Asymptotic stability of sharp fronts: Analysis and rigorous computation

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Main Authors: Barker, Blake, Bronski, Jared C., Hur, Vera Mikyoung, Yang, Zhao
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author Barker, Blake
Bronski, Jared C.
Hur, Vera Mikyoung
Yang, Zhao
author_facet Barker, Blake
Bronski, Jared C.
Hur, Vera Mikyoung
Yang, Zhao
contents We investigate the stability of traveling front solutions to nonlinear diffusive-dispersive equations of Burgers type, with a primary focus on the Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers (KdVB) equation, although our analytical findings extend more broadly. Manipulating the temporal modulation of the translation parameter of the front and employing the energy method, we establish asymptotic, nonlinear, and orbital stability, provided that an auxiliary Schrödinger equation possesses precisely one bound state. Notably, our result is independent of the monotonicity of the profile and does not necessitate the initial condition to be close to the front. We identify a sufficient condition for stability based on a functional that characterizes the 'width' of the traveling wave profile. Analytical verification for the KdVB equation confirms that this sufficient condition holds for the relative dispersion parameter within an open interval $ν\in [-0.25,0.25]$, encompassing all monotone profiles. Utilizing validated numerics or rigorous computation, we present acomputer-assisted proof demonstrating that the stability condition itself holds for parameter values within the interval [0.2533, 3.9].
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spellingShingle Asymptotic stability of sharp fronts: Analysis and rigorous computation
Barker, Blake
Bronski, Jared C.
Hur, Vera Mikyoung
Yang, Zhao
Analysis of PDEs
35B35 (Primary) 34L15 (Secondary)
We investigate the stability of traveling front solutions to nonlinear diffusive-dispersive equations of Burgers type, with a primary focus on the Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers (KdVB) equation, although our analytical findings extend more broadly. Manipulating the temporal modulation of the translation parameter of the front and employing the energy method, we establish asymptotic, nonlinear, and orbital stability, provided that an auxiliary Schrödinger equation possesses precisely one bound state. Notably, our result is independent of the monotonicity of the profile and does not necessitate the initial condition to be close to the front. We identify a sufficient condition for stability based on a functional that characterizes the 'width' of the traveling wave profile. Analytical verification for the KdVB equation confirms that this sufficient condition holds for the relative dispersion parameter within an open interval $ν\in [-0.25,0.25]$, encompassing all monotone profiles. Utilizing validated numerics or rigorous computation, we present acomputer-assisted proof demonstrating that the stability condition itself holds for parameter values within the interval [0.2533, 3.9].
title Asymptotic stability of sharp fronts: Analysis and rigorous computation
topic Analysis of PDEs
35B35 (Primary) 34L15 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.04700