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The study of the dynamics of the size of a population via mathematical modelling is a problem of interest and widely studied. Traditionally, continuous deterministic methods based on differential equations have been used to deal with this problem. However, discrete versions of some models are also available and sometimes more adequate. In this paper, we randomize the Pielou logistic equation in order to include the inherent uncertainty in modelling. Taking advantage of the method of transformation of random variables, we provide a full probabilistic description to the randomized Pielou logistic model via the computation of the probability density functions of the solution stochastic process, the steady state, and the time until a certain level of population is reached. The theoretical results are illustrated by means of two examples: The first one consists of a numerical experiment and the second one shows an application to study the diffusion of a technology using real data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Some errors exist in the above paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main work of this paper is to investigate two kinds of generalized focal surfaces and two kinds of evolutes generated by spacelike curve γ lying in lightlike surfaces in Minkowski three‐space. Applying the method of unfolding theory in singularity theory to our study, it is shown that there exist the cuspidal edge and the swallowtail types of singularities in each of two classes of generalized focal surfaces under certain conditions; the only cusps will appear in each of evolutes. Two new geometric invariants are presented to classify the singularities of generalized focal surfaces and evolutes. Much more importantly, we reveal the correspondence among the geometric invariants, the types of singularities on generalized focal surfaces and evolutes, the singularities of two kinds of evolutes, and the contact of γ with the osculating spheres. Finally, several examples are presented to demonstrate the correctness of the theoretical results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work, a system of non‐linear difference equations is employed to model the opinion dynamics between a small group of agents (the target group) and a very persuasive agent (the indoctrinator). Two scenarios are investigated: the indoctrination of a homogeneous target group, in which each agent grants the same weight to his (or her) partner's opinion and the indoctrination of a heterogenous target group, in which each agent may grant a different weight to his or her partner's opinion. Simulations are performed to study the required times by the indoctrinator to convince a group. Initially, these groups are in a consensus about a doctrine different to that of the ideologist. The interactions between the agents are pairwise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present note presents some errors in the aforementioned paper published in Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences. Two errors are found in the definition of the non-dimensional parameters and correct results are presented for temperature profiles included in figure 10 of the previous paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of the present note is to point out mathematical mistakes in some published papers on boundary value problems to prevent usage of mistaken results and methods by mathematicians. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is no correct form of the term HT ht in the literature. In Physics it is not allowed to add quantities with different units and the term HT ht is wrong. [Extracted from the article]

No abstract is available for this article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher created many famous drawings with a deep mathematical background based on wallpaper symmetry, hyperbolic geometry, spirals, and regular polyhedra. However, he did not attempt any spiral drawings in hyperbolic space. In this paper, we consider a modified hyperbolic geometry by removing the condition that a geodesic is orthogonal to the unit circle in the Poincaré model. We show that spiral symmetry and the similarity property exist in this modified geometry so that the creation of uncommon hyperbolic spiral drawings is possible. To this end, we first establish the theoretical foundation for the proposed method by deriving a contraction mapping and a rotation for constructing modified hyperbolic spiral tilings (MHSTs) and introduce symmetry groups to analyze the structure of MHSTs. Then, to embed a pre‐designed wallpaper template into the tiles, we derive a one‐to‐one mapping between a tile of MHST and a rectangle. Finally, we specify some technical implementation details and give a gallery of the resulting MHST drawings. Using existing wallpaper templates, the proposed method is able to generate a great variety of exotic Escher‐like drawings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper deals with the uniformly stability (US), globally uniformly asymptotically stability (GUAS) and instability of zero solution as well as integrability and boundedness of nonzero solutions of certain nonlinear integro‐differential equations (IDEs). We prove five new theorems, which include sufficient conditions related to these fundamental qualitative properties of solutions to the IDEs considered. The main tools used in the proof are two new and suitable Lyapunov–Krasovskiiˇ functionals (LKFs). In particular cases, two numerical examples are given and solved via the fourth order Runge–Kutta method (RKM) in MATLAB to illustrate the theoretical results of this paper. Compared with the existing results on the fundamental qualitative behaviors of scalar IDEs, our results are new, original, more effective and convenient for tests and applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present paper, we construct the existence of nontrivial solutions to a new kind of Hadamard fractional boundary value problem on an unbounded domain. With the contribution of some fixed point theorems in cone and the corresponding Green function, we ensure sufficient conditions for the Hadamard fractional boundary value problem. Also, the paper concludes with two examples to demonstrate our results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper introduces and establishes new Hermite‐Hadamard type inequalities specifically tailored for m$$ m $$‐preinvex functions within the (p,q)$$ \left(p,q\right) $$‐calculus framework. These newly developed inequalities come with accompanying left‐right estimates, which enhance their practical utility. The primary objective of this research is to investigate the properties of (p,q)$$ \left(p,q\right) $$‐differentiable m$$ m $$‐preinvex functions and derive inequalities that extend and generalize existing results in the domain of integral inequalities. The techniques employed in this study hold broader implications, finding relevance in various fields where symmetry is paramount. The findings presented in this paper make a significant contribution to the field of analytic inequalities, offering valuable insights into the behavior and characteristics of m$$ m $$‐preinvex functions. Moreover, the established results demonstrate the wider applicability and generalization of analogous findings from prior literature. The techniques and inequalities introduced herein pave the way for further exploration and research in the realm of integral inequalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Compared to traditional partial differential equation modeling methods, Markov switching models can accurately capture the abrupt changes or jumps that complex systems often experience in the real world. In this paper, we propose a novel wave equation model with Markovian switching to represent complex systems with state‐jumping phenomena better, and the well‐posedness of the model is proved. In addition, a numerical method with non‐uniform grids is also proposed for the proposed model to simulate the data in realistic situations, which is based on the use of finite element discretization in space and central difference discretization in time. Finally, we conduct several experiments to analyze the errors and stability of the proposed model and the traditional model. The results show that the Markov switching model proposed in this paper has a smaller error than the traditional models while ensuring stability and can more accurately simulate the state jump phenomena of real‐world systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we are concerned with the nonlinear Love equation, which describes some sort of "propagation process" in physics. Firstly, we establish the local existence and uniqueness of the solution by using the contraction mapping principle and the regularity theory for the elliptic problem. Secondly, we construct a family of potential wells to obtain a threshold for the existence of global solutions and blowup in a finite time of the solution in both cases with subcritical and critical initial energy. Additionally, we provide the decay rate of the global solution and estimate the lifespan of a blow‐up solution. Moreover, at the supercritical initial energy level, we provide a sufficient condition for initial data leading to blow‐up results. This paper, along with the previous work of A. N. Carvalho, J. Cholewa, Local well‐posedness, asymptotic behavior, and asymptotic bootstrapping for a class of semilinear evolution equations of the second order in time, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 361 (5) (2009) 2567‐2586, provides us with a comprehensive and systematic study of the dynamic behavior of the solution to the nonlinear Love equation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper deals with a class of fractional neutral delay systems involving proportional Caputo derivative. Maintaining the finite‐time stability of fractional‐order systems is a major challenge, as their capacity to mimic complex dynamics draws more attention to them. Therefore, the paper presents a novel finite‐time stability criterion based on the Banach fixed‐point theorem. A decomposition formula for proportional Caputo derivative is provided. This formula allows us to derive a new numerical technique for efficiently solving the proposed problem. Finally, extensive numerical results are performed to illustrate and validate the proposed theoretical results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The free metaplectic transform (FMT), a generalized form of the linear canonical transform (LCT), has proven to be a useful analytical tool in signal processing applications. This paper aims to generalize the FMT to a quaternionic framework involving the two‐dimensional signals. We further study some properties that correspond to those of the standard ones, including linearity, uniform continuity, inversion, and Parseval's identity for this new integral transform, which we coin as the quaternionic free metaplectic transform (QFMT). Furthermore, utilizing the relationship between the general quaternionic Fourier transform and the QFMT, several uncertainty principles (UPs) for the QFMT are established, including the Heisenberg–Weyl UP, Hardy UP, logarithmic UP, Donoho–Stark UP, and entropic UP. We expect that this paper will open up avenues of promising research and applications involving this new transformation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present paper, we are interested to study global (in time) existence of small data Sobolev solutions to the Cauchy problem for a weakly coupled system of two semilinear σk$$ {\sigma}_k $$‐evolution equations with friction and visco‐elastic type damping, where σk⩾1$$ {\sigma}_k\geqslant 1 $$ for k=1,2$$ k=1,2 $$. We study model (1.1) (see below) in several cases with respect to the regularity for the data: First, we assume data (u1,v1)∈(Lm1×Lm2)$$ \left({u}_1,{v}_1\right)\in \left({L}^{m_1}\times {L}^{m_2}\right) $$. By using Lm−Lq$$ {L}^m-{L}^q $$ estimates of Sobolev solutions to related linear models with vanishing right‐hand side, we explain the admissible range of exponents (p1,p2)$$ \left({p}_1,{p}_2\right) $$ in (1.1) which allow to prove the global (in time) existence of small data Sobolev solutions. Then we suppose that the data (u1,v1)$$ \left({u}_1,{v}_1\right) $$ belong to Lm1∩Hqs1×Lm2∩Hqs2$$ \left({L}^{m_1}\cap {H}_q^{s_1}\right)\times \left({L}^{m_2}\cap {H}_q^{s_2}\right) $$, where now mk∈(1,q)$$ {m}_k\in \left(1,q\right) $$, q∈(1,∞)$$ q\in \left(1,\infty \right) $$. So the data have additional regularity to the first assumed Lm1×Lm2$$ {L}^{m_1}\times {L}^{m_2} $$ integrability. We restrict ourselves to data from energy space (on the basis of Lq$$ {L}^q $$) and from energy space with additional suitable higher regularity. We compare in our statements the admissible set of exponents p1$$ {p}_1 $$ and p2$$ {p}_2 $$ in the power nonlinearities with the so‐called modified Fujita exponent. Finally, some blow‐up results complete the paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper studies a nonlinear epidemiological model called susceptible, exposed, asymptomatic infected, infected, and recovered (SEAIR) with a control input (vaccination), which helps to design a sliding mode vaccination strategy by tracking the prevalence of infectious diseases. First, the effective reproduction number is adjusted to the expected value to control infectious disease outbreaks, even with model parameter changes and systematic perturbations. Meanwhile, based on the sliding mode control theory, two control strategies, namely, first‐order sliding mode control and super‐twisting control, are proposed to control the spread of COVID‐19. Besides, an integral sliding surface associated with the effective reproduction number R0(t)$$ {R}_0(t) $$ is constructed to eliminate the chattering problem of the system. Moreover, the sliding mode controller is robust to uncertainties and external perturbations. The stability and finite‐time convergence of the closed‐loop control system are verified by Lyapunov's second method. Also, the effect of the two control strategies on the system performance is evaluated by numerical simulations. Furthermore, this paper presents a practical case simulation based on data from Wuhan. The results indicate that universal vaccination is crucial in the early stage of the COVID‐19 pandemic. As the epidemic progresses, vaccination is still an essential approach for epidemic prevention and control. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we consider the existence and multiplicity of normalized solutions for critical Choquard equations involving logarithmic nonlinearity in the Heisenberg group. Under suitable assumptions, combined with the truncation technique, the concentration‐compactness principle, and the genus theory, we obtain the existence and multiplicity of the normalized solutions in the Lp$$ {L}^p $$‐subcritical case. As far as we know, the result of the paper is completely new in the Euclidean case. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The uniform stabilization of a coupled system arising in the active control of noise in a cavity with a flexible boundary (strings under thermal effects) is considered. Unlike most articles on this subject, which employ the scalar wave equation when analyzing the asymptotic behavior of structural acoustic models, in this paper, we consider classical equations in terms of flow velocity and pressure to describe the acoustic vibrations of the fluid which fills the cavity. This allows to consider, for example, more realistic boundary conditions to model the coupling on the interface between the acoustic chamber and the wall. The main result of this paper, concerning the exponential stability of the model, is established by means of the frequency domain method and the semigroup theory. This method can be adapted to other first‐order hyperbolic dissipative systems as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we provide an extension result for the existence and uniqueness of solutions for a coupled system of fractional Langevin differential equations with antiperiodic boundary conditions. The system involves two different Caputo fractional derivatives defined on different intervals and associated with boundary conditions described by sequential fractional derivatives. As a conclusion for our main result, we deduce the results of H. Fazli, J.J. Nieto, Fractional Langevin equation with anti‐periodic boundary conditions, Chaos Soliton Fract, 114 (2018),332–337 under less restrictive conditions. The consistency of the main results is demonstrated by two numerical examples. For the sake of completeness, we end the paper by a concluding discussion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper is devoted to the study of 2D version special functions generalizing the famous Slepian functions. As a consequence, many desirable spectral properties of the corresponding weighted finite Fourier transform are deduced from the rich literature. In particular, a similar aspect related to Slepian's seminal papers is the investigation of differential operators that commute with appropriate integral operators. Finally, we provide some analytic expressions for the finite Fourier transforms of the disk polynomials and the two variables Gegenbauer polynomials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The dynamics of the propagation and outspread of infectious diseases are eminently intricate, mainly due to the heterogeneity of the host individuals. In this paper, an age‐stratified SEIR (susceptible‐exposed‐infected‐recovered) epidemiological model incorporating saturated treatment function and heterogeneous contact rates is developed to study infectious disease transmission dynamics among various age groups. The expression for the basic reproduction number R0$$ {R}_0 $$ and conditions for the global stability of the system have been derived by a recently developed graph‐theoretic (GT) approach. Digraph reduction creates a GT version of the Gauss elimination method for computing the R0$$ {R}_0 $$. The global dynamics results have been formed by constructing the Lyapunov function using a GT approach. The endemic equilibrium exists uniquely if R0>1$$ {R}_0>1 $$, whereas the disease‐free equilibrium is observed to be globally stable if R0≤1$$ {R}_0\le 1 $$. The numerical simulations are demonstrated by extracting the daily reported COVID‐19 cases for the second wave in Italy. The age‐dependent contact matrix for the Republic of Italy (data sourced from the POLYMOD study) is computed via paper–diary methodology (PDM) grounded on a population‐prospective survey in European countries. Our numerical findings imply that (i) for the age group (20–49) years and (50–69) years, the number of infected persons is quite double as compared with the exposed cases; (ii) approximately 50% of positive cases lies in (20–69) years age group; (iii) for the (00–19) years age group, only half of the exposed individuals got infected; and (iv) a consistent graph is detected for the age group of (70–99) years in both cases; it shows that almost all the exposed got infected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores an inverse problem pertaining to the determination of a source function in non‐divergence parabolic equations, where the solution is known at a discrete set of points. Being different from other ordinary inverse source problems, which are often dependent on only one variable, the unknown coefficient in this paper not only depends on the space variable x$$ x $$ but also depends on the time t$$ t $$. On the basis of the optimal control framework, the existence of the optimal solution of the control function is proved. The necessary conditions to be satisfied by the optimal solution are given. The convergence of the optimal solution when the mesh parameters tend to zero is obtained. The conjugate gradient method is applied to the inverse problem and some numerical results are presented for various typical test examples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The stability analysis of dynamic continuous structural system (DCSS) has often been investigated by discretizing it into several low‐dimensional elements. The integrated results of all elements are employed to describe the whole dynamic behavior of DCSS. In this paper, DCSS is regarded as the complex dynamic network with the discretized elements as the dynamic nodes and the time‐varying stiffness as the dynamic link relations between them, by which the DCSS can be regarded to be the large‐scale system composed of the node subsystem (NS) and link subsystem (LS). Therefore, the dynamic model of DCSS is proposed as the combination of dynamic equations of NS and LS, in which their state variables are coupled mutually. By using the model, this paper investigates the stability of DCSS. The research results show that the state variables of NS and LS are uniformly ultimately bounded (UUB) associated with the synthesized coupling terms in LS. Finally, the simulation example is utilized to demonstrate the validity of method in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper steady‐state vibrations of the two‐degrees‐of‐freedom oscillatory systems with van der Pol coupling are investigated. The model is a system of two differential equations with weak nonlinearity. A new solving procedure based on D′Alembert's method and the method of time‐variable amplitude and phase is developed. The main advantage of the method in comparison to others is that it gives the solution of the system of two coupled weak nonlinear equations in the form that is simple to analyze, as it has the same form as the solution of the corresponding system of linear equations. In the paper two types of systems are considered: one, a two‐mass system with two degrees of freedom, and second, the one‐mass system with two degrees of freedom. The torsional vibrations of a two‐mass system and vibrations of a Jeffcott rotor with two‐degrees‐of‐freedom are analyzed. Analytically obtained results are numerically tested. It is obtained that the difference between analytic and numeric results is small and almost negligible. As the accuracy of the analytic solution is high, it is suitable for application in technics and engineering. Conclusions about steady‐state self‐sustainable oscillators, orbital, and limit cycle motions are given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper focuses on the three‐dimensional (3D) incompressible anisotropic Boussinesq system while the velocity of fluid only involves horizontal dissipation and the temperature has a damping term. By utilizing the structure of the system, the energy methods and the means of bootstrapping argument, we prove the global stability property in the Sobolev space Hk(ℝ3)(k≥3)$$ {H}^k\left({\mathrm{\mathbb{R}}}^3\right)\left(k\ge 3\right) $$ of perturbations near the hydrostatic equilibrium. Moreover, we take an effective approach to obtain the optimal decay rates for the global solution itself as well as its derivatives. In this paper, we aim to reveal the mechanism of how the temperature helps stabilize the fluid. Additionally, exploring the stability of perturbations near hydrostatic equilibrium may provide valuable insights into specific severe weather phenomena. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we study the jerk vector that is the rate of change of the acceleration vector over time. In three‐dimensional space, the decomposition of the jerk vector is a new concept in the field. This decomposition expresses the jerk vector as the sum of three unique components in specific directions: the tangential direction, the radial direction in the osculating plane, and the radial direction in the rectifying plane. The snap vector is the rate of change of the jerk vector over time. In this paper, the authors examine non‐relativistic particles moving along non‐lightlike Frenet curves at low speeds compared to the speed of light in Minkowski 3‐space. They resolve the jerk and snap vectors using Frenet–Serret frames. Additionally, the cases for motion along non‐lightlike Frenet planar curves in the Minkowski 3‐space are given as corollaries. To help understand these results, the paper provides some illustrative examples [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, a Hopfield‐type neural network system with Caputo–Hadamard fractional derivative is discussed. The importance of the existence of the equilibrium point in the analysis of artificial neural networks is well known. Another important investigation is the stability properties. So, the stability of a neural network system is dealt with in the present paper. First, a theorem that asserts the existence and uniqueness of the equilibrium point of the system is proven. Later, the conditions that ensure the Mittag‐Leffler stability of the equilibrium point is obtained by using the Lyapunov's direct method. In addition, an example is given with numerical simulations to show the effectiveness of our theoretical results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we develop and analyze a mathematical model for spreading malaria, including treatment with transmission‐blocking drugs (TBDs). The paper's main aim is to demonstrate the impact the chosen model for demographic growth has on the disease's transmission and the effect of its treatment with TBDs. We calculate the model's control reproduction number and equilibria and perform a global stability analysis of the disease‐free equilibrium point. The mathematical analysis reveals that, depending on the model's demography, the model can exhibit forward, backward, and even some unconventional types of bifurcation, where disease elimination can occur for both small and large values of the reproduction number. We also conduct a numerical analysis to explore the short‐time behavior of the model. A key finding is that for one type of demographic growth, the population experienced a significantly higher disease burden than the others, and when exposed to high levels of treatment with TBDs, only this population succeeded in effectively eliminating the disease within a reasonable timeframe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The primary goal of this paper is to suggest a fully discrete numerical solution approach for the time‐fractional Burgers' equation. This paper will consider the fractional derivative in the Caputo sense. The time derivative of this equation will be discretized using the L2‐type discretization formula. The spatial variable is approximated by using the nonsymmetric interior penalty discontinuous Galerkin method. The proposed method is globally and unconditionally stable. The accuracy of the solution is evaluated using a convergence analysis. Computational experiments further confirm the accuracy and stability of the suggested strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper deals with the probabilistic analysis of a class of compartmental models formulated via a system of linear differential equations with time‐dependent non‐homogeneous terms. For the sake of generality, we assume that initial conditions and rates between compartments are random variables with arbitrary distributions while the source terms defining the flows entering the compartments are stochastic processes. We then take extensive advantage of the so‐called random variable transformation (RVT) technique to determine the first probability distribution of the solution of such a randomized model under very general hypotheses. In the simplest but relevant case of time‐independent source terms, we also obtain the probability distribution of the equilibrium, which is a random vector. Furthermore, we first particularize the aforementioned results for different types of integrable source terms that permit obtaining an explicit solution of the compartmental model: random constants, a train of Dirac delta impulses with random intensities, and a Wiener process. Secondly, we show an alternative approach based on the Liouville–Gibbs equation, which is useful when dealing with source terms that do not admit a closed‐form primitive. All the previous theoretical results are first illustrated through several numerical examples and simulations where a wide range of different probability distributions are assumed for the model parameters. The paper concludes by applying a compartmental model that describes the dynamics of oral drug administration through multiple chronologically spaced doses using synthetic data generated according to pharmacological references. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]