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In this paper, we derive the optimal time-decay estimates for 2-D inhomogeneous Navier-Stokes equations. In particular, we prove that $\|u(t)\|_{\dot{B}^{\theta}_{p,1}({\mathop{\mathbb R\kern 0pt}\nolimits}^2)}={\mathcal O} (t^{\frac1p-\frac32-\frac{\theta}2})$ as $t\rightarrow\infty$ for any $p\in[2,\infty[,~\theta\in [0,2]$ if initially $\rho_0u_0\in \dot{B}^{-2}_{2,\infty}({\mathop{\mathbb R\kern 0pt}\nolimits}^2)$. This is optimal even for the classical homogeneous Navier-Stokes equations. Different with Schonbek and Wiegner's Fourier splitting device, our method here seems more direct, and can adapt to many other equations as well. Moreover, our method allows us to work in the $L^p$-based spaces.

In this paper, we first establish the global existence and stability of solutions to 3-D classical Navier-Stokes equations $(NS)$ in an infinite cylindrical domain with large Fourier mode initial data. Then we extend similar result for 3-D anisotropic Navier-Stokes equations $(ANS).$ We remark that due to the loss of vertical viscosity in $(ANS),$ the construction of the energy functionals for $(ANS)$ is much more subtle than that of $(NS).$ Compared with our previous paper for $(NS)$, we improve the polynomial decay in $k$ for the Fourier coefficients of the solution to be exponential decay in $k$ here., Comment: 38 pages

In this paper, we consider the one time-varying component regularity criteria for local strong solution of 3-D Navier-Stokes equations. Precisely, if $\beta(t)$ is a piecewise $H^1$ unit vector from $[0,T] $ to $\Bbb{S}^2$ with finitely many jump discontinuities, we prove that if $\int_0^{T}\|u(t)\cdot \beta(t)\|_{\dot{H}^{\frac32}(\mathbb{R}^3)}^2\,dt<\infty,$ then the solution $u$ can be extended beyond the time $T.$ Compared with the previous results concerning one-component regularity criteria, here the unit vector $\beta(t)$ varies with time variable.

In this paper, we first prove the global existence of strong solutions to 3-D incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with solenoidal initial data, which writes in the cylindrical coordinates is of the form: $A(r,z)\cos N\theta +B(r,z)\sin N\theta,$ provided that $N$ is large enough. In particular, we prove that the corresponding solution has almost the same frequency $N$ for any positive time. The main idea of the proof is first to write the solution in trigonometrical series in $\theta$ variable and estimate the coefficients separately in some scale-invariant spaces, then we handle a sort of weighted sum of these norms of the coefficients in order to close the a priori estimate of the solution. Furthermore, we shall extend the above well-posedness result for initial data which is a linear combination of axisymmetric data without swirl and infinitely many large mode trigonometric series in the angular variable., Comment: 53 pages

In this paper, we consider 3-D Navier-Stokes equations with almost axisymmetric initial data, which means that by writing $u_0 =u^r_0 e_r+u^\theta_0 e_\theta+u^z_0 e_z$ in the cylindrical coordinates, then $\partial_\theta u^r_0,\,\partial_\theta u^\theta_0$ and $\partial_\theta u^z_0$ are small in some sense (recall axisymmetric means these three quantities vanish). Then with additional smallness assumption on $u^\theta_0$, we prove the global existence of a unique strong solution $u$, and this solution keeps close to some axisymmetric vector field. We also establish some refined estimates for the integral average in $\theta$ variable for $u$. Moreover, as $u^r_0,\,u^\theta_0$ and $u^z_0$ here depend on $\theta$, it is natural to expand them into Fourier series in $\theta$ variable. And we shall consider one special form of $u_0$, with some small parameter $\varepsilon$ to measure its swirl part and oscillating part. We study the asymptotic expansion of the corresponding solution, and the influences between different profiles in the asymptotic expansion. In particular, we give some special symmetric structures that will persist for all time. These phenomena reflect some features of the nonlinear terms in Navier-Stokes equations.

In the parameterized $k$-clique problem, or $k$-Clique for short, we are given a graph $G$ and a parameter $k\ge 1$. The goal is to decide whether there exist $k$ vertices in $G$ that induce a complete subgraph (i.e., a $k$-clique). This problem plays a central role in the theory of parameterized intractability as one of the first W[1]-complete problems. Existing research has shown that even an FPT-approximation algorithm for $k$-Clique with arbitrary ratio does not exist, assuming the Gap-Exponential-Time Hypothesis (Gap-ETH) [Chalermsook et al., FOCS'17 and SICOMP]. However, whether this inapproximability result can be based on the standard assumption of $\mathrm{W} 1\ne \mathrm{FPT}$ remains unclear. The recent breakthrough of Bingkai Lin [STOC'21] and subsequent works by Karthik C.S. and Khot [CCC'22], and by Lin, Ren, Sun Wang [ICALP'22] give a technique that bypasses Gap-ETH, thus leading to the inapproximability ratio of $O(1)$ and $k^{o(1)}$ under $\mathrm{W}[1]$-hardness (the first two) and ETH (for the latter one). All the work along this line follows the framework developed by Lin, which starts from the $k$-vector-sum problem and requires some involved algebraic techniques. This paper presents an alternative framework for proving the W[1]-hardness of the $k^{o(1)}$-FPT-inapproximability of $k$-Clique. Using this framework, we obtain a gap-producing self-reduction of $k$-Clique without any intermediate algebraic problem. More precisely, we reduce from $(k,k-1)$-Gap Clique to $(q^k, q^{k-1})$-Gap Clique, for any function $q$ depending only on the parameter $k$, thus implying the $k^{o(1)}$-inapproximability result when $q$ is sufficiently large. Our proof is relatively simple and mostly combinatorial. At the core of our construction is a novel encoding of $k$-element subset stemming from the theory of "network coding" and a "Sidon set" representation of a graph., Comment: 22 pages, 1 figure

The anisotropic Navier-Stokes system arises in geophysical fluid dynamics, which is derived by changing $-\nu\D$ in the classical Navier-Stokes system to $-(\nu_1\partial^2_1+\nu_2\partial^2_2+\nu_3\partial^2_3)$. Here $\nu_1,\,\nu_2\,,\nu_3$ are the viscous coefficients, which can be different from each other. This reflects that the fluid can behave differently in each direction. The purpose of this paper is to derive some lower bound estimates on the lifespan to such anisotropic Navier-Stokes system. We not only investigate the case when $\nu_1,\,\nu_2\,,\nu_3$ are all positive, but also the more sophisticated cases when one or two of them vanish. We find that in these lower bound estimates, the weights of $\nu_1,\,\nu_2\,,\nu_3$ are not equal. A detailed study of this problem can also help us to have a better understanding of the nonlinear structure in the classical Navier-Stokes system.

This proceeding presents the latest studies on the Yukawa couplings of the Standard Model Higgs boson with 139 fb$^{-1}$ data collected using the ATLAS detector at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. A first direct probe of $CP$ violation in the top-quark Yukawa coupling using events where the Higgs boson is produced in association with top quarks ($t\bar{t}H$ and $tH$), and decays into two photons ($H \rightarrow \gamma \gamma$ ) is discussed. The latest results on the Higgs boson production in association with a $W$ or $Z$ boson ($VH$) in the $H \rightarrow b \bar{b}$ channel are depicted as well. Finally, the searches for Higgs boson decays into two muons ($H \rightarrow \mu^{+} \mu^{-}$) and two electrons ($H \rightarrow e^{+} e^{-}$) are presented., Comment: 5 pages, 7 figures, 23rd International Conference in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD 20), 27 October-30 October 2020, Montpellier-France

We show that any unique global solution (here we do not require any smallness condition beforehand) to 3-D axisymmetric Navier-Stokes equations in some scaling invariant spaces must eventually become a small solution. In particular, we show that the limits of $\|\omega^\theta(t)/r\|_{L^1}$ and $\|u^\theta(t)/\sqrt r\|_{L^2}$ are all $0$ as $t$ tends to infinity. And by using this, we can refine some decay estimates for the axisymmetric solutions.

In this paper, we give a definition of the relative equivariant coarse index for proper actions and derive a relative equivariant coarse index theorem connecting this index with the localized equivariant coarse indices. This is an equivariant version of Roe's relative coarse index theorem in arXiv:arch-ive/1210.6100. Furthermore, we present a definition of the relative $L^2$-index and prove a relative $L^2$-index theorem which is a relative version of Atiyah's $L^2$-index theorem.

A body force concentrated at a point and moving at a high speed can induce shear-wave Mach cones in dusty-plasma crystals or soft materials, as observed experimentally and named the elastic Cherenkov effect (ECE). The ECE in soft materials forms the basis of the supersonic shear imaging (SSI) technique, an ultrasound-based dynamic elastography method applied in clinics in recent years. Previous studies on the ECE in soft materials have focused on isotropic material models. In this paper, we investigate the existence and key features of the ECE in anisotropic soft media, by using both theoretical analysis and finite element (FE) simulations, and we apply the results to the non=invasive and non-destructive characterization of biological soft tissues. We also theoretically study the characteristics of the shear waves induced in a deformed hyperelastic anisotropic soft material by a source moving with high speed, considering that contact between the ultrasound probe and the soft tissue may lead to finite deformation. On the basis of our theoretical analysis and numerical simulations, we propose an inverse approach to infer both the anisotropic and hyperelastic parameters of incompressible transversely isotropic (TI) soft materials. Finally, we investigate the properties of the solutions to the inverse problem by deriving the condition numbers in analytical form and performing numerical experiments. In Part II of the paper, both ex vivo and in vivo experiments are conducted to demonstrate the applicability of the inverse method in practical use.