Uniform Stability Property Research Articles

A new approach to the three bisectors problem

In 1994, Mironescu and Panaitopol proved the existence of a triangle with arbitrary prescribed angle bisector lengths. The proof is reduced to a particular fixed point problem. We generalize this problem and propose an alternative mathematical tool. A numerical example is provided. In this frame, we establish some local and uniform stability properties.

Uniform stability of some large-scale parallel server networks

In this paper we study the uniform stability properties of two classes of parallel server networks with multiple classes of jobs and multiple server pools of a tree topology. These include a class of networks with a single nonleaf server pool, such as the ‘N’ and ‘M’ models, and networks of any tree topology with class-dependent service rates. We show that with \(\sqrt{n}\) safety staffing, and no abandonment, in the Halfin–Whitt regime, the diffusion-scaled controlled queueing processes are exponentially ergodic and their invariant probability distributions are tight, uniformly over all stationary Markov controls. We use a unified approach in which the same Lyapunov function is used in the study of the prelimit and diffusion limit. A parameter called the spare capacity (safety staffing) of the network plays a central role in characterizing the stability results: the parameter being positive is necessary and sufficient that the limiting diffusion is uniformly exponentially ergodic over all stationary Markov controls. We introduce the concept of “system-wide work conserving policies," which are defined as policies that minimize the number of idle servers at all times. This is stronger than the so-called joint work conservation. We show that, provided the spare capacity parameter is positive, the diffusion-scaled processes are geometrically ergodic and the invariant distributions are tight, uniformly over all “system-wide work conserving policies." In addition, when the spare capacity is negative we show that the diffusion-scaled processes are transient under any stationary Markov control, and when it is zero, they cannot be positive recurrent.

Rational rates of uniform decay for strong solutions to a fluid-structure PDE system

In this work we investigate the uniform stability properties of solutions to a well-established partial differential equation (PDE) model for a fluid-structure interaction. The PDE system under consideration comprises a Stokes flow which evolves within a three-dimensional cavity; moreover, a Kirchhoff plate equation is invoked to describe the displacements along a (fixed) portion – say, Ω – of the cavity wall. Contact between the respective fluid and structure dynamics occurs on the boundary interface Ω. The main result in the paper is as follows: the solutions to the composite PDE system, corresponding to smooth initial data, decay at the rate of O(1/t). Our method of proof hinges upon the appropriate invocation of a relatively recent resolvent criterion for polynomial decays of C0-semigroups. While the characterization provided by said criterion originates in the context of operator theory and functional analysis, the work entailed here is wholly within the realm of PDE.

INJECTIVE HULLS OF CERTAIN DISCRETE METRIC SPACES AND GROUPS

Injective metric spaces, or absolute 1-Lipschitz retracts, share a number of properties with CAT(0) spaces. In the '60s Isbell showed that every metric space X has an injective hull E (X). Here it is proved that if X is the vertex set of a connected locally finite graph with a uniform stability property of intervals, then E (X) is a locally finite polyhedral complex with finitely many isometry types of n-cells, isometric to polytopes in [Formula: see text], for each n. This applies to a class of finitely generated groups Γ, including all word hyperbolic groups and abelian groups, among others. Then Γ acts properly on E(Γ) by cellular isometries, and the first barycentric subdivision of E(Γ) is a model for the classifying space [Formula: see text] for proper actions. If Γ is hyperbolic, E(Γ) is finite dimensional and the action is cocompact. In particular, every hyperbolic group acts properly and cocompactly on a space of non-positive curvature in a weak (but non-coarse) sense.

Asymptotically almost periodic solutions of nonlinear Volterra difference equations with unbounded delay

The existence of almost periodic solutions of nonlinear Volterra difference equations with unbounded delay is obtained by using uniform stability properties of a bounded solution. An example is also given to illustrate obtained results.

A New Asymptotic Preserving Scheme Based on Micro-Macro Formulation for Linear Kinetic Equations in the Diffusion Limit

We propose a new numerical scheme for linear transport equations. It is based on a decomposition of the distribution function into equilibrium and nonequilibrium parts. We also use a projection technique that allows us to reformulate the kinetic equation into a coupled system of an evolution equation for the macroscopic density and a kinetic equation for the nonequilibrium part. By using a suitable time semi-implicit discretization, our scheme is able to accurately approximate the solution in both kinetic and diffusion regimes. It is asymptotic preserving in the following sense: when the mean free path of the particles is small, our scheme is asymptotically equivalent to a standard numerical scheme for the limit diffusion model. A uniform stability property is proved for the simple telegraph model. Various boundary conditions are studied. Our method is validated in one-dimensional cases by several numerical tests and comparisons with previous asymptotic preserving schemes.

A discrete de Rham complex with enhanced smoothness

Discrete de Rham complexes are fundamental tools in the con- struction of stable elements for some finite element methods. The purpose of this paper is to discuss a new discrete de Rham complex in three space dimensions, where the finite element spaces have extra smoothness com- pared to the standard requirements. The motivation for this construction is to produce discretizations which have uniform stability properties for cer- tain families of singular perturbation problem. In particular, we show how the spaces constructed here lead to discretizations of Stokes type systems which have uniform convergence properties as the Stokes flow approaches a Darcy flow.

Uniform stability properties of switched systems with switchings governed by digraphs

Characterizations of various uniform stability properties of switched systems described by differential inclusions, and whose switchings are governed by a digraph, are developed. These characterizations are given in terms of stability properties of the system with restricted switchings and also in terms of Lyapunov functions.

Uniform stabilization of a one‐dimensional hybrid thermo‐elastic structure

AbstractThis paper is concerned with the stabilization of a one‐dimensional hybrid thermo‐elastic structure consisting of an extensible thermo‐elastic beam which is hinged at one end with a rigid body attached to its free end. The model takes account of the effect of stretching on bending and rotational inertia. The property of uniform stability of the energy associated with the model is asserted by constructing an appropriate Lyapunov functional for an abstract second order evolution problem. Critical use is made of a multiplier of an operator theoretic nature, which involves the fractional power A−1/2 of the bi‐harmonic operator pair A acting in the abstract evolution problem. An explicit decay rate of the energy is obtained. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Exponential Decay Rates for Structural Acoustic Model with an Overdamping on the Interface and Boundary Layer Dissipation

We study uniform stability properties of a strongly coupled system of Partial Differential Equations of hyperbolic/parabolic type, which arises from the analysis and control of acoustic models with structural damping on an interface. A challenging feature of the present model is the presence of additional strong boundary damping which is responsible for lack of uniform stability of the free system ( overdamping phenomenon). It has been shown recently that by applying full viscous damping in the interior of the domain and suitable static damping on the interface, then the corresponding feedback system is uniformly stable. In this article we prove that uniform decay rates of solutions to the system can be achieved even if viscous damping is active just in an arbitrary thin layer near the interface.

Periodic solutions in n dimensions and Volterra equations

If a nonlinear autonomous n-dimensional system of ordinary differential equations has a bounded solution with a certain uniform stability property, this solution approaches an almost periodic solution with the same stability property. (More precisely, the almost periodic solution is in the set of ω-limit points of the given solution.) If the bounded solution has, in addition to the uniform stability property, an asymptotic stability property, then the solution approaches a periodic solution with the same stability properties. Practical (i.e., computable) sufficient conditions for boundedness of solutions are obtained. The results are applied to generalized Volterra equations.