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In this work, the authors are interested in the notion of vector valued and set valued Pettis integrable pramarts. The notion of pramart is more general than that of martingale…
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In this work, the authors are interested in the notion of vector valued and set valued Pettis integrable pramarts. The notion of pramart is more general than that of martingale. Every martingale is a pramart, but the converse is not generally true.
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In this work, the authors present several properties and convergence theorems for Pettis integrable pramarts with convex weakly compact values in a separable Banach space.
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The existence of the conditional expectation of Pettis integrable mutifunctions indexed by bounded stopping times is provided. The authors prove the almost sure convergence in Mosco and linear topologies of Pettis integrable pramarts with values in (cwk(E)) the family of convex weakly compact subsets of a separable Banach space.
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The purpose of the present paper is to present new properties and various new convergence results for convex weakly compact valued Pettis integrable pramarts in Banach space.
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In an earlier paper (Turkyilmazoglu, 2011a), the author introduced a new optimal variational iteration method. The idea was to insert a parameter into the classical variational…
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In an earlier paper (Turkyilmazoglu, 2011a), the author introduced a new optimal variational iteration method. The idea was to insert a parameter into the classical variational iteration formula in an aim to prevent divergence or to accelerate the slow convergence property of the classical approach. The purpose of this paper is to approve the superiority of the proposed method over the traditional one on several physical problems treated before by the classical variational iteration method.
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A sufficient condition theorem with an upper bound for the error is also presented to further justify the convergence of the new variational iteration method.
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The optimal variational iteration method is found to be useful for heat and fluid flow problems.
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The optimal variational iteration method is shown to be convergent under sufficient conditions. A novel approach to obtain the optimal convergence parameter is introduced.
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Wenyu Chen, Wangyang Bian and Ru Zeng
The purpose of this paper is to show that the theoretical proofs of convergence in solution of ant colony optimization (ACO) algorithms have significant values of theory and…
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The purpose of this paper is to show that the theoretical proofs of convergence in solution of ant colony optimization (ACO) algorithms have significant values of theory and application.
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This paper adapts the basic ACO algorithm framework and proves two important ACO subclass algorithms which are ACObs,τmin and ACObs,τmin (t).
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This paper indicates that when the minimums of pheromone trial decay to 0 with the speed of logarithms, it is ensured that algorithms can, at least, get a certain optimal solution. Even if the randomicity and deflection of random algorithms are disturbed infinitesimally, algorithms can obtain optimal solution.
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This paper focuses on the analysis and proof of the convergence theory of ACO subset algorithm to explore internal mechanism of ACO algorithm.
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Mohamed El-Amin, Jisheng Kou and Shuyu Sun
This paper aims to introduce modeling, numerical simulation and convergence analysis of the problem of nanoparticles’ transport carried by a two-phase flow in a porous medium. The…
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This paper aims to introduce modeling, numerical simulation and convergence analysis of the problem of nanoparticles’ transport carried by a two-phase flow in a porous medium. The model consists of equations of pressure, saturation, nanoparticles’ concentration, deposited nanoparticles’ concentration on the pore-walls and entrapped nanoparticles concentration in pore-throats.
Design/methodology/approach
A nonlinear iterative IMPES-IMC (IMplicit Pressure Explicit Saturation–IMplicit Concentration) scheme is used to solve the problem under consideration. The governing equations are discretized using the cell-centered finite difference (CCFD) method. The pressure and saturation equations are coupled to calculate the pressure, and then the saturation is updated explicitly. Therefore, the equations of nanoparticles concentration, the deposited nanoparticles concentration on the pore walls and the entrapped nanoparticles concentration in pore throats are computed implicitly. Then, the porosity and the permeability variations are updated.
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Three lemmas and one theorem for the convergence of the iterative method under the natural conditions and some continuity and boundedness assumptions were stated and proved. The theorem is proved by induction states that after a number of iterations, the sequences of the dependent variables such as saturation and concentrations approach solutions on the next time step. Moreover, two numerical examples are introduced with convergence test in terms of Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy (CFL) condition and a relaxation factor. Dependent variables such as pressure, saturation, concentration, deposited concentrations, porosity and permeability are plotted as contours in graphs, whereas the error estimations are presented in a table for different values of the number of time steps, number of iterations and mesh size.
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The domain of the computations is relatively small; however, it is straightforward to extend this method to the oil reservoir (large) domain by keeping similar definitions of CFL number and other physical parameters.
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The model of the problem under consideration has not been studied before. Also, both solution technique and convergence analysis have not been used before with this model.
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Getahun Bekele Wega and Habtu Zegeye
Our purpose of this study is to construct an algorithm for finding a zero of the sum of two maximally monotone mappings in Hilbert spaces and discus its convergence. The…
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Our purpose of this study is to construct an algorithm for finding a zero of the sum of two maximally monotone mappings in Hilbert spaces and discus its convergence. The assumption that one of the mappings is
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Xia Cui, GuangWei Yuan and ZhiJun Shen
This paper aims to provide a well-behaved nonlinear scheme and accelerating iteration for the nonlinear convection diffusion equation with fundamental properties illustrated.
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This paper aims to provide a well-behaved nonlinear scheme and accelerating iteration for the nonlinear convection diffusion equation with fundamental properties illustrated.
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A nonlinear finite difference scheme is studied with fully implicit (FI) discretization used to acquire accurate simulation. A Picard–Newton (PN) iteration with a quadratic convergent ratio is designed to realize fast solution. Theoretical analysis is performed using the discrete function analysis technique. By adopting a novel induction hypothesis reasoning technique, the L∞ (H1) convergence of the scheme is proved despite the difficulty because of the combination of conservative diffusion and convection operator. Other properties are established consequently. Furthermore, the algorithm is extended from first-order temporal accuracy to second-order temporal accuracy.
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Theoretical analysis shows that each of the two FI schemes is stable, its solution exists uniquely and has second-order spatial and first/second-order temporal accuracy. The corresponding PN iteration has the same order of accuracy and quadratic convergent speed. Numerical tests verify the conclusions and demonstrate the high accuracy and efficiency of the algorithms. Remarkable acceleration is gained.
Practical implications
The numerical method provides theoretical and technical support to accelerate resolving convection diffusion, non-equilibrium radiation diffusion and radiation transport problems.
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The FI schemes and iterations for the convection diffusion problem are proposed with their properties rigorously analyzed. The induction hypothesis reasoning method here differs with those for linearization schemes and is applicable to other nonlinear problems.
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Gives introductory remarks about chapter 1 of this group of 31 papers, from ISEF 1999 Proceedings, in the methodologies for field analysis, in the electromagnetic community…
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Gives introductory remarks about chapter 1 of this group of 31 papers, from ISEF 1999 Proceedings, in the methodologies for field analysis, in the electromagnetic community. Observes that computer package implementation theory contributes to clarification. Discusses the areas covered by some of the papers ‐ such as artificial intelligence using fuzzy logic. Includes applications such as permanent magnets and looks at eddy current problems. States the finite element method is currently the most popular method used for field computation. Closes by pointing out the amalgam of topics.
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In this paper, we study a partially linear dynamic panel data model with fixed effects, where either exogenous or endogenous variables or both enter the linear part, and the…
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In this paper, we study a partially linear dynamic panel data model with fixed effects, where either exogenous or endogenous variables or both enter the linear part, and the lagged-dependent variable together with some other exogenous variables enter the nonparametric part. Two types of estimation methods are proposed for the first-differenced model. One is composed of a semiparametric GMM estimator for the finite-dimensional parameter θ and a local polynomial estimator for the infinite-dimensional parameter m based on the empirical solutions to Fredholm integral equations of the second kind, and the other is a sieve IV estimate of the parametric and nonparametric components jointly. We study the asymptotic properties for these two types of estimates when the number of individuals N tends to ∞ and the time period T is fixed. We also propose a specification test for the linearity of the nonparametric component based on a weighted square distance between the parametric estimate under the linear restriction and the semiparametric estimate under the alternative. Monte Carlo simulations suggest that the proposed estimators and tests perform well in finite samples. We apply the model to study the relationship between intellectual property right (IPR) protection and economic growth, and find that IPR has a non-linear positive effect on the economic growth rate.
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The purpose of this paper is to formulate and analyse a convergent numerical scheme and apply it to investigate the coupled problem of fluid flow with heat and mass transfer in a…
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The purpose of this paper is to formulate and analyse a convergent numerical scheme and apply it to investigate the coupled problem of fluid flow with heat and mass transfer in a porous channel with variable transport properties.
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This paper derives the model by assuming a fully developed Brinkman flow with temperature-dependent viscosity and incorporating viscous dissipation, variable transport properties and nonlinear heat and mass sources. For the numerical formulation, the nonlinear sources are treated in semi-implicit manner, whereas the non-constant transport properties are treated by lagging in time leading to decoupled diagonally dominant systems. The consistency, stability and convergence results are derived. The method of manufactured solutions is adopted to numerically verify the theoretical results. The scheme is then applied to investigate the impact of relevant parameters, such as the viscosity parameter, on the flow.
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Based on the numerical findings, the proposed scheme was found to be unconditionally stable and convergent with first- and second-order accuracy in time and space, respectively. Physical results showed that the flow parameters have influence on the flow fields, particularly, the flow is enhanced by increasing porosity and viscosity parameters and the concentration decreases with increasing diffusivity, whereas both the temperature and Nusselt number decrease with increasing thermal conductivity.
Practical implications
Numerically, the proposed numerical scheme can be applied without concerns on time steps size restrictions. Non-physical solutions cannot be computed. Physically, the flow can be increased by increasing the viscosity parameters. Pollutants with higher diffusivity will have their concentration decreased faster than those of lower diffusivity. The fluid temperature would decrease faster if its thermal conductivity is higher.
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A fully coupled fluid flow with heat and mass transfer problem having nonlinear properties and nonlinear fractional sources and sink terms, presumably, has not been investigated in a general form as done in this study. The detailed numerical analysis of this particular scheme for the identified general model has also not been considered in the past, to the best of the author’s knowledge.
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This paper aims to present a new method for the approximate solution of two-dimensional nonlinear Volterra–Fredholm partial integro-differential equations with boundary conditions…
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This paper aims to present a new method for the approximate solution of two-dimensional nonlinear Volterra–Fredholm partial integro-differential equations with boundary conditions using two-dimensional Chebyshev wavelets.
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For this purpose, an operational matrix of product and integration of the cross-product and differentiation are introduced that essentially of Chebyshev wavelets. The use of these operational matrices simplifies considerably the structure of the computation used for a set of the algebraic system has been obtained by using the collocation points and solved.
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Theorem for convergence analysis and some illustrative examples of using the presented method to show the validity, efficiency, high accuracy and applicability of the proposed technique. Some figures are plotted to demonstrate the error analysis of the proposed scheme.
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This paper uses operational matrices of two-dimensional Chebyshev wavelets and helps to obtain high accuracy of the method.
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