Localization and approximation of attractors for the Ginzburg-Landau equation (Q1181793)

This paper studies the initial-value problem \(u'-(\nu+i\alpha)\Delta u+(\kappa+i\beta)| u|^ 2u-\gamma u=0\), \(u(0)=u_ 0\), for \(u:\Omega\times\mathbb{R}_ +\to\mathbb{C}\), \(\Omega\) a bounded domain in \(\mathbb{R}^ n\), \(n=1,2\). This is the Ginzburg-Landau equation. The boundary conditions considered are either \(u\) zero on the boundary of \(\Omega\), \(\partial\Omega\), \(\partial u/\partial n\) zero on \(\partial\Omega\), or \(u\) periodic on \(\Omega=(0,L)^ n\). The paper constructs approximate inertial manifolds for this equation, thereby capturing the large time dynamics of the equation. Explicit details of the construction of the approximate inertial manifolds are given. The last section of the paper compares numerically the solutions found from the approximate inertial manifold method and a direct solution found by a Galerkin technique.