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===Jiahong Wu (Oklahoma State)=== | ===Jiahong Wu (Oklahoma State)=== | ||
"The 2D Boussinesq equations with partial dissipation" | |||
The Boussinesq equations concerned here model geophysical flows such | |||
as atmospheric fronts and ocean circulations. Mathematically the 2D Boussinesq | |||
equations serve as a lower-dimensional model of the 3D hydrodynamics | |||
equations. In fact, the 2D Boussinesq equations retain some key features | |||
of the 3D Euler and the Navier-Stokes equations such as the vortex stretching | |||
mechanism. The global regularity problem on the 2D Boussinesq equations | |||
with partial dissipation has attracted considerable attention in the last few years. | |||
In this talk we will summarize recent results on various cases of partial dissipation, | |||
present the work of Cao and Wu on the 2D Boussinesq equations with vertical | |||
dissipation and vertical thermal diffusion, and explain the work of Chae and Wu on | |||
the critical Boussinesq equations with a logarithmically singular velocity. | |||
Revision as of 22:32, 15 February 2012
The seminar will be held in room B115 of Van Vleck Hall on Mondays from 3:30pm - 4:30pm, unless indicated otherwise.
Previous PDE/GA seminars
Seminar Schedule Spring 2012
| date | speaker | title | host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6 | Yao Yao (UCLA) |
Degenerate diffusion with nonlocal aggregation: behavior of solutions |
Kiselev |
| March 12 | Xuan Hien Nguyen (Iowa State) |
Gluing constructions for solitons and self-shrinkers under mean curvature flow |
Angenent |
| March 19 | Nestor Guillen (UCLA) |
TBA |
Feldman |
| March 26 | Vlad Vicol (University of Chicago) |
TBA |
Kiselev |
| April 16 | Jiahong Wu (Oklahoma) |
TBA |
Kiselev |
Abstracts
Yao Yao (UCLA)
Degenerate diffusion with nonlocal aggregation: behavior of solutions
The Patlak-Keller-Segel (PKS) equation models the collective motion of cells which are attracted by a self-emitted chemical substance. While the global well-posedness and finite-time blow up criteria are well known, the asymptotic behaviors of solutions are not completely clear. In this talk I will present some results on the asymptotic behavior of solutions when there is global existence. The key tools used in the paper are maximum-principle type arguments as well as estimates on mass concentration of solutions. This is a joint work with Inwon Kim.
Xuan Hien Nguyen (Iowa State)
Gluing constructions for solitons and self-shrinkers under mean curvature flow
In the 1990s, Kapouleas and Traizet constructed new examples of minimal surfaces by desingularizing the intersection of existing ones with Scherk surfaces. Using this idea, one can find new examples of self-translating solutions for the mean curvature flow asymptotic at infinity to a finite family of grim reaper cylinders in general position. Recently, it has been shown that it is possible to desingularize the intersection of a sphere and a plane to obtain a family of self-shrinkers under mean curvature flow. I will discuss the main steps and difficulties for these gluing constructions, as well as open problems.
Nestor Guillen (UCLA)
TBA
Vlad Vicol (University of Chicago)
TBA
Jiahong Wu (Oklahoma State)
"The 2D Boussinesq equations with partial dissipation"
The Boussinesq equations concerned here model geophysical flows such as atmospheric fronts and ocean circulations. Mathematically the 2D Boussinesq equations serve as a lower-dimensional model of the 3D hydrodynamics equations. In fact, the 2D Boussinesq equations retain some key features of the 3D Euler and the Navier-Stokes equations such as the vortex stretching mechanism. The global regularity problem on the 2D Boussinesq equations with partial dissipation has attracted considerable attention in the last few years. In this talk we will summarize recent results on various cases of partial dissipation, present the work of Cao and Wu on the 2D Boussinesq equations with vertical dissipation and vertical thermal diffusion, and explain the work of Chae and Wu on the critical Boussinesq equations with a logarithmically singular velocity.