Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)

Abstract: This paper concerns the analysis of a passive, broadband approximate cloaking scheme for the Helmholtz equation in ${\mathbb R}^d$ for $d=2$ or $d=3$. Using ideas from transformation optics, we construct an approximate cloak by ``blowing up" a small ball of radius $\epsilon>0$ to one of radius $1$. In the anisotropic cloaking layer resulting from the ``blow-up" change of variables, we incorporate a Drude-Lorentz-type model for the index of refraction, and we assume that the cloaked object is a soft (perfectly conducting) obstacle. We first show that (for any fixed $\epsilon$) there are no real transmission eigenvalues associated with the inhomogeneity representing the cloak, which implies that the cloaking devices we have created will not yield perfect cloaking at any frequency, even for a single incident time harmonic wave. Secondly, we establish estimates on the scattered field due to an arbitrary time harmonic incident wave. These estimates show that, as $\epsilon$ approaches $0$, the $L^2$-norm of the scattered field outside the cloak, and its far field pattern, approach $0$ uniformly over any bounded band of frequencies. In other words: our scheme leads to broadband approximate cloaking for arbitrary incident time harmonic waves.

Abstract: We analyze an approximate interior transmission eigenvalue problem in ${\mathbb R}^d$ for $d=2$ or $d=3$, motivated by the transmission problem of a transformation optics-based cloaking scheme and obtained by replacing the refractive index with its first order approximation, which is an unbounded function. We show the discreteness of transmission eigenvalues in the complex plane. Moreover, using the radial symmetry we show the existence of (infinitely many) complex transmission eigenvalues and prove that there exists a horizontal strip in the complex plane around the real axis, that does not contain any transmission eigenvalues.

Abstract: We consider deterministic Mean Field Games (MFG) in all Euclidean space with a cost functional continuous with respect to the distribution of the agents and attaining its minima in a compact set. We first show that the static MFG with such a cost has an equilibrium, and we build from it a solution of the ergodic MFG system of 1st order PDEs with the same cost. Next we address the long-time limit of the solutions to finite horizon MFG with cost functional satisfying various additional assumptions, but not the classical Lasry-Lions monotonicity condition. Instead we assume that the cost has the same set of minima for all measures describing the population. We prove the convergence of the distribution of the agents and of the value function to a solution of the ergodic MFG system as the horizon of the game tends to infinity, extending to this class of MFG some results of weak KAM theory.

Abstract: The 2-D Peskin problem describes a 1-D closed elastic string immersed and moving in a 2-D Stokes flow that is induced by its own elastic force. The geometric shape of the string and its internal stretching configuration evolve in a coupled way, and they combined govern the dynamics of the system. In this paper, we show that certain geometric quantities of the moving string satisfy extremum principles and decay estimates. As a result, we can prove that the 2-D Peskin problem admits a unique global solution when the initial data satisfies a medium-size geometric condition on the string shape, while no assumption on the size of stretching is needed.

Abstract: We construct a two-parameter family of explicit solutions to the cubic wave equation on $\mathbb{R}^{1+3}$. Depending on the value of the parameters, these solutions either scatter to linear, blow-up in finite time, or exhibit a new type of threshold behaviour which we characterize precisely.

Abstract: For any $2<p<\infty$ we prove that there exists an initial velocity field $v^\circ\in L^2$ with vorticity $\omega^\circ\in L^1\cap L^p$ for which there are infinitely many bounded admissible solutions $v\in C_tL^2$ to the 2D Euler equation. This shows sharpness of the weak-strong uniqueness principle, as well as sharpness of Yudovich's proof of uniqueness in the class of bounded admissible solutions. The initial data are truncated power-law vortices. The construction is based on finding a suitable self-similar subsolution and then applying the convex integration method. In addition, we extend it for $1<p<\infty$ and show that the energy dissipation rate of the subsolution vanishes at $t=0$ if and only if $p\geq 3/2$, which is the Onsager critical exponent in terms of $L^p$ control on vorticity in 2D.

Abstract: The principle of linearized stability and instability is established for a classical model describing the spatial movement of an age-structured population with nonlinear vital rates. It is shown that the real parts of the eigenvalues of the corresponding linearization at an equilibrium determine the latter's stability or instability. The key ingredient of the proof is the eventual compactness of the semigroup associated with the linearized problem, which is derived by a perturbation argument. The results are illustrated with examples.

Abstract: We prove energy estimates for a weak solution to the parabolic double-phase system, such as Caccioppoli type inequality and estimates related to the existence and uniqueness for the Dirichlet problem. The proof of Caccioppoli type inequality and uniqueness are based on the Lipschitz truncation method while the existence is proved by approximation from perturbed double-phase systems.

Abstract: We explore quantitative propagation of smallness for solutions of two-dimensional elliptic equations and their gradients from sets of positive $\delta$-dimensional Hausdorff content for any $\delta>0$.

Abstract: We prove the nonlinear inviscid damping for a class of monotone shear flows with non-constant background density for the two-dimensional ideal inhomogeneous fluids in $\mathbb{T}\times [0,1]$ when the initial perturbation is in Gevrey-$\frac{1}{s}$ ($\frac{1}{2}<s<1$) class with compact support.