Multiscale Methods for Fredholm Integral Equations


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Presents the state of the art in the study of fast multiscale methods for solving these equations based on wavelets.




Volterra Integral Equations


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This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the theory of linear and nonlinear Volterra integral equations (VIEs), ranging from Volterra's fundamental contributions and the resulting classical theory to more recent developments that include Volterra functional integral equations with various kinds of delays, VIEs with highly oscillatory kernels, and VIEs with non-compact operators. It will act as a 'stepping stone' to the literature on the advanced theory of VIEs, bringing the reader to the current state of the art in the theory. Each chapter contains a large number of exercises, extending from routine problems illustrating or complementing the theory to challenging open research problems. The increasingly important role of VIEs in the mathematical modelling of phenomena where memory effects play a key role is illustrated with some 30 concrete examples, and the notes at the end of each chapter feature complementary references as a guide to further reading.




Multiscale Wavelet Methods for Partial Differential Equations


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This latest volume in the Wavelets Analysis and Its Applications Series provides significant and up-to-date insights into recent developments in the field of wavelet constructions in connection with partial differential equations. Specialists in numerical applications and engineers in a variety of fields will find Multiscale Wavelet for Partial Differential Equations to be a valuable resource. - Covers important areas of computational mechanics such as elasticity and computational fluid dynamics - Includes a clear study of turbulence modeling - Contains recent research on multiresolution analyses with operator-adapted wavelet discretizations - Presents well-documented numerical experiments connected with the development of algorithms, useful in specific applications




Topics in Integral and Integro-Differential Equations


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This book includes different topics associated with integral and integro-differential equations and their relevance and significance in various scientific areas of study and research. Integral and integro-differential equations are capable of modelling many situations from science and engineering. Readers should find several useful and advanced methods for solving various types of integral and integro-differential equations in this book. The book is useful for graduate students, Ph.D. students, researchers and educators interested in mathematical modelling, applied mathematics, applied sciences, engineering, etc. Key Features • New and advanced methods for solving integral and integro-differential equations • Contains comparison of various methods for accuracy • Demonstrates the applicability of integral and integro-differential equations in other scientific areas • Examines qualitative as well as quantitative properties of solutions of various types of integral and integro-differential equations




Partial Differential Equation Methods for Image Inpainting


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This book is concerned with digital image processing techniques that use partial differential equations (PDEs) for the task of image 'inpainting', an artistic term for virtual image restoration or interpolation, whereby missing or occluded parts in images are completed based on information provided by intact parts. Computer graphic designers, artists and photographers have long used manual inpainting to restore damaged paintings or manipulate photographs. Today, mathematicians apply powerful methods based on PDEs to automate this task. This book introduces the mathematical concept of PDEs for virtual image restoration. It gives the full picture, from the first modelling steps originating in Gestalt theory and arts restoration to the analysis of resulting PDE models, numerical realisation and real-world application. This broad approach also gives insight into functional analysis, variational calculus, optimisation and numerical analysis and will appeal to researchers and graduate students in mathematics with an interest in image processing and mathematical analysis.




Spaces of Measures and their Applications to Structured Population Models


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Structured population models are transport-type equations often applied to describe evolution of heterogeneous populations of biological cells, animals or humans, including phenomena such as crowd dynamics or pedestrian flows. This book introduces the mathematical underpinnings of these applications, providing a comprehensive analytical framework for structured population models in spaces of Radon measures. The unified approach allows for the study of transport processes on structures that are not vector spaces (such as traffic flow on graphs) and enables the analysis of the numerical algorithms used in applications. Presenting a coherent account of over a decade of research in the area, the text includes appendices outlining the necessary background material and discusses current trends in the theory, enabling graduate students to jump quickly into research.




Multivariate Approximation


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Self-contained presentation of multivariate approximation from classical linear approximation to contemporary nonlinear approximation.




Mathematical Modelling of the Human Cardiovascular System


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Mathematical and numerical modelling of the human cardiovascular system has attracted remarkable research interest due to its intrinsic mathematical difficulty and the increasing impact of cardiovascular diseases worldwide. This book addresses the two principal components of the cardiovascular system: arterial circulation and heart function. It systematically describes all aspects of the problem, stating the basic physical principles, analysing the associated mathematical models that comprise PDE and ODE systems, reviewing sound and efficient numerical methods for their approximation, and simulating both benchmark problems and clinically inspired problems. Mathematical modelling itself imposes tremendous challenges, due to the amazing complexity of the cardiovascular system and the need for computational methods that are stable, reliable and efficient. The final part is devoted to control and inverse problems, including parameter estimation, uncertainty quantification and the development of reduced-order models that are important when solving problems with high complexity, which would otherwise be out of reach.




Numerical Bifurcation Analysis of Maps


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Combines a systematic analysis of bifurcations of iterated maps with concrete MATLAB® implementations and applications.




Symmetry, Phase Modulation and Nonlinear Waves


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Nonlinear waves are pervasive in nature, but are often elusive when they are modelled and analysed. This book develops a natural approach to the problem based on phase modulation. It is both an elaboration of the use of phase modulation for the study of nonlinear waves and a compendium of background results in mathematics, such as Hamiltonian systems, symplectic geometry, conservation laws, Noether theory, Lagrangian field theory and analysis, all of which combine to generate the new theory of phase modulation. While the build-up of theory can be intensive, the resulting emergent partial differential equations are relatively simple. A key outcome of the theory is that the coefficients in the emergent modulation equations are universal and easy to calculate. This book gives several examples of the implications in the theory of fluid mechanics and points to a wide range of new applications.