Geometric Analysis of Hyperbolic Differential Equations: An Introduction

Geometric Analysis of Hyperbolic Differential Equations: An Introduction
Author: S. Alinhac
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2010-05-20
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1139485814

Its self-contained presentation and 'do-it-yourself' approach make this the perfect guide for graduate students and researchers wishing to access recent literature in the field of nonlinear wave equations and general relativity. It introduces all of the key tools and concepts from Lorentzian geometry (metrics, null frames, deformation tensors, etc.) and provides complete elementary proofs. The author also discusses applications to topics in nonlinear equations, including null conditions and stability of Minkowski space. No previous knowledge of geometry or relativity is required.

Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations and Geometric Optics

Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations and Geometric Optics
Author: Jeffrey Rauch
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2012-05-01
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821872915

This book introduces graduate students and researchers in mathematics and the sciences to the multifaceted subject of the equations of hyperbolic type, which are used, in particular, to describe propagation of waves at finite speed. Among the topics carefully presented in the book are nonlinear geometric optics, the asymptotic analysis of short wavelength solutions, and nonlinear interaction of such waves. Studied in detail are the damping of waves, resonance, dispersive decay, and solutions to the compressible Euler equations with dense oscillations created by resonant interactions. Many fundamental results are presented for the first time in a textbook format. In addition to dense oscillations, these include the treatment of precise speed of propagation and the existence and stability questions for the three wave interaction equations. One of the strengths of this book is its careful motivation of ideas and proofs, showing how they evolve from related, simpler cases. This makes the book quite useful to both researchers and graduate students interested in hyperbolic partial differential equations. Numerous exercises encourage active participation of the reader. The author is a professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan. A recognized expert in partial differential equations, he has made important contributions to the transformation of three areas of hyperbolic partial differential equations: nonlinear microlocal analysis, the control of waves, and nonlinear geometric optics.

Geometric Mechanics on Riemannian Manifolds

Geometric Mechanics on Riemannian Manifolds
Author: Ovidiu Calin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2006-03-15
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0817644210

* A geometric approach to problems in physics, many of which cannot be solved by any other methods * Text is enriched with good examples and exercises at the end of every chapter * Fine for a course or seminar directed at grad and adv. undergrad students interested in elliptic and hyperbolic differential equations, differential geometry, calculus of variations, quantum mechanics, and physics

Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations

Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations
Author: Serge Alinhac
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2009-06-17
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0387878238

This excellent introduction to hyperbolic differential equations is devoted to linear equations and symmetric systems, as well as conservation laws. The book is divided into two parts. The first, which is intuitive and easy to visualize, includes all aspects of the theory involving vector fields and integral curves; the second describes the wave equation and its perturbations for two- or three-space dimensions. Over 100 exercises are included, as well as "do it yourself" instructions for the proofs of many theorems. Only an understanding of differential calculus is required. Notes at the end of the self-contained chapters, as well as references at the end of the book, enable ease-of-use for both the student and the independent researcher.

Geometric Analysis of Hyperbolic Differential Equations

Geometric Analysis of Hyperbolic Differential Equations
Author: Serge Alinhac
Publisher:
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Differential equations, Hyperbolic
ISBN: 9781139127844

A self-contained presentation of the tools of Lorentzian geometry necessary to access recent works in mathematical relativity.

Geometry in Partial Differential Equations

Geometry in Partial Differential Equations
Author: Agostino Prastaro
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 482
Release: 1994
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9789810214074

This book emphasizes the interdisciplinary interaction in problems involving geometry and partial differential equations. It provides an attempt to follow certain threads that interconnect various approaches in the geometric applications and influence of partial differential equations. A few such approaches include: Morse-Palais-Smale theory in global variational calculus, general methods to obtain conservation laws for PDEs, structural investigation for the understanding of the meaning of quantum geometry in PDEs, extensions to super PDEs (formulated in the category of supermanifolds) of the geometrical methods just introduced for PDEs and the harmonic theory which proved to be very important especially after the appearance of the Atiyah-Singer index theorem, which provides a link between geometry and topology.

Partial Differential Equations 2

Partial Differential Equations 2
Author: Friedrich Sauvigny
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2006-10-11
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3540344624

This encyclopedic work covers the whole area of Partial Differential Equations - of the elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic type - in two and several variables. Emphasis is placed on the connection of PDEs and complex variable methods. This second volume addresses Solvability of operator equations in Banach spaces; Linear operators in Hilbert spaces and spectral theory; Schauder's theory of linear elliptic differential equations; Weak solutions of differential equations; Nonlinear partial differential equations and characteristics; Nonlinear elliptic systems with differential-geometric applications. While partial differential equations are solved via integral representations in the preceding volume, this volume uses functional analytic solution methods.

Elliptic–Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations

Elliptic–Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations
Author: Thomas H. Otway
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-07-21
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9783319197609

This text is a concise introduction to the partial differential equations which change from elliptic to hyperbolic type across a smooth hypersurface of their domain. These are becoming increasingly important in diverse sub-fields of both applied mathematics and engineering, for example: • The heating of fusion plasmas by electromagnetic waves • The behaviour of light near a caustic • Extremal surfaces in the space of special relativity • The formation of rapids; transonic and multiphase fluid flow • The dynamics of certain models for elastic structures • The shape of industrial surfaces such as windshields and airfoils • Pathologies of traffic flow • Harmonic fields in extended projective space They also arise in models for the early universe, for cosmic acceleration, and for possible violation of causality in the interiors of certain compact stars. Within the past 25 years, they have become central to the isometric embedding of Riemannian manifolds and the prescription of Gauss curvature for surfaces: topics in pure mathematics which themselves have important applications. Elliptic−Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations is derived from a mini-course given at the ICMS Workshop on Differential Geometry and Continuum Mechanics held in Edinburgh, Scotland in June 2013. The focus on geometry in that meeting is reflected in these notes, along with the focus on quasilinear equations. In the spirit of the ICMS workshop, this course is addressed both to applied mathematicians and to mathematically-oriented engineers. The emphasis is on very recent applications and methods, the majority of which have not previously appeared in book form.

Geometric Analysis

Geometric Analysis
Author: Joaqu’n PŽrez
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2012-07-16
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821849921

This volume contains research and expository articles from the courses and talks given at the RSME Lluis A. Santalo Summer School, ``Geometric Analysis'', held June 28-July 2, 2010, in Granada, Spain. The goal of the Summer School was to present some of the many advances currently taking place in the interaction between partial differential equations and differential geometry, with special emphasis on the theory of minimal surfaces. This volume includes expository articles about the current state of specific problems involving curvature and partial differential equations, with interactions to neighboring fields such as probability. An introductory, mostly self-contained course on constant mean curvature surfaces in Lie groups equipped with a left invariant metric is provided. The volume will be of interest to researchers, post-docs, and advanced PhD students in the interface between partial differential equations and differential geometry.