This Thesis contains contributions in two different but closely related subfields of Scientific and Parallel Computing which arise in the context of various eigenvalue problems: periodic and parallel eigenvalue reordering and parallel algorithms for Sylvestertype matrix equations with applications in condition estimation. Many real world phenomena behave periodically, e.g., helicopter rotors, revolving satellites and dynamic systems corresponding to natural processes, like the water flow in a system of connected lakes, and can be described in terms of periodic eigenvalue problems. Typically, eigenvalues and invariant subspaces (or, specifically, eigenvectors) to certain periodic matrix products are of interest and have direct physical interpretations. The eigenvalues of a matrix product can be computed without forming the product explicitly via variants of the periodic Schur decomposition. In the first part of the Thesis, we propose direct methods for eigenvalue reordering in the periodic standard and generalized real Schur forms which extend earlier work on the standard and generalized eigenvalue problems. The core step of the methods consists of solving periodic Sylvester-type equations to high accuracy. Periodic eigenvalue reordering is vital in the computation of periodic eigenspaces corresponding to specified spectra. The proposed direct reordering methods rely on orthogonal transformations and can be generalized to more general periodic matrix products where the factors have varying dimensions and ±1 exponents of arbitrary order. In the second part, we consider Sylvester-type matrix equations, like the continuoustime Sylvester equation AX −XB =C, where A of size m×m, B of size n×n, and C of size m×n are general matrices with real entries, which have applications in many areas. Examples include eigenvalue problems and condition estimation, and several problems in control system design and analysis. The parallel algorithms presented are based on the well-known Bartels–Stewart’s method and extend earlier work on triangular Sylvester-type matrix equations resulting in a novel software library SCASY. The parallel library provides robust and scalable software for solving 44 sign and transpose variants of eight common Sylvester-type matrix equations. SCASY also includes a parallel condition estimator associated with each matrix equation. In the last part of the Thesis, we propose parallel variants of the direct eigenvalue reordering method for the standard and generalized real Schur forms. Together with the existing and future parallel implementations of the non-symmetric QR/QZ algorithms and the parallel Sylvester solvers presented in the Thesis, the developed software can be used for parallel computation of invariant and deflating subspaces corresponding to specified spectra and associated reciprocal condition number estimates.

Operations Managers of manufacturing systems, distribution systems, and supply chains address lot sizing and scheduling problems as part of their duties. These problems are concerned with decisions related to the size of orders and their schedule. In general, products share or compete for common resources and thus require coordination of their replenishment decisions whether replenishment involves manufacturing operations or not. This research is concerned with joint replenishment problems (JRPs) which are part of multi-item lot sizing and scheduling problems in manufacturing and distribution systems in single echelon/stage systems. The principal purpose of this research is to develop three new periodic review policies for stochastic joint replenishment problem. It also highlights the lack of research on joint replenishment problems with different demand classes (DSJRP). Therefore, periodic review policy is developed for this problem where the inventory system faces different demand classes that are deterministic demand and stochastic demand. Heuristic Algorithms have been developed to obtain (near) optimal parameters for the three policies as well as a heuristic algorithm has been developed for DSJRP. Numerical tests against literature benchmarks have been presented.

Dans le calcul des structures, la prise en compte des effets dus aux déformations différées des matériaux, spécialement le fluage des matériaux, est un aspect important. Il provoque des déplacements au cours du temps pour les systèmes statiques et des redistributions des efforts intérieurs dans les systèmes hyperstatiques. Dans le cas des matériaux hétérogènes, il y a généralement une phase caractérisée par un fluage beaucoup plus important. Le cas extrême est celui de l'eau dans le béton au jeune age, où l'on peut considérer que la viscosité vient principalement de la présence de l'eau. Toutefois, l'obtention des propriétés effectives d'un tel matériau hétérogène est un cas particulier d'un matériau hétérogène comportant des phases viscoélastiques. La prédiction des propriétés effectives d'un matériau hétérogène composé de phases viscoélastiques a fait l'objet de plusieurs travaux. Ce mémoire entre dans ce cadre. Il existe différentes méthodes pour traiter ce problème. L'utilisation de méthodes utilisant des variables cachées permet par exemple de traiter le cas de matériaux vieillissants. Toutefois, de nombreux travaux ont été réalisés en utilisant des solutions élastiques grâce à la similitude des équations de la viscoélasticité dans le domaine de Laplace Carson avec les équations de l'élasticité. Cette similitude, connue sous le nom de principe de correspondance (Maldel 1966 [46] ; Lee 1961 [42] ; Yves Rougier, Claude Stolz et André Zaoui 1993 [66]; Stéphan Beurthey et André Zaoui [4]) permet d'obtenir des relations explicites des lois de relaxation et de fluage, dans le cas où l'inverse de la transformée de Laplace-Carson est explicite. Le cas où le spectre dans ledomaine de Laplace-Carson est continu conduit à une expression peu pratique des lois de relaxation et de fluage. Ce mémoire est donc limité au cas où la transformée de Laplaceest traitée pour un spectre discret. En restant dans ce cadre, on peut noter que le problème a été traité d'abord dans le cas du modèle de Mori-Tanaka (Y.M.Wang et G.J.Weng [75] ; L.C.Brinson et W.S.Lin [9] ; Le QV [41]) qui permet d'obtenir une expression explicite de la transformée de Laplace. Compte tenu des limitations de ce modèle, plusieurs travaux ont porté sur le Schéma Auto Cohérent Généralisé (ACG). Toutefois dans ce cas, on obtient un spectre continu et la transformée de Laplace inverse comporte une partie qui n'est pas analytique et se présente sous forme d'intégrale (Yves Rougier [66] ; Beuthey et Zaoui [4]). Une possibilité pour approcher l'inverse de Laplace est d'utiliser l'approximation de Padé comme décrit par Mikhail F. Selivanov et Yuri A. Chernoivan [69]. Le schéma autocohérent généralisé rend compte de façon approximative de la structure du matériau à l'échelle microscopique. Aussi, nous nous sommes intéressés aux méthodes utilisant la Transformée de Fourier, méthodes permettant de prendre de façon explicite la géométrie de la microstructure. Le mémoire est structuré de la façon suivante : les deux premiers chapitres comportent peu de résultats originaux mais présentent les principaux aspects liés aux techniques d'homogénéisation qui seront étendues dans la suite du mémoire (chapitre 1) et au traitement des problèmes liés à la viscoélasticité par utilisation du principe de correspondance. Le chapitre 3 traite de deux extensions du Schéma Auto Cohérent Généralisé (ACG). La première extension porte sur une approximation simple permettant de rendre explicite la transformée de Laplace inverse de la solution obtenue pour le schéma ACG. La deuxième extension porte sur la prise en compte d'interfaces imparfaites. Les deux derniers chapitres portent sur la mise en oeuvre de méthodes reposant sur la transformée de Fourier qui permettent de prendre explicitement en compte la géométrie de la microstructure (...) / Pas de résumé en anglais

Student Number : 0107507J - PhD thesis - School of Chemistry - Faculty of Science / Periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) materials (consisting of ethane groups in the framework) and bifunctional periodic mesoporous organosilica materials (consisting of ethane groups in the framework and either glycidoxypropyl groups or aminopropyl groups in the channels) were synthesized by the sol-gel method under basic conditions. Ethanesilica materials were synthesized by condensation of 1,2-bistrimethoxysilylethane (BTME) and by co-condensation of BTME with tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS). Bifunctional periodic mesoporous organosilica materials were synthesized by the co-condensation of BTME with either 3- glycidoxypropyltriethoxysilane (GPTS) or 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTS). Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide was used as the structure-directing template. Cobalt ion incorporated ethanesilica and modified ethanesilica materials were synthesized in situ by adding cobalt nitrate to the reaction mixture. Cobalt was also supported on ethanesilica materials and APTS-modified materials by using the incipient wetness impregnation method. Raman spectroscopy and diffuse reflectance infrared spectroscopy (DRIFTS) results confirmed the formation of organosilica materials and showed that the surfactant was removed by solvent extraction. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) showed that the ethane portion of the materials (originating from the bridging ethane group in BTME) only decomposed at temperatures > 400 oC. These techniques also showed that the surfactant is removed by solvent extraction. Cobalt ion incorporation was confirmed by Raman spectroscopy and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. Powder powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and nitrogen adsorption data indicated that the mesophase and textural properties of the materials are dependent on the reaction conditions (i.e. ageing duration, ageing temperature, amount of silica precursor(s), amount of water and amount of base (NH4OH)). The periodicity of the materials was indicated by the presence of low angle diffraction peaks in powder X-ray diffraction patterns. Cubic and hexagonal mesophases were identified using powder X-ray diffraction. When solvent extraction is prolonged, the BET surface area and the pore volume increase, while the average pore diameter decreases. Materials with more dominant XRD structural features and larger d values, higher surface areas, lower pore volumes and average pore diameters are obtained when low ageing temperatures are used. For samples prepared from a mixture of BTME and TEOS at a given temperature, the surface area was found to increase with increasing amount of TEOS added. This trend was observed for materials with and without cobalt. Type IV isotherms, typical of mesoporous materials, were obtained for ethanesilica and modified ethanesilica materials prepared without cobalt. For cobalt incorporated periodic mesoporous ethanesilica materials, the XRD lattice parameter (d100) increased whereas surface area and pore volume decreased with increasing cobalt loading. Nitrogen gas adsorption on samples with varying ratios of BTME:GPTS or BTME:APTS revealed that increasing the amount of GPTS or APTS affects pore size, surface area and pore volume as well as shapes of the isotherms and hysteresis loops. The hysteresis loops of the Type IV isotherms obtained for GPTS-modified ethane silica materials (without cobalt) change from Type H3 to Type H4. There is a tendency for pore sizes to change from mesopore to micropore when the amount of GPTS is increased. Isotherms of cobalt incorporated GPTS-modified ethane silica materials changed from Type IV to Type I. The surface area, pore volume and pore diameter decreased with increasing loading of GPTS or APTS as well as after cobalt incorporation.

Neste trabalho, estudamos a teoria de bifurcação para equações diferenciais ordinárias (escrevemos simplesmente EDOs), bem como a existência de ponto de bifurcação para soluções periódicas destas equações. Em seguida, desenvolvemos a teoria, até então inexistente, sobre bifurcação para equações diferenciais ordinárias generalizadas (EDOs generalizadas). Neste desenvolvimento, obtivemos para EDOs generalizadas, um resultado sobre existência de ponto de bifurcação para soluções periódicas. Em seguida, através da correspondência entre EDOs e EDOs generalizadas, obtivemos novos resultados sobre a existência de ponto de bifurcação para soluções periódicas para EDOs clássicas, agora sob a ótica das EDOs generalizadas, quando então, em vez de funções continuamente diferenciáveis, necessitamos, apenas, que as funções envolvidas na EDO sejam integráveis no sentido de Kurzweil-Henstock. Adicionamos, também, um resultado sobre a existência de soluções periódicas de EDOs generalizadas e aplicamos tal resultado para EDOs. A fim de obtermos os resultados que pretendíamos, utilizamos a teoria do grau coincidente. Finalmente, mencionamos que os resultados inéditos deste trabalho estão contidos em [6] / In this work, we study the bifurcation theory for ordinary dierential equations (we write simply ODEs), as well as the existence of a bifurcation point for periodic solutions of these equations. Then we develop the theory of bifurcation for generalized ordinary differential equations (we write generalized ODEs for short). Such theory is new. We obtained an existence result of a bifurcation point for periodic solutions of generalized ODEs. By means of the correspondence of classic ODEs and generalized ODEs, we were able to translate the results to classic ODEs, now in the framework of generalized ODE. This means that instead of the classic hypothesis that the functions involved in the differential equation are continuously differentiable, we only require that they are Kurzweil-Henstock integrable. We also added a result on the existence of a periodic solution of a generalized ODE and we applied such result to classic ODEs. In order to obtain our main results, we employed the coincidence degree theory. Finally, we point out that our results are contained in [6]

Neste trabalho, estudamos a teoria de bifurcação para equações diferenciais ordinárias (escrevemos simplesmente EDOs), bem como a existência de ponto de bifurcação para soluções periódicas destas equações. Em seguida, desenvolvemos a teoria, até então inexistente, sobre bifurcação para equações diferenciais ordinárias generalizadas (EDOs generalizadas). Neste desenvolvimento, obtivemos para EDOs generalizadas, um resultado sobre existência de ponto de bifurcação para soluções periódicas. Em seguida, através da correspondência entre EDOs e EDOs generalizadas, obtivemos novos resultados sobre a existência de ponto de bifurcação para soluções periódicas para EDOs clássicas, agora sob a ótica das EDOs generalizadas, quando então, em vez de funções continuamente diferenciáveis, necessitamos, apenas, que as funções envolvidas na EDO sejam integráveis no sentido de Kurzweil-Henstock. Adicionamos, também, um resultado sobre a existência de soluções periódicas de EDOs generalizadas e aplicamos tal resultado para EDOs. A fim de obtermos os resultados que pretendíamos, utilizamos a teoria do grau coincidente. Finalmente, mencionamos que os resultados inéditos deste trabalho estão contidos em [6] / In this work, we study the bifurcation theory for ordinary dierential equations (we write simply ODEs), as well as the existence of a bifurcation point for periodic solutions of these equations. Then we develop the theory of bifurcation for generalized ordinary differential equations (we write generalized ODEs for short). Such theory is new. We obtained an existence result of a bifurcation point for periodic solutions of generalized ODEs. By means of the correspondence of classic ODEs and generalized ODEs, we were able to translate the results to classic ODEs, now in the framework of generalized ODE. This means that instead of the classic hypothesis that the functions involved in the differential equation are continuously differentiable, we only require that they are Kurzweil-Henstock integrable. We also added a result on the existence of a periodic solution of a generalized ODE and we applied such result to classic ODEs. In order to obtain our main results, we employed the coincidence degree theory. Finally, we point out that our results are contained in [6]

"In this dissertation we study the so-called “city effect” problem. This effect occurs when earthquakes strike large cities. In earlier studies, seismic wave propagation was evaluated in a separate step and then impacts on man made structures above ground were calculated. The 1985 Michoacan earthquake in Mexico City led Wirgin and Bard (1996) to hypothesize that city buildings may collectively affect the ground motion during an earthquake. Ghergu and Ionescu (2009) proposed a model of this phenomenon and a solution algorithm. Our contribution is to extend their work and to provide a mathematical analysis for proving the existence of preferred frequencies coupling vibrations of buildings to underground seismic waves. Given the geometry and the specific physical constants of an idealized two dimensional city, Ghergu and Ionescu computed a frequency that will couple vibrating buildings to underground seismic waves. This frequency was obtained by increasing the number of buildings at the expense of solving larger and larger systems. Our idea is to use a periodic Green's function and perform computations on a single period. That allows for much faster computations, and makes it possible to consider more complex geometries within a single period. We provide a rather in depth and proof based account of different formulations for the periodic Green's function that we need. We show that they are indeed fundamental solutions to the Helmholtz operator and we analyze their convergence rate. Finally, we give a mathematical proof of existence of preferred frequencies coupling vibrations of buildings to underground seismic waves."

The boundary layer problems in periodic homogenization arise naturally from the quantitative analysis of convergence rates. Formally they are second-order linear elliptic systems with periodically oscillating coefficient matrix, subject to periodically oscillating Dirichelt or Neumann boundary data. In this dissertation, for either Dirichlet problem or Neumann problem, we establish the homogenization results and obtain the nearly sharp convergence rates, provided the domain is strictly convex. Also, we show that the homogenized boundary data is in W1,p for any p ∈ (1,∞), which implies the Cα-Hölder continuity for any α ∈ (0,1).

Using C. Fefferman's embedding of a charge space in a measure space allows us to apply standard interpolation theorems to the establishment of norm inequalities for Besicovitch almost periodic functions. This yields a significant improvement to the results of A. Avantaggiati, G. Bruno and R. Iannacci. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2019. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

In an e-retailing setting, the efficient utilization of inventory, storage space, and labor is paramount to achieving high levels of customer service and company profits. To optimize the storage space and labor, a retailer will split the warehouse into two storage regions with different densities. One region is for picking customer orders and the other to hold reserve stock. As a consequence, the inventory system for the warehouse is a multi-item two-stage, serial system. We investigate the problem when demand is stochastic and the objective is to minimize the total expected average cost under some space constraints. We generate an approximate formulation and solution procedure for a periodic review, nested ordering policy, and provide managerial insights on the trade-offs. In addition, we extend the formulation to account for shipping delays and advanced order information. / Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA)