Conditional Symmetry Groups of Nonlinear Diffusion Equations with x-Dependent Convection and Absorption

The generalized conditional symmetry and sign-invariant approaches are developed to study the nonlinear diffusion equations with x-dependent convection and source terms. We obtain conditions under which the equations admit the second-order generalized conditional symmetries and the first-order sign-invariants on the solutions. Several types of different generalized conditional symmetries and first-order sign-invariants for the equations with diffusion of power law are obtained. Exact solutions to the resulting equations are constructed.

Functional Separable Solutions to Nonlinear Diffusion Equations by Group Foliation Method

We consider the functional separation of variables to the nonlinear diffusion equation with source and convection term： ut = （A（x）D（u）ux）x ＋ B（x）Q（u）, Ax ≠ 0. The functional separation of variables to this equation is studied by using the group foliation method. A classification is carried out for the equations which admit the function separable solutions. As a consequence, some solutions to the resulting equations are obtained.

Nonlocal Symmetries to Systems of Nonlinear Diffusion Equations

In this paper, we study potential symmetries to certain systems of nonlinear diffusion equations. Thosesystems have physical applications in soil science, mathematical biology, and invariant curve flows in R^3. Lie point symmetries of the potential system, which cannot be projected to vector fields of the given dependent and independent variables, yield potential symmetries. The class of the system that admits potential symmetries is expanded.

Invariant Sets and Exact Solutions to Nonlinear Diffusion Equations with x-Dependent Convection and Absorption

In this paper, we introduce a new invariant set Eo={u：ux=f＇（x）F（u）＋ε[g＇（x）-f＇（x）g（x）]F（u）×exp（-∫^u1/F（z）dz）}where f and g are some smooth functions of x, ε is a constant, and F is a smooth function to be determined. The invariant sets and exact sohltions to nonlinear diffusion equation ut = （ D（u）ux）x ＋ Q（x, u）ux ＋ P（x, u）, are discussed. It is shown that there exist several classes of solutions to the equation that belong to the invariant set Eo.

Potential Symmetries to a System of Three-Component Nonlinear Diffusion Equations

A system of nonlinear diffusion equations with three components is studied via the potential symmetry method. It is shown that the system admits the potential symmetries for certain diffusion terms. The invariant solutions assoeiated with the potential symmetries are obtained.

ANALYSIS OF BOUNDARY LAYER SINGULARITYIN A NONLINEAR DIFFUSION PROBLEM

In this paper, the author analyzes the singularity of a boundary layer in a nonlinear diffusion problem. Results show when the limiting solution satisfies the boundary condition, there is no boundary singularity. Otherwise, the boundary layer exists, and its thickness is proportional to epsilon(1/2), here epsilon is a small positive real parameter.

Nonlinear diffusion methods based on robust statistics for noise removal

A novel smoothness term of Bayesian regularization framework based on M-estimation of robust statistics is proposed, and from this term a class of fourth-order nonlinear diffusion methods is proposed. These methods attempt to approximate an observed image with a piecewise linear image, which looks more natural than piecewise constant image used to approximate an observed image by P-M model. It is known that M-estimators and W-estimators are essentially equivalent and solve the same minimization problem. Then, we propose PL bilateral filter from equivalent W-estimator. This new model is designed for piecewise linear image filtering, which is more effective than normal bilateral filter.

Texture Image Segmentation Based on Nonlinear Diffusion

A texture image segmentation based on nonlinear diffusion is presented. The scale of texture can be measured during the process of nonlinear diffusion. A smooth 5-channel vector image with edge preserved, which is composed of intensity, scale and orientation of texture image, can be achieved by coupled nonlinear diffusion. A multi-channel statistical region active contour is employed to segment this vector image. The method can be seen as a kind of unsupervised segmentation because parameters are not sensitive to different texture images. Experimental results show its high efficiency in the semiautomatic extraction of texture image.

Localization of Solutions of a Nonlinear Diffusion Problem

This paper concerns with properties of solutions of a nonlinear diffusion problem in non-divergence form. By constructing proper test functions, it is proved that solutions of the problem possess the property of localization.

Existence of Non-trivial Nonnegative Periodic Solutions for a Nonlinear Diffusion System

In this paper, by the method of upper and lower solutions, we establish the existence of the non-trivial nonnegative periodic solutions for a class of degenerate diffusion system arising from dynamics of biological groups.

Complicated Asymptotic Behavior of Solutions for the Cauchy Problem of Doubly Nonlinear Diffusion Equation

In this paper,we analyze the large time behavior of nonnegative solutions to the doubly nonlinear diffusion equation u_(t)−div(|∇u^(m)|^(p−2)∇u^(m))=0 in R^(N)with p>1,m>0 and m(p−1)−1>0.By using the finite propagation property and the L^(1)−L^(∞)smoothing effect,we find that the complicated asymptotic behavior of the rescaled solutions t^(μ/2)u(t^(β)⋅,t)for 0<μ<2 N/(N[m(p−1)−1]+p)andβ>(2−μ[m(p−1)−1])/(2 p)can take place.

Local discontinuous Galerkin methods with explicit-implicit-null time discretizations for solving nonlinear diffusion problems

In this paper,we discuss the local discontinuous Galerkin methods coupled with two specific explicitimplicit-null time discretizations for solving one-dimensional nonlinear diffusion problems Ut=(a(U)Ux)x.The basic idea is to add and subtract two equal terms a0 Uxx the right-hand side of the partial differential equation,then to treat the term a0 Uxx implicitly and the other terms(a(U)Ux)x-a0 Uxx explicitly.We give stability analysis for the method on a simplified model by the aid of energy analysis,which gives a guidance for the choice of a0,i.e.,a0≥max{a(u)}/2 to ensure the unconditional stability of the first order and second order schemes.The optimal error estimate is also derived for the simplified model,and numerical experiments are given to demonstrate the stability,accuracy and performance of the schemes for nonlinear diffusion equations.

Gradient Estimates for a Nonlinear Diffusion Equation on Complete Manifolds

Let （M,g） be a complete non-compact Riemannian manifold with the m- dimensional Bakry-Emery Ricci curvature bounded below by a non-positive constant. In this paper, we give a localized Hamilton-type gradient estimate for the positive smooth bounded solutions to the following nonlinear diffusion equation ut = △u - △↓ φ· △ ↓u - aulogu- bu,where φ is a C^2 function, and a ≠ 0 and b are two real constants. This work generalizes the results of Souplet and Zhang （Bull. London Math. Soc., 38 （2006）, pp. 1045-1053） and Wu （Preprint, 2008）.

Gradient Estimates for a Nonlinear Diffusion Equation on Complete Manifolds

This paper deals with the gradient estimates of the Hamilton type for the positive solutions to the following nonlinear diffusion equation：on a complete noncompact Riemannian manifold with a Bakry-Emery Ricci curvature bounded below by -K （K 〉 0）, where φ is a C2 function, a（x） and b（x） are C1 functions with certain conditions.

ANALYSIS ON A NUMERICAL SCHEME WITH SECOND-ORDER TIME ACCURACY FOR NONLINEAR DIFFUSION EQUATIONS

A nonlinear fully implicit finite difference scheme with second-order time evolution for nonlinear diffusion problem is studied.The scheme is constructed with two-layer coupled discretization(TLCD)at each time step.It does not stir numerical oscillation,while permits large time step length,and produces more accurate numerical solutions than the other two well-known second-order time evolution nonlinear schemes,the Crank-Nicolson(CN)scheme and the backward difference formula second-order(BDF2)scheme.By developing a new reasoning technique,we overcome the difficulties caused by the coupled nonlinear discrete diffusion operators at different time layers,and prove rigorously the TLCD scheme is uniquely solvable,unconditionally stable,and has second-order convergence in both s-pace and time.Numerical tests verify the theoretical results,and illustrate its superiority over the CN and BDF2 schemes.

A Nonlinear Diffusion System with Coupled Nonlinear Boundary Flux

This paper studies a nonlinear diffusion system with coupled nonlinear boundary flux and two kinds of inner sources （positive for the first and negative for the second）, where the four nonlinear mechanisms are described by eight nonlinear parameters. The critical exponent of the system is determined by a complete classification of the eight nonlinear parameters, which is represented via the characteristic algebraic system introduced to the problem.

A Class of New Special Solution of Nonlinear Diffusion Equation

One of the most interesting problems of nonlinear differential equations is the construction of partial solutions. A new method is presented in this paper to seek special solutions of nonlinear diffusion equations. This method is based on seeking suitable function to satisfy Bernolli equation. Many new special solutions are obtained.

EXACT SOLUTIONS A COUPLED NONLINEAR REACTION-DIFFUSION SYSTEM

In this paper we shall present, certain type of exact solutions for a coupled partial differential equation by using hyperbolic tangent method.

GLOBAL EXISTENCE AND EXTINCTION FOR A DEGENERATE NONLINEAR DIFFUSION PROBLEM WITH NONLINEAR GRADIENT TERM AND ABSORPTION

Existence and extinction in finite time of global weak solutions for the problem （P） are proved.

Optimal Conditions on Generalized Solutions of Coupled Nonlinear Diffusion Systems

This paper studies coupled nonlinear diffusion equations with more general nonlinearities, subject to homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions. The necessary and sufficient conditions are obtained for the existence of generalized solutions of the system, which extend the known results for nonlinear diffusion systems with more special nonlinearities.