strictly increasing such that $0\leq \alpha \left( 0\right) <\gamma <\alpha \left( b-\right)$, and $\left\{ \tau_{k}\right\}_{k\in {\mathbb{N}}}$ is the the impulsive moments sequence. Using the Riccati transformation technique, we obtain sufficient conditions for this equation to be oscillatory

A study of planar Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in fluids with Mie-Grüneisen equations of state

We present a numerical comparison study of planar Richtmyer-Meshkov instability with the intention of exposing the role of the equation of state. Results for Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in fluids with Mie-Grüneisen equations of state derived from a linear shock-particle speed Hugoniot relationship (Jeanloz, J. Geophys. Res. 94, 5873, 1989; McQueen et al., High Velocity Impact Phenomena (1970), pp. 294–417; Menikoff and Plohr, Rev. Mod. Phys. 61(1), 75 1989) are compared to those from perfect gases under nondimensionally matched initial conditions at room temperature and pressure. The study was performed using Caltech’s Adaptive Mesh Refinement, Object-oriented C++ (AMROC) (Deiterding, Adaptive Mesh Refinement: Theory and Applications (2005), Vol. 41, pp. 361–372; Deiterding, “Parallel adaptive simulation of multi-dimensional detonation structures,” Ph.D. thesis (Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus, September 2003)) framework with a low-dissipation, hybrid, center-difference, limiter patch solver (Ward and Pullin, J. Comput. Phys. 229, 2999 (2010)). Results for single and triple mode planar Richtmyer-Meshkov instability when a reflected shock wave occurs are first examined for mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) and molybdenum modeled by Mie-Grüneisen equations of state. The single mode case is examined for incident shock Mach numbers of 1.5 and 2.5. The planar triple mode case is studied using a single incident Mach number of 2.5 with initial corrugation wavenumbers related by k_1 = k_2+k_3. Comparison is then drawn to Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in perfect gases with matched nondimensional pressure jump across the incident shock, post-shock Atwood ratio, post-shock amplitude-to-wavelength ratio, and time nondimensionalized by Richtmyer’s linear growth time constant prediction. Differences in start-up time and growth rate oscillations are observed across equations of state. Growth rate oscillation frequency is seen to correlate directly to the oscillation frequency for the transmitted and reflected shocks. For the single mode cases, further comparison is given for vorticity distribution and corrugation centerline shortly after shock interaction. Additionally, we examine single mode Richtmyer-Meshkov instability when a reflected expansion wave is present for incident Mach numbers of 1.5 and 2.5. Comparison to perfect gas solutions in such cases yields a higher degree of similarity in start-up time and growth rate oscillations. The formation of incipient weak waves in the heavy fluid driven by waves emanating from the perturbed transmitted shock is observed when an expansion wave is reflected

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Rev. iberoam. bioecon. cambio clim. Vol.1(1) 2015; 95-114Los cambios medioambientales globales hacen pensar en un aumento futuro de la aridez, por ello es necesario buscar alternativas que permitan un uso más eficiente del agua y reducir su consumo, teniendo en cuenta que es un recurso limitado. En la actualidad, aproximadamente el 59,7% del total de agua planificada para todos los usos en Cuba se utiliza en la agricultura, pero no más del 50% de esa agua se convierte directamente en productos agrícolas. El estudio de las funciones agua-rendimiento y su uso dentro de la planificación del agua para riego es una vía importante para trazar estrategias de manejo que contribuyan al incremento en la producción agrícola. Utilizando los datos de agua aplicada por riego y los rendimientos obtenidos en más de 100 experimentos de campo realizados fundamentalmente en suelo Ferralítico Rojo de la zona sur de La Habana y con ayuda de herramientas de análisis de regresión en este trabajo se estiman las funciones agua aplicada-rendimientos para algunos cultivos agrícolas y se analizan las posibles estrategias de optimización del riego a seguir en función de la disponibilidad de agua. Seleccionar una estrategia de máxima eficiencia del riego puede conducir a reducciones de agua a aplicar entre un 21,6 y 46,8%, incrementos de la productividad del agua entre 17 y 32% y de la relación beneficios/costo estimada de hasta un 3,4%. Lo anterior indica la importancia desde el punto de vista económico que puede llegar a alcanzar el uso de esta estrategia en condiciones de déficit hídrico. El conocimiento de las funciones agua aplicada por riego-rendimiento y el uso de la productividad del agua, resultan parámetros factibles de introducir como indicadores de eficiencia en el planeamiento del uso del agua en la agricultura, con lo cual es posible reducir los volúmenes de agua a aplicar y elevar la relación beneficio-costo actual.Rev. iberoam. bioecon. cambio clim. Vol.1(1) 2015; 95-11

Forced oscillation of conformable fractional partial delay differential equations with impulses

In this paper, we establish some interval oscillation criteria for impulsive conformable fractional partial delay differential equations with a forced term. The main results will be obtained by employing Riccati technique. Our results extend and improve some results reported in the literature for the classical differential equations without impulses. An example is provided to illustrate the relevance of the new theorems

Fixed-time control of delayed neural networks with impulsive perturbations

This paper is concerned with the fixed-time stability of delayed neural networks with impulsive perturbations. By means of inequality analysis technique and Lyapunov function method, some novel fixed-time stability criteria for the addressed neural networks are derived in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). The settling time can be estimated without depending on any initial conditions but only on the designed controllers. In addition, two different controllers are designed for the impulsive delayed neural networks. Moreover, each controller involves three parts, in which each part has different role in the stabilization of the addressed neural networks. Finally, two numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the theoretical analysis

On an SEIR Epidemic Model with Vaccination of Newborns and Periodic Impulsive Vaccination with Eventual On-Line Adapted Vaccination Strategies to the Varying Levels of the Susceptible Subpopulation

This paper investigates a susceptible-exposed-infectious-recovered (SEIR) epidemic model with demography under two vaccination effort strategies. Firstly, the model is investigated under vaccination of newborns, which is fact in a direct action on the recruitment level of the model. Secondly, it is investigated under a periodic impulsive vaccination on the susceptible in the sense that the vaccination impulses are concentrated in practice in very short time intervals around a set of impulsive time instants subject to constant inter-vaccination periods. Both strategies can be adapted, if desired, to the time-varying levels of susceptible in the sense that the control efforts be increased as those susceptible levels increase. The model is discussed in terms of suitable properties like the positivity of the solutions, the existence and allocation of equilibrium points, and stability concerns related to the values of the basic reproduction number. It is proven that the basic reproduction number lies below unity, so that the disease-free equilibrium point is asymptotically stable for larger values of the disease transmission rates under vaccination controls compared to the case of absence of vaccination. It is also proven that the endemic equilibrium point is not reachable if the disease-free one is stable and that the disease-free equilibrium point is unstable if the reproduction number exceeds unity while the endemic equilibrium point is stable. Several numerical results are investigated for both vaccination rules with the option of adapting through ime the corresponding efforts to the levels of susceptibility. Such simulation examples are performed under parameterizations related to the current SARS-COVID 19 pandemic.This research was supported by the Spanish Institute of Health Carlos III through Grant COV 20/01213 and by the Spanish Government and European Commission through Grant RTI2018-094336-B-I00 (MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE)

Formation Flight of Earth Satellites on Low-Eccentricity KAM Tori

The problem of Earth satellite constellation and formation flight is investigated in the context of Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser (KAM) theory. KAM tori are constructed utilizing Wiesel’s Low-Eccentricity Earth Satellite Theory, allowing numerical representation of the perturbed tori describing Earth orbits acted upon by geopotential perturbations as sets of Fourier series. A maneuvering strategy using the local linearization of the KAM tangent space is developed and applied, demonstrating the ability to maneuver onto and within desired torus surfaces. Constellation and formation design and maintenance on KAM tori are discussed, along with stability and maneuver error concerns. It is shown that placement of satellites on KAM tori results in virtually no secular relative motion in the full geopotential to within computational precision. The effects of maneuver magnitude errors are quantified in terms of a singular value decomposition of the modal system for several orbits of interest, introducing a statistical distribution in terms of torus angle drift rates due to mismatched energies. This distribution is then used to create expectations of the steady-state station-keeping costs, showing that these costs are driven by operational and spacecraft limitations, and not by limitations of the dynamics formulation. A non-optimal continuous control strategy for formations based on Control Lyapunov Functions is also outlined and demonstrated in the context of formation reconfiguration

Nonoscillatory Solutions of Higher-Order Fractional Differential Equations

This paper deals with the asymptotic behavior of the nonoscillatory solutions of a certain forced fractional differential equations with positive and negative terms, involving the Caputo fractional derivative. The results obtained are new and generalize some known results appearing in the literature. Two examples are also provided to illustrate the results