Stability, resonance and Lyapunov inequalities for periodic conservative systems

This paper is devoted to the study of Lyapunov type inequalities for periodic conservative systems. The main results are derived from a previous analysis which relates the best Lyapunov constants to some especial (constrained or unconstrained) minimization problems. We provide some new results on the existence and uniqueness of solutions of nonlinear resonant and periodic systems. Finally, we present some new conditions which guarantee the stable boundedness of linear periodic conservative systems.     

Exchange lemmas 1: Deng's lemma

Deng's lemma gives estimates on the behavior of solutions of ordinary differential equations in the neighborhood of a partially hyperbolic equilibrium. We prove a generalization in which “partially hyperbolic equilibrium” is replaced by “normally hyperbolic invariant manifold.”     

Periodic solutions of some second-order differential equations with desultorily sublinear nonlinearities

In this paper, we study the existence of periodic solutions of the Rayleigh equations

x^″+f(x^′)+g(x)=e(t).     

Existence and uniqueness of periodic solutions for a class of generalized Liénard systems with forcing term

By using topological degree theory and some analysis skills, we obtain some sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of periodic solutions for a class of forced generalized Liénard systems.     

Almost periodic weak solutions to forced pendulum type equations without friction

Summary We obtain sufficient conditions for the existence of almost periodic weak solutions to equations of the frictionless pendulum type with forcing.     

Oscillating solutions of scalar delay-differential equations with state dependence

This paper is concerned with the oscillatory behavior of the delay-differential equation X'(t)=F(t,x_t) including the equations x'(t)=-a(t)x(t-r(t,x(t))), [display math001] as special cases.We give conditions for the existence of a nonoscillatory solution of (1) and criteria for the oscillation of all solutions of (1), aiming at extending or generalizing to (1) some of the recent oscillation and nonoscillation results for delay equations of the form x'(t)=-a(t)x(t-p)).     

Positive Periodic and Homoclinic Solutions for Nonlinear Differential Equations with Nonsmooth Potential

We study the existence of positive solutions and of positive homoclinic (to zero) solutions for a class of periodic problems driven by the scalar ordinary p-Laplacian and having a nonsmooth potential. Our approach is variational based on the nonsmooth critical point theory and our results extend the recent works of Korman–Lazer (Electronic JDE (1994)) and of Grossinho–Minhos–Tersian (J. Math. Anal. Appl. 240 (1999)).     

Periodic solutions for a Liénard type p-Laplacian differential equation

By using topological degree theory and some analysis skill, we obtain sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of periodic solutions for Liénard type p$p$-Laplacian differential equation.     

Periodic solutions for some second order differential equations with singularity

In this paper, we will prove the existence of infinitely many harmonic and subharmonic solutions for the second order differential equation ẍ + g(x) = f(t, x) using the phase plane analysis methods and Poincaré–Birkhoff Theorem, where the nonlinear restoring field g exhibits superlinear conditions near the infinity and strong singularity at the origin, and f(t, x) = a(t)x ^γ + b(t, x) where 0 ≤ γ ≤ 1 and b(t, x) is bounded. This project was supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents of Ministry of Education of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10671020 and 10301006).     

Some existence results for a periodic problem with non-smooth potential

In this paper, two existence results for a class of second order periodic boundary value problems with non-smooth potential are obtained. We extend the Castro-Lazer-Thews reduction method to non-smooth functionals, the obtained result is then exploited to prove the existence of a nontrivial solution. Furthermore, we prove the existence of multiple solutions by using a multiplicity result based on local linking.     

Asymptotic preconditioning of linear homogeneous systems of differential equations

We consider the asymptotic behavior of solutions of a linear differential system x^′=A(t)x, where A is continuous on an interval ([a,∞). We are interested in the situation where the system may not have a desirable asymptotic property such as stability, strict stability, uniform stability, or linear asymptotic equilibrium, but its solutions can be written as x=Pu, where P is continuously differentiable on [a,∞) and u is a solution of a system u^′=B(t)u that has the property in question. In this case we say that P preconditions the given system for the property in question.     

Periodic solutions for a Rayleigh type p-Laplacian equation with sign-variable coefficient of nonlinear term

As p-Laplacian equations have been widely applied in the field of fluid mechanics and nonlinear elastic mechanics, it is necessary to investigate the periodic solutions of functional differential equations involving the scalar p-Laplacian. By using Lu’s continuation theorem, which is an extension of Manásevich-Mawhin, we study the existence of periodic solutions for a Rayleigh type p-Laplacian equation

(φ_p(x^′(t)))^′+f(x^′(t))+g₁(x(t-τ₁(t,|x|_∞)))+β(t)g₂(x(t-τ₂(t,|x|_∞)))=e(t).     

ANALYSIS OF THE LIMIT CYCLE OF A GENERALISED VAN DER POL EQUATION BY A TIME TRANSFORMATION METHOD

Abstract

The properties of the limit cycle of a generalised van der Pol equation of the form ü + u = ε (1—u²ⁿ)u, where ε is small and n is any positive integer, are investigated by applying a time transformation perturbation method due to Burton. It is found that as n increases the amplitude of the limit cycle oscillation decreases and its period increases. The time transformation solution is compared with the solution derived using the method of multiple scales and with a numerical solution. It is found that, to first order in ε, the time transformation solution for the limit cycle agrees better with the numerical solution than the multiple scales solution. Both perturbation solutions give the same result for the period of the limit cycle to second order in ε. The accuracy of the time transformation solution decreases as n increases.     

Riesz bases of solutions of Sturm-Liouville equations

This article concerns the stability of orthogonal bases of solutions of Sturm-Liouville equations with different types of initial conditions. The investigation is based on the stability of Riesz bases of cosines and sines in the Hibert space L²[0,π].     

Multiple solutions for strongly resonant periodic systems

We considered a semilinear, second order periodic system. We assumed that the differential operator x→−x^″−Ax$x\to -x^{″}-Ax$ has zero as an eigenvalue and has no negative eigenvalues. Also we imposed a strong resonance condition (with respect to the zero eigenvalue) on the potential function F(t,x)$F(t,x)$. Using the second deformation theorem, we established the existence of at least two nontrivial solutions. To do this we needed to conduct a detailed analysis of the Cerami compactness condition, which is actually of independent interest.     

Generalized synchronization in linearly coupled time periodic systems

We consider the synchronization of a network of linearly coupled and not necessarily identical oscillators. We present an approach to the existence of the synchronization manifold which is based on some results developed by R. Smith for the study of periodic solutions of ODEs. Our framework allows the study of a large class of systems and does not assume that they are small perturbations of linear systems. Moreover, it provides a practical way to compute estimations on the parameters of the system for which generalized synchronization occurs. Additionally, we give a new proof of the main result of R. Smith on invariant manifolds using Wazewski's principle. Several examples of application are presented.     

New results of periodic solutions for forced Rayleigh-type equations

In this paper, we use the coincidence degree theory to establish new results on the existence and uniqueness of T$T$-periodic solutions for a kind of forced Rayleigh equation of the form

x^″+f(t,x^′(t))+g(t,x(t))=e(t).$x^{″}+f(t,x^{\prime }\left(t\right))+g(t,x\left(t\right))=e\left(t\right)\text{.}$

Applications of the method of barriers II. Some singularly perturbed problems

The method of barriers is used to justify asymptotic representations of solutions of two-point boundary value problems for singularly perturbed quasilinear equations of the second and the third order. This paper is a continuation of [1].     

Multiple positive solutions for nonlinear periodic problems

We consider a nonlinear periodic equation driven by the scalar p-Laplacian and with a Caratheodory asymptotically (p−1)-linear nonlinearity. Using variational methods coupled with suitable truncation techniques, we show that the problem has at least two positive solutions. For the semilinear case (p=2), using Morse theory we show that the problem has three distinct positive solutions.