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Mean curvature flow of graphs in warped products
2012
Let M be a complete Riemannian manifold which either is compact or has a pole, and let φ be a positive smooth function on M . In the warped product M ×φ R, we study the flow by the mean curvature of a locally Lipschitz continuous graph on M and prove that the flow exists for all time and that the evolving hypersurface is C∞ for t > 0 and is a graph for all t. Moreover, under certain conditions, the flow has a well defined limit.
Volume estimate for a cone with a submanifold as vertex
1992
We give some estimates for the volume of a cone with vertex a submanifold P of a Riemannian or Kaehler manifold M. The estimates are functions of bounds of the mean curvature of P and the sectional curvature of M. They are sharp on cones having a basis which is contained in a tubular hypersurface about P in a space form or in a complex space form.
Existence results for parametric boundary value problems involving the mean curvature operator
2014
In this note we propose a variational approach to a parametric differential problem where a prescribed mean curvature equation is considered. In particular, without asymptotic assumptions at zero and at infinity on the potential, we obtain an explicit positive interval of parameters for which the problem under examination has at least one nontrivial and nonnegative solution.
Compact Hopf hypersurfaces of constant mean curvature in complex space forms
1994
We prove that every connected compact Hopf hypersurface of a complex space form , contained in a geodesic ball of radius strictly smaller than the injectivity radius of , having constant mean curvature and with if if λ < 0 is a geodesic sphere of .
Pappus type theorems for motions along a submanifold
2004
Abstract We study the volumes volume( D ) of a domain D and volume( C ) of a hypersurface C obtained by a motion along a submanifold P of a space form M n λ . We show: (a) volume( D ) depends only on the second fundamental form of P , whereas volume( C ) depends on all the i th fundamental forms of P , (b) when the domain that we move D 0 has its q -centre of mass on P , volume( D ) does not depend on the mean curvature of P , (c) when D 0 is q -symmetric, volume( D ) depends only on the intrinsic curvature tensor of P ; and (d) if the image of P by the ln of the motion (in a sense which is well-defined) is not contained in a hyperplane of the Lie algebra of SO ( n − q − d ), and C …
Curvature locus and principal configurations of submanifolds of Euclidean space
2017
We study relations between the properties of the curvature loci of a submanifold M in Euclidean space and the behaviour of the principal configurations of M, in particular the existence of umbilic and quasiumbilic fields. We pay special attention to the case of submanifolds with vanishing normal curvature. We also characterize local convexity in terms of the curvature locus position in the normal space.
Electrostatic backscattering by insulating obstacles
2012
AbstractWe introduce and analyze backscattering data for a three-dimensional obstacle problem in electrostatics. In particular, we investigate the asymptotic behavior of these data as (i) the measurement point goes to infinity and (ii) the obstacles shrink to individual points. We also provide numerical simulations of these data.
Spectral Approach to Equivalent Statistical Quadratization and Cubicization Methods for Nonlinear Oscillators
2003
Random vibrations of nonlinear systems subjected to Gaussian input are investigated by a technique based on statistical quadratization, and cubicization. In this context, and depending on the nature of the given nonlinearity, statistics of the stationary response are obtained via an equivalent system with a polynomial nonlinearity of either quadratic or cubic order, which can be solved by the Volterra series method. The Volterra series response is expanded in a trigonometric Fourier series over an adequately long interval T, and exact expressions are derived for the Fourier coefficients of the second- and third-order response in terms of the Fourier coefficients of the first-order, Gaussian…
Non-linear Systems Under Poisson White Noise Handled by Path Integral Solution
2008
An extension of the path integral to non-linear systems driven by a Poissonian white noise process is presented. It is shown that at the limit when the time increment becomes infinitesimal the Kolmogorov— Feller equation is fully restored. Applications to linear and non-linear systems with different distribution of the Dirac's deltas occurrences are performed and results are compared with analytical solutions (when available) and Monte Carlo simulation.
Boundary element solution for free edge stresses in composite laminates
1997
The edge-stress problem in multilayered composite laminates under uniform axial extension is analyzed through an alternative method based on a boundary integral formulation. The basic equations of the formulation are discussed and solved by the multiregion boundary element method. Generalized orthotropic elasticity analytic fundamental solutions are employed to establish the integral equations governing the problem. The formulation is absolutely general with regard to the laminate stacking sequence and the section geometry and it does not require any aprioristic assumption on the elastic response nature. This makes the formulation suitable for an investigation of the singular behavior of th…