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Heiko Gimperlein

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Admissibility criteria for convex integration fan solutions and contact discontinuities in the Euler equation

For piecewise constant fan subsolutions to the isentropic Euler equations, the entropy and action rates of any associated convex integration solution, relative to a common reference solution, depend only on the fan and are computed explicitly. Moreover, these explicit expressions may be decomposed into a kinetic energy mismatch and an internal energy mismatch, from which we characterize agreement of Dafermos' entropy rate criterion with action rate criteria. The known disagreement for the Chiodaroli--Kreml two-shock data is recovered. For the planar contact reference, we prove that both criteria strictly prefer every convex integration solution associated with a strictly dissipative admissible fan to the classical contact discontinuity. Certified computations locate the Krupa--Sz\'{e}kelyhidi solutions in this region, where the criteria agree, while Horimoto's analytical construction provides such fans for every strictly increasing pressure law.

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A Stable Boundary Element Method for Reliable Long-Time Industrial Sound Emission

In this paper we investigate a stable space-time formulation for long-time industrial sound emission problems. To this end, we use a well-posed Galerkin formulation in space and time of the acoustic wave equation in $\mathbb{R}^3$, involving a hypersingular boundary integral operator. Our numerical experiments confirm that the resulting time stepping scheme is stable and accurate for complex acoustic problems in industrial geometries, in contrast to alternative well-known schemes. The proposed method is shown to be efficient for real-world problems, and we obtain very good agreement with physical acoustic measurements.

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Boundary determination from local boundary data for a fractional Calder\'{o}n problem

We introduce a new Calder\'{o}n-type problem for fractional powers of Schr\"{o}dinger operators, with local boundary conditions. The associated Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator maps Dirichlet data to Neumann data on the boundary. We show that this operator determines the Taylor series of the potential at the boundary. In particular, analytic potentials are uniquely determined. These are the first results for a fractional Calder\'{o}n problem with sources and measurements on the boundary. Our proof builds on recent advances for pseudodifferential boundary value problems to compute the complete symbol of the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator.

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Efficient boundary elements for the Smoluchowski diffusion equation

The Smoluchowski diffusion equation describes diffusion in the presence of external forces. Studying the mechanical response of soft materials to linear forces, such as shear, results in a boundary value problem involving an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck operator in an exterior domain with non-constant, unbounded coefficients. In this article, we present efficient and highly accurate boundary element methods in the frequency domain, motivated by applications in soft matter physics. Our key contributions concern the accurate assembly of the Galerkin matrix, combining the approximation of the fundamental solution as a Fourier integral with the resolution of near-field singularities. Numerical experiments demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed methods and show their relevance for the computation of rheological quantities.

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Analysis of a Model for Electrical Discharge in MEMS

We study the local well-posedness of the solution to a coupled nonlinear elliptic-parabolic system which models electrical discharge in a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS). A simple MEMS capacitor device contains two plates acting as the capacitor's electrodes, one of which is flexible, and which are separated by a narrow gas-filled gap. In the event of the flexible plate approaching the other, electrical discharge can occur. This is modelled here by two parabolic equations, for densities of electrons and positive ions, and an elliptic equation for electric potential. We show the local-in-time existence of a weak solution for the coupled system. Compactness techniques, used previously in the study of drift-diffusion equations, are employed in our proof.

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Sharp mapping properties of Poisson transforms and the Baum-Connes conjecture

We prove a sharp, quantitative analogue of Helgason's conjecture at the level of distributions: For a semisimple Lie group $G$ of real rank one, Poisson transforms map a Sobolev space on $P\backslash G$ boundedly with closed range to an $L^2$-space on $K\backslash G$. The result is obtained for the Poisson transform studied by Knapp-Wallach under the name Szeg\"o map, and the appropriate Sobolev spaces are defined using van Erp-Yuncken's Heisenberg calculus. The proof generalizes to show that commutators of this Poisson transform with smooth functions on the Furstenberg compactification are compact. This proves the remaining open conjecture in Julg's seminal program to establish the Baum-Connes conjecture for closed subgroups of semisimple Lie groups of real rank one.

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A space-time adaptive boundary element method for the wave equation

This article initiates the study of space-time adaptive mesh refinements for time-dependent boundary element formulations of wave equations. Based on error indicators of residual type, we formulate an adaptive boundary element procedure for acoustic soft-scattering problems with local tensor-product refinements of the space-time mesh. We discuss the algorithmic challenges and investigate the proposed method in numerical experiments. In particular, we study the performance and improved convergence rates with respect to the energy norm for problems dominated by spatial, temporal or traveling singularities of the solution. The efficiency of the considered rigorous and heuristic a posteriori error indicators is discussed.

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A posteriori error estimates and space-adaptive mesh refinements for time-dependent scattering problems

This work studies a posteriori error estimates and their use for time-dependent acoustic scattering problems, formulated as a time-dependent boundary integral equation based on a single-layer ansatz. The integral equation is discretized by the convolution quadrature method in time and by boundary elements in space. We prove the reliability of an error estimator of residual type and study the resulting space-adaptive mesh refinements. Moreover, we present a simple modification of the convolution quadrature method based on temporal shifts, which recovers, for the boundary densities, the full classical temporal convergence order $2m-1$ of the temporal convolution quadrature method based on the $m$-stage convolution quadrature semi-discretization. We numerically observe that the adaptive scheme yields asymptotically optimal meshes for an acoustic scattering problem in two dimensions.

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Adaptive time-domain boundary element methods for the wave equation with Neumann boundary conditions

This article investigates adaptive mesh refinement procedures for the time-domain wave equation with Neumann boundary conditions, formulated as an equivalent hypersingular boundary integral equation. Space-adaptive and time-adaptive versions of a space-time boundary element method are presented, based on a reliable a posteriori error estimate of residual type. Numerical experiments illustrate the performance of the proposed approach.

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Numerical analysis for constrained and unconstrained Q-tensor energies for liquid crystals

This paper introduces a comprehensive finite element approximation framework for three-dimensional Landau-de Gennes $Q$-tensor energies for nematic liquid crystals, with a particular focus on the anisotropy of the elastic energy and the Ball-Majumdar singular potential. This potential imposes essential physical constraints on the eigenvalues of the $Q$-tensor, ensuring realistic modeling. We address the approximation of regular solutions to nonlinear elliptic partial differential equations with non-homogeneous boundary conditions associated with Landau-de Gennes energies. The well-posedness of the discrete linearized problem is rigorously demonstrated. The existence and local uniqueness of the discrete solution is derived using the Newton-Kantorovich theorem. Furthermore, we demonstrate an optimal order convergence rate in the energy norm and discuss the impact of eigenvalue constraints on the a priori error analysis.

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Macroscopic boundary conditions for a fractional diffusion equation in chemotaxis

In this paper we examine boundary effects in a fractional chemotactic equation derived from a kinetic transport model describing cell movement in response to chemical gradients (chemotaxis). Specifically, we analyze reflecting boundary conditions within a nonlocal fractional framework. Using boundary layer methods and perturbation theory, we derive first-order approximations for interior and boundary layer solutions under symmetric reflection conditions. This work provides fundamental insights into the complex interplay between fractional dynamics, chemotactic transport phenomena, and boundary interactions, opening future research in biological and physical applications involving nonlocal processes.

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Bayesian Parameter Identification in the Landau-de Gennes Theory for Nematic Liquid Crystals

This manuscript establishes a pathway to reconstruct material parameters from measurements within the Landau-de Gennes model for nematic liquid crystals. We present a Bayesian approach to this inverse problem and analyse its properties using given, simulated data for benchmark problems of a planar bistable nematic device. In particular, we discuss the accuracy of the Markov chain Monte Carlo approximations, confidence intervals and the limits of identifiability.

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On action rate admissibility criteria

We formulate new admissibility criteria for initial value problems motivated by the least action principle. These are applied to a two-dimensional Riemann initial value problem for the isentropic compressible Euler fluid flow. It is shown that the criterion prefers the 2-shock solution to solutions obtained by convex integration by Chiodaroli and Kreml or to the hybrid solutions recently constructed by Markfelder and Pellhammer.

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Riesz energies and the magnitude of manifolds

We study the geometric significance of Leinster's magnitude invariant. For closed manifolds we find a precise relation with Brylinski's beta function and therefore with classical invariants of knots and submanifolds. In the special case of compact homogeneous spaces we obtain an elementary proof that the residues of the beta function contain the same geometric information as the asymptotic expansion of the magnitude function. For general closed manifolds we use the recent pseudodifferential analysis of the magnitude operator to relate these via an interpolating polynomial family. Beyond manifolds, the relation with the Brylinski beta function allows to deduce unexpected properties of the magnitude function for the $p$-adic integers.

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On singular behaviour in a plane linear elastostatics problem

A vector field similar to those separately introduced by Artstein and Dafermos is constructed from the tangent to a monotone increasing one-parameter family of non-concentric circles that touch at the common point of intersection taken as the origin. The circles define and space-fill a lens shaped region $\Omega$ whose outer and inner boundaries are the greatest and least circles. The double cusp at the origin creates a geometric singularity at which the vector field is indeterminate and has non-unique limiting behaviour. A semi-inverse method that involves the Airy stress function then shows that the vector field corresponds to the displacement vector field for a linear plane compressible non-homogeneous isotropic elastostatic equilibrium problem in $\Omega$ whose boundaries are rigidly rotated relative to each other, possibly causing rupture or tearing at the origin. A sequence of solutions is found for which not only are the Lam\'{e} parameters strongly-elliptic, but the non-unique limiting behaviour of the displacement is preserved. Other properties of the vector field are also established.

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The Least Action Admissibility Principle

This paper provides a new admissibility criterion for choosing physically relevant weak solutions of the equations of Lagrangian and continuum mechanics when non-uniqueness of solutions to the initial value problem occurs. The criterion is motivated by the classical least action principle but is now applied to initial value problems which exhibit non-unique solutions. Examples are provided to Lagrangian mechanics and the Euler equations of barotropic fluid mechanics. In particular, we show the least action admissibility principle prefers the classical two shock solution to the Riemann initial value problem to certain solutions generated by convex integration. On the other hand, Dafermos's entropy criterion prefers convex integration solutions to the two shock solutions. Furthermore, when the pressure is given by $p(\rho)=\rho^2$, we show that the two shock solution is always preferred whenever the convex integration solutions are defined for the same initial data.

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Space-time stochastic Galerkin boundary elements for acoustic scattering problems

Acoustic emission or scattering problems naturally involve uncertainties about the sound sources or boundary conditions. This article initiates the study of time domain boundary elements for such stochastic boundary problems for the acoustic wave equation. We present a space-time stochastic Galerkin boundary element method which is applied to sound-hard, sound-soft and absorbing scatterers. Uncertainties in both the sources and the boundary conditions are considered using a polynomial chaos expansion. The numerical experiments illustrate the performance and convergence of the proposed method in model problems and present an application to a problem from traffic noise.

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Space-time boundary elements for frictional contact in elastodynamics

This article studies a boundary element method for dynamic frictional contact between linearly elastic bodies. We formulate these problems as a variational inequality on the boundary, involving the elastodynamic Poincar\'{e}-Steklov operator. The variational inequality is solved in a mixed formulation using boundary elements in space and time. In the model problem of unilateral Tresca friction contact with a rigid obstacle we obtain an a priori estimate for the resulting Galerkin approximations. Numerical experiments in two space dimensions demonstrate the stability, energy conservation and convergence of the proposed method for contact problems involving concrete and steel in the linearly elastic regime. They address both unilateral and two-sided dynamic contact with Tresca or Coulomb friction.

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