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This short note presents an explicit step-by-step proof of the existence theorem of an optimal control problem applied to a deterministic model for a vector-borne disease.

In this paper, the Pfaff equations with continuous coefficients are considered. Analogs of Peano’s existence theorem and Kamke’s theorem on the uniqueness of the solution to the Cauchy problem are established, and a method for approximate solution of the Cauchy problem for the Pfaff equation is proposed.

Fractional calculus, which deals with the concept of fractional derivatives and integrals, has become an important area of research, due to its ability to capture memory effects and non-local behavior in the modeling of real-world phenomena. In this work, we study a new class of fractional Volterra–Fredholm integro-differential equations, involving the Caputo–Katugampola fractional derivative. By applying the Krasnoselskii and Banach fixed-point theorems, we prove the existence and uniqueness of solutions to this problem. The modified Adomian decomposition method is used, to solve the resulting fractional differential equations. This technique rapidly provides convergent successive approximations of the exact solution to the given problem; therefore, we investigate the convergence of approximate solutions, using the modified Adomian decomposition method. Finally, we provide an example, to demonstrate our results. Our findings contribute to the current understanding of fractional integro-differential equations and their solutions, and have the potential to inform future research in this area.

This is a didactic proposal on how to introduce the Newton integral in just three or four sessions in elementary courses. Our motivation for this paper were Talvila’s work on the continuous primitive integral and Koliha’s general approach to the Newton integral. We introduce it independently of any other integration theory, so some basic results require somewhat nonstandard proofs. As an instance, showing that continuous functions on compact intervals are Newton integrable (or, equivalently, that they have primitives) cannot lean on indefinite Riemann integrals. Remarkably, there is a very old proof (without integrals) of a more general result, and it is precisely that of Peano’s existence theorem for continuous nonlinear ODEs, published in 1886. Some elements in Peano’s original proof lack rigor, and that is why his proof has been criticized and revised several times. However, modern proofs are based on integration and do not use Peano’s original ideas. In this note we provide an updated correct version of Peano’s original proof, which obviously contains the proof that continuous functions have primitives, and it is also worthy of remark because it does not use the Ascoli-Arzelà theorem, uniform continuity, or any integration theory.

The global existence of a weak solution of a mixed boundary value problem for the stationary mass transfer equations with variable coefficients is proved. The maximum and minimum principle for the substance concentration is established. The solvability of a multiplicative control problem for the considered model is proved.

In this paper, we study a generalized quasi-variational inequality (GQVI for short) with two multivalued operators and two bifunctions in a Banach space setting. A coupling of the Tychonov fixed point principle and the Katutani-Ky Fan theorem for multivalued maps is employed to prove a new existence theorem for the GQVI. We also study a nonlinear optimal control problem driven by the GQVI and give sufficient conditions ensuring the existence of an optimal control. Finally, we illustrate the applicability of the theoretical results in the study of a complicated Oseen problem for non-Newtonian fluids with a nonmonotone and multivalued slip boundary condition (i.e., a generalized friction constitutive law), a generalized leak boundary condition, a unilateral contact condition of Signorini’s type and an implicit obstacle effect, in which the multivalued slip boundary condition is described by the generalized Clarke subgradient, and the leak boundary condition is formulated by the convex subdifferential operator for a convex superpotential.

In this paper, we prove the existence theorem for longest paths in sub-Lorentzian problems, which generalizes the classical theorem for globally hyperbolic Lorentzian manifolds. We specifically address the case of invariant structures on homogeneous spaces, as the conditions for the existence theorem in this case can be significantly simplified. In particular, it turns out that longest paths exist for any left-invariant sub-Lorentzian structures on Carnot groups.

This study mainly aims to explore the existence of global attractor for a modified Swift-Hohenberg equation. The method we use was the classical existence theorem of global attractors and the theory of semigroups. Use this method we prove that the equation exist a global attractor in H 1 2 space, and the global attractor attracts whatever bounded subset of H 1 2 in the H 1 2 -norm.

The paper concerns a nonlinear second-order parabolic evolution equation, one of the well-known objects of mathematical physics, which describes the processes of high-temperature thermal conductivity, nonlinear diffusion, filtration of liquid in a porous medium and some other processes in continuum mechanics. A particular case of it is the well-known porous medium equation. Unlike previous studies, we consider the case of several spatial variables. We construct and study solutions that describe disturbances propagating over a zero background with a finite speed, usually called ‘diffusion-wave-type solutions’. Such effects are atypical for parabolic equations and appear since the equation degenerates on manifolds where the desired function vanishes. The paper pays special attention to exact solutions of the required type, which can be expressed as either explicit or implicit formulas, as well as a reduction of the partial differential equation to an ordinary differential equation that cannot be integrated in quadratures. In this connection, Cauchy problems for second-order ordinary differential equations arise, inheriting the singularities of the original formulation. We prove the existence of continuously differentiable solutions for them. A new example, an analog of the classic example by S.V. Kovalevskaya for the considered case, is constructed. We also proved a new existence and uniqueness theorem of heat-wave-type solutions in the class of piece-wise analytic functions, generalizing previous ones. During the proof, we transit to the hodograph plane, which allows us to overcome the analytical difficulties.

The article deals with nonlinear second-order evolutionary partial differential equations (PDEs) of the parabolic type with a reasonably general form. We consider the case of PDE degeneration when the unknown function vanishes. Similar equations in various forms arise in continuum mechanics to describe some diffusion and filtration processes as well as to model heat propagation in the case when the properties of the process depend significantly on the unknown function (concentration, temperature, etc.). One of the exciting and meaningful classes of solutions to these equations is diffusion (heat) waves, which describe the propagation of perturbations over a stationary (zero) background with a finite velocity. It is known that such effects are atypical for parabolic equations; they arise as a consequence of the degeneration mentioned above. We prove the existence theorem of piecewise analytical solutions of the considered type and construct exact solutions (ansatz). Their search reduces to the integration of Cauchy problems for second-order ODEs with a singularity in the term multiplying the highest derivative. In some special cases, the construction is brought to explicit formulas that allow us to study the properties of solutions. The case of the generalized porous medium equation turns out to be especially interesting as the constructed solution has the form of a soliton moving at a constant velocity.