Orbits in a stochastic Goodwin–Lotka–Volterra model

This paper examines the cycling behavior of a deterministic and a stochastic version of the economic interpretation of the Lotka–Volterra model, the Goodwin model. We provide a characterization of orbits in the deterministic highly non-linear model. We then study a stochastic version, with Brownian noise introduced via a heterogeneous productivity factor. Existence conditions for a solution to the system are provided. We prove that the system produces cycles around a unique equilibrium point in finite time for general volatility levels, using stochastic Lyapunov techniques for recurrent domains. Numerical insights are provided.     

Nonlocal diffusion,a Mittag-Leffler function and a two-dimensional Volterra integral equation

In this paper we consider a particular class of two-dimensional singular Volterra integral equations. Firstly we show that these integral equations can indeed arise in practice by considering a diffusion problem with an output flux which is nonlocal in time; this problem is shown to admit an analytic solution in the form of an integral. More crucially, the problem can be re-characterized as an integral equation of this particular class. This example then provides motivation for a more general study: an analytic solution is obtained for the case when the kernel and the forcing function are both unity. This analytic solution, in the form of a series solution, is a variant of the Mittag-Leffler function. As a consequence it is an entire function. A Gronwall lemma is obtained. This then permits a general existence and uniqueness theorem to be proved.     

Uniform l1 behaviour for time discretization of a Volterra equation with completely monotonic kernel: I. stability

This paper is the first of two papers on the time discretizationof the equation u_t + ^t ₀ ß (t — s) Au (s) ds= 0, t > 0, u (0) = u₀, where A is a self-adjoint denselydefined linear operator on a Hilbert space H with a completeeigensystem {_m, _m}_{m = 1}, and ß (t) is completely monotonicand locally integrable, but not constant. The equation is discretizedin time using first-order differences in combination with order-oneconvolution quadrature. The stability properties of the timediscretization are derived in the l¹_t (0, ; H) norm.     

Optimizing the performance of single-mode laser diode system using genetic algorithm

In this correspondence, micro-genetic algorithm (MGA) application results for optimizing the performance of electronic feedback of a laser diode are presented. The goal of optimization is to find the maximum bandwidth of the laser diode with electronic feedback used in fiber optic digital communication. A numerical analysis of the system theory of the single-mode laser diode to obtain numerical results of the gain, the pulse response, and the harmonic distortion for electronic feedback is also presented. The dependence of the system gain on the feedback gain and delay is examined. The pulse response is studied and it is shown that a transmission rate over 1 Gbyte/s can be achieved.     

Linearized stability analysis of discrete Volterra equations

Various different types of stability are defined, in a unified framework, for discrete Volterra equations of the type x(n)=f(n)+∑ⁿ_j=0K(n,j,x(n)) (n?0). Under appropriate assumptions, stability results are obtainable from those valid in the linear case (K(n,j,x(n))=B(n,j)x(j)), and a linearized stability theory is studied here by using the fundamental and resolvent matrices. Several necessary and sufficient conditions for stability are obtained for solutions of the linear equation by considering the equations in various choices of Banach space , the elements of which are sequences of vectors (, , n,j?0, etc.). We show that the theory, including a number of new results as well as results already known, can be presented in a systematic framework, in which results parallel corresponding results for classical Volterra integral equations of the second kind.     

An Inverse Heat Conduction Problem

In this paper, an inverse heat conduction problem will be considered. By reducing this inverse problem and using an overspecified condition, it is shown that the solution to the problem exists, and this solution is unique.AMS Subject Classification (2000): 45D05, 34A55     

S‐asymptotically ω‐periodic solutions for semilinear Volterra equations

We study S‐asymptotically ω‐periodic mild solutions of the semilinear Volterra equation u′(t)=(a* Au)(t)+f(t, u(t)), considered in a Banach space X, where A is the generator of an (exponentially) stable resolvent family. In particular, we extend the recent results for semilinear fractional integro‐differential equations considered in (Appl. Math. Lett. 2009; 22:865–870) and for semilinear Cauchy problems of first order given in (J. Math. Anal. Appl. 2008; 343(2): 1119–1130). Applications to integral equations arising in viscoelasticity theory are shown. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Abstract Volterra operators

We propose a new general definition of Volterra operators. Several types of evolutionary operators, including Volterra ones in the sense of A.N. Tikhonov, satisfy this definition. For equations with generalized Volterra operators we introduce the notions of local, global, and maximally extended solutions. For solutions to nonlinear equations we formulate the existence, uniqueness, and extendability conditions. The theorems proved in this paper imply both known and new results on the solvability of concrete equations. We adduce an example of the application of obtained results to the study of the Cauchy problem for functional differential equations.     

Generalized Halanay inequalities for dissipativity of Volterra functional differential equations

This paper is concerned with the dissipativity of theoretical solutions to nonlinear Volterra functional differential equations (VFDEs). At first, we give some generalizations of Halanay's inequality which play an important role in study of dissipativity and stability of differential equations. Then, by applying the generalization of Halanay's inequality, the dissipativity results of VFDEs are obtained, which provides unified theoretical foundation for the dissipativity analysis of systems in ordinary differential equations (ODEs), delay differential equations (DDEs), integro-differential equations (IDEs), Volterra delay-integro-differential equations (VDIDEs) and VFDEs of other type which appear in practice.