SHARP MORREY REGULARITY THEORY FOR A FOURTH ORDER GEOMETRICAL EQUATION

This paper is a continuation of recent work by Guo-Xiang-Zheng[10].We deduce the sharp Morrey regularity theory for weak solutions to the fourth order nonhomogeneous Lamm-Rivière equation △^{2}u=△(V▽u)+div(w▽u)+(▽ω+F)·▽u+f in B^(4),under the smallest regularity assumptions of V,ω,ω,F,where f belongs to some Morrey spaces.This work was motivated by many geometrical problems such as the flow of biharmonic mappings.Our results deepens the Lp type regularity theory of[10],and generalizes the work of Du,Kang and Wang[4]on a second order problem to our fourth order problems.

Stokes'first problem for the fourth order fluid in a porous half space

In this study, the flow of a fourth order fluid in a porous half space is modeled. By using the modified Darcy＇s law, the flow over a suddenly moving flat plate is studied numerically. The influence of various parameters of interest on the velocity profile is revealed.

MULTIPLICITY RESULTS FOR FOURTH ORDER ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS OF KIRCHHOFF-TYPE

In this paper, we concern with the following fourth order elliptic equations of Kirchhoff type {Δ^2u-（a＋bfR^3｜↓△u｜^2dx）△u＋V（x）u=f（x,u）,x∈R^3, u∈H^2（R3）,where a, b 〉 0 are constants and the primitive of the nonlinearity f is of superlinear growth near infinity in u and is also allowed to be sign-changing. By using variational methods, we establish the existence and multiplicity of solutions. Our conditions weaken the Ambrosetti- Rabinowitz type condition.

The Energy-orthogonal Tetrahedral Finite Element for Fourth Order Elliptic Equations

In this paper,the 16-parameter nonconforming tetrahedral element which has an energy-orthogonal shape function space is presented for the discretization of fourth order elliptic partial differential operators in three spatial dimensions.The newly constructed element is proved to be convergent for a model biharmonic equation.

Asymptotic behaviour of solution for fourth order wave equation with dispersive and dissipative terms

This paper studies the initial boundary value problem of fourth order wave equation with dispersive and dissipative terms. By using multiplier method, it is proven that the global strong solution of the problem decays to zero exponentially as the time approaches infinite, under a very simple and mild assumption regarding the nonlinear term.

BOUNDEDNESS AND UNIFORM BOUNDEDNESS RESULTS FOR CERTAIN NON-AUTONOMOUS DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS OF FOURTH ORDER

Sufficient conditions have been obtained so that all solutions of a different fourth order differential equation are bounded and uniformly bounded.

On the Oscillation of the Fourth Order Differential Equations

In the present paper sufficient conditions for oscillations and nonoscillations of a class of fourth order differential equations are obtained.

ADPTIVE INTERFERENCE CANCELER BASED ON FOURTH ORDER CUMULANT

An adaptive interference cancler algorithm based on fourth-order cumulant is proposed to overcome the fault of conventional autocorrelation-based Least Mean Square (LMS)algorithm which cannot suppress the correlated Gaussian noises. The recursive formulation of the proposed algorithm is given to reduce its computational complexity. The simulation results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of this novel approach.

A Maximum Principle Result for a General Fourth Order Semilinear Elliptic Equation

We obtain maximum principles for solutions of some general fourth order elliptic equations by modifying an auxiliary function introduced by L.E. Payne. We give a brief application of these maximum principles by deducing apriori bounds on a certain quantity of interest.

POSITIVE SOLUTIONS OF A FOURTH ORDER BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM

The existence of positive solutions of the nonlinear fourth order problemu (4)(x)=λa(x)f(u(x)), u(0)=u′(0)=u′(1)=u(1)=0is studied, where a:[0,1]→R may change sign, f(0)>0,λ>0 is sufficiently small. Our approach is based on the Leray-Schauder fixed point theorem.

Existence of positive solutions for fourth order singular differential equations with Sturm-Liouville boundary conditions

By using the upper and lower solutions method and fixed point theory,we investigate a class of fourth-order singular differential equations with the Sturm-Liouville Boundary conditions.Some sufficient conditions are obtained for the existence of C2[0,1] positive solutions and C3[0,1] positive solutions.

Existence of Multiple Positive Solutions for Fourth Order Two-point Boundary Value Problems

The present paper tackles two-point boundary value problems for fourth-order differential equations as follows:Several existence theorems on multiple positive solutions to the problems are obtained, and some examples are given to show the validity of these results.

The Basic (<i>G'/G</i>)-Expansion Method for the Fourth Order Boussinesq Equation

The (G'/G)-expansion method is simple and powerful mathematical tool for constructing traveling wave solutions of nonlinear evolution equations which arise in engineering sciences, mathematical physics and real time application fields. In this article, we have obtained exact traveling wave solutions of the nonlinear partial differential equation, namely, the fourth order Boussinesq equation involving parameters via the (G'/G)-expansion method. In this method, the general solution of the second order linear ordinary differential equation with constant coefficients is implemented. Further, the solitons and periodic solutions are described through three different families. In addition, some of obtained solutions are described in the figures with the aid of commercial software Maple.

An Adaptive Least-Squares Mixed Finite Element Method for Fourth Order Parabolic Problems

A least-squares mixed finite element (LSMFE) method for the numerical solution of fourth order parabolic problems analyzed and developed in this paper. The Ciarlet-Raviart mixed finite element space is used to approximate. The a posteriori error estimator which is needed in the adaptive refinement algorithm is proposed. The local evaluation of the least-squares functional serves as a posteriori error estimator. The posteriori errors are effectively estimated. The convergence of the adaptive least-squares mixed finite element method is proved.

New Fourth Order Iterative Methods Second Derivative Free

In a recent paper, Noor and Khan [M. Aslam Noor, & W. A. Khan, (2012) New Iterative Methods for Solving Nonlinear Equation by Using Homotopy Perturbation Method, Applied Mathematics and Computation, 219, 3565-3574], suggested a fourth-order method for solving nonlinear equations. Per iteration in this method requires two evaluations of the function and two of its first derivatives;therefore, the efficiency index is 1.41421 as Newton’s method. In this paper, we modified this method and obtained a family of iterative methods for appropriate and suitable choice of the parameter. It should be noted that per iteration for the new methods requires two evaluations of the function and one evaluation of its first derivatives, so its efficiency index equals to 1.5874. Analysis of convergence shows that the methods are fourth-order. Several numerical examples are given to illustrate the performance of the presented methods.

A New Fourth Order Difference Approximation for the Solution of Three-dimensional Non-linear Biharmonic Equations Using Coupled Approach

This paper deals with a new higher order compact difference scheme, which is, O(h4) using coupled approach on the 19-point 3D stencil for the solution of three dimensional nonlinear biharmonic equations. At each internal grid point, the solution u(x,y,z) and its Laplacian Δ4u are obtained. The resulting stencil algo-rithm is presented and hence this new algorithm can be easily incorporated to solve many problems. The present discretization allows us to use the Dirichlet boundary conditions only and there is no need to discretize the derivative boundary conditions near the boundary. We also show that special treatment is required to handle the boundary conditions. Convergence analysis for a model problem is briefly discussed. The method is tested on three problems and compares very favourably with the corresponding second order approximation which we also discuss using coupled approach.

Existence of Monotone Positive Solution for a Fourth-Order Three-Point BVP with Sign-Changing Green’s Function

This paper is concerned with the following fourth-order three-point boundary value problem , where , we discuss the existence of positive solutions to the above problem by applying to the fixed point theory in cones and iterative technique.

Fourth-Order Predictive Modelling: II. 4th-BERRU-PM Methodology for Combining Measurements with Computations to Obtain Best-Estimate Results with Reduced Uncertainties

This work presents a comprehensive fourth-order predictive modeling (PM) methodology that uses the MaxEnt principle to incorporate fourth-order moments (means, covariances, skewness, kurtosis) of model parameters, computed and measured model responses, as well as fourth (and higher) order sensitivities of computed model responses to model parameters. This new methodology is designated by the acronym 4th-BERRU-PM, which stands for “fourth-order best-estimate results with reduced uncertainties.” The results predicted by the 4th-BERRU-PM incorporates, as particular cases, the results previously predicted by the second-order predictive modeling methodology 2nd-BERRU-PM, and vastly generalizes the results produced by extant data assimilation and data adjustment procedures.

Fourth-Order Predictive Modelling: I. General-Purpose Closed-Form Fourth-Order Moments-Constrained MaxEnt Distribution

This work (in two parts) will present a novel predictive modeling methodology aimed at obtaining “best-estimate results with reduced uncertainties” for the first four moments (mean values, covariance, skewness and kurtosis) of the optimally predicted distribution of model results and calibrated model parameters, by combining fourth-order experimental and computational information, including fourth (and higher) order sensitivities of computed model responses to model parameters. Underlying the construction of this fourth-order predictive modeling methodology is the “maximum entropy principle” which is initially used to obtain a novel closed-form expression of the (moments-constrained) fourth-order Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) probability distribution constructed from the first four moments (means, covariances, skewness, kurtosis), which are assumed to be known, of an otherwise unknown distribution of a high-dimensional multivariate uncertain quantity of interest. This fourth-order MaxEnt distribution provides optimal compatibility of the available information while simultaneously ensuring minimal spurious information content, yielding an estimate of a probability density with the highest uncertainty among all densities satisfying the known moment constraints. Since this novel generic fourth-order MaxEnt distribution is of interest in its own right for applications in addition to predictive modeling, its construction is presented separately, in this first part of a two-part work. The fourth-order predictive modeling methodology that will be constructed by particularizing this generic fourth-order MaxEnt distribution will be presented in the accompanying work (Part-2).

OSCILLATIONS OF FOURTH ORDER ODE WITH IMPULSES

Sufficient conditions to guarantee the oscillations of fourth order ODE with impulses are obtained. The importance of the impulsive effect on the oscillations of higher order differential equations is stressed.