On the spectral properties of odd-order differential operators with integrable potential

We consider a boundary value problem with irregular boundary conditions for a differential operator of arbitrary odd order. The potential in this operator is assumed to be an integrable function. We suggest a method for studying the spectral properties of differential operators with integrable coefficients. We analyze the asymptotic behavior of solutions of the differential equation in question for large values of the spectral parameter. The eigenvalue asymptotics for the considered differential operator is obtained.     

A crystal with a singular potential in a homogeneous electric field

We study the asymptotic behavior of solutions to the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation -ψ″+d(x)ψ-Fxψ=Eψ for large arguments. We assume that the potential q is a periodic function and is absolutely integrable over the period. We show that the spectral problem for the original Schrödinger equation can be reduced to the spectral problem for a discrete system. If the potential q is smooth, the transition matrix tends to the unit matrix rapidly; if q is not smooth, the transition matrix tends to the unit matrix slowly, and the discrete system demonstrates random properties. This explains why the spectrum of the original equation has remained practically unexplored.     

Stability of nonautonomous difference equations with several delays

We consider the possibility to construct efficient stability criteria for solutions to difference equations with variable coefficients. We prove that one can associate a difference equation with a certain functional differential equation, whose solution has the same asymptotic behavior. We adduce examples, demonstrating the essential character of conditions of the obtained theorems and the exactness of the constant 3/2 which defines the boundary of the stability domain.     

Periodic first order linear neutral delay differential equations

Some new asymptotic and stability results are given for a first order linear neutral delay differential equation with periodic coefficients and constant delays. The asymptotic behavior of the solutions and the stability of the trivial solution are described by the use of an appropriate real root of an equation, which is in a sense the corresponding characteristic equation.     

OSCILLATORY AND ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOR OF A CLASS OF FIRST ORDER NEUTRAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION WITH PIECEWISE CONSTANT DELAY

The oscillatory and asymptotic behavior of a class of first order nonlinear neutral differential equation with piecewise constant delay and with diverse deviating arguments are considered. We prove that all solutions of the equation are nonoscillatory and give sufficient criteria for asymptotic behavior of nonoscillatory solutions of equation.     

Classification of Non-symmetric Sturm-Liouville Systems and Operator Realizations

The main objective of this paper is to give a classification of Sturm-Liouville differential equations with non-symmetric matrices coefficients in terms of the number of square integrable solutions of the system and its conjugate system. The conjugate system is innovatively introduced to get the classification. Furthermore, the asymptotic behavior of elements in the maximal domain is studied. As applications, the J-self-adjoint operator realizations are given for a special case in the classification.     

Large-Order Asymptotics for Multiple-Pole Solitons of the Focusing Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation

Journal of Nonlinear Science - We analyze the large-n behavior of soliton solutions of the integrable focusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation with associated spectral data consisting of a...     

Spectral functions of singular differential operators with matricial coefficients

We study the asymptotic behavior of the Harish-Chandra function associated to a singular second order differential operator with matricial coefficients. The study is based on a detailed analysis of the asymptotic behavior of some eigenvectors of the operator from which results on the asymptotic behavior of the spectral function and the scattering matrix are derived.     

Spectral Problems Arising in the Theory of Differential Equations with Delay

In this article we present a review of results on asymptotic behavior and stability of strong solutions for functional differential equations (FDE). We also formulate several results about spectral properties (completeness and basisness) of exponential solutions of the above-mentioned equations. It is relevant to emphasize that our approach for the research of FDE is based on the spectral analysis of operator pencils that are symbols (characteristic quasi-polynomials) with operator coefficients. The article is divided into two parts. The first part is devoted to the research on FDE in a Hilbert space; the second part is devoted to the research on FDE in a finite-dimensional space.     

Spectral properties of the family of even order differential operators with a summable potential

A boundary value problem for a higher order differential operator with separated boundary conditions is considered. The asymptotics of solutions of the corresponding differential equation for large values of the spectral parameter is studied. The indicator diagram of the equation for the eigenvalues is studied. The asymptotic behavior of eigenvalues and the formula for calculation of eigenfunctions of the studied operator is obtained in different sectors of the indicator diagram.     

On classification of second-order differential equations with complex coefficients

This paper is concerned with the deficiency index problem of second-order differential equations with complex coefficients. It is known that this class of equations is classified into cases I, II, and III according to the number of linearly independent solutions in suitable weighted square integrable spaces. In this study, the original equation is reformulated into a new formally self-adjoint differential system by introducing a new spectral parameter and the relationship between the classifications of the equation and the system is obtained. Moreover, the exact dependence of cases II and III on the corresponding half planes is given and some criteria of the three cases are established.     

On generalized Eisenstein series and Ramanujan’s formula for periodic zeta-functions

We construct the asymptotic formulas for solutions of a certain linear second-order delay differential equation as independent variable tends to infinity. When the delay equals zero this equation turns into the so-called one-dimensional Schrödinger equation at energy zero with Wigner–von Neumann type potential. The question of interest is how the behaviour of solutions changes qualitatively and quantitatively when the delay is introduced in this dynamical model. We apply the method of asymptotic integration that is based on the ideas of the centre manifold theory in its presentation with respect to the systems of functional differential equations with oscillatory decreasing coefficients.     

Deformations of algebraic curves and integrable nonlinear evolution equations

A brief exposition of applications of the methods of algebraic geometry to systems integrable by the IST method with variable spectral parameters is presented. Usually, theta-functional solutions for these systems are generated by some deformations of algebraic curves. The deformations of algebraic curves are also related with theta-functional solutions of Yang-Mills self-duality equations which contain special systems with a variable spectral parameter as a special reduction. Another important situation in which the deformations of algebraic curves naturally occur is the KdV equation with string-like boundary conditions. Most important concrete examples of systems integrable by the IST method with variable spectral parameter having different properties within a framework of the behavior of moduli of underlying curves, analytic properties of the Baker-Akhiezer functions, and the qualitative behavior of the solutions, are vacuum axially symmetric Einstein equations, the Heisenberg cylindrical magnet equation, the deformed Maxwell-Bloch system, and the cylindrical KP equation.Dedicated to the memory of J.-L. Verdier     

On the limit-point case of singular linear Hamiltonian systems

This article is concerned with the limit-point case (l.p.c.) of a Hamiltonian system. We present new proofs for several existing equivalent conditions on the l.p.c. established in terms of the asymptotic behaviour of the square integrable solutions of Hamiltonian systems with different spectral parameters and functions in the domain of the corresponding maximal operator, respectively. Further, we give two equivalent conditions in terms of the asymptotic behaviour of the square integrable solutions of Hamiltonian systems with the same complex and real spectral parameters, respectively. In addition, we establish two limit-point criteria which extend the relevant existing results.     

Classical Solutions for a Nonlinear Fokker-Planck Equation Arising in Computational Neuroscience

In this paper we analyze the global existence of classical solutions to the initial boundary-value problem for a nonlinear parabolic equation describing the collective behavior of an ensemble of neurons. These equations were obtained as a diffusive approximation of the mean-field limit of a stochastic differential equation system. The resulting nonlocal Fokker-Planck equation presents a nonlinearity in the coefficients depending on the probability flux through the boundary. We show by an appropriate change of variables that this parabolic equation with nonlinear boundary conditions can be transformed into a non standard Stefan-like free boundary problem with a Dirac-delta source term. We prove that there are global classical solutions for inhibitory neural networks, while for excitatory networks we give local well-posedness of classical solutions together with a blow up criterium. Surprisingly, we will show that the spectrum for the operator in the linear case, that corresponding to a system of uncoupled networks, does not give any information about the large time asymptotic behavior.     

Asymptotic behavior and stability of second order neutral delay differential equations

We study the asymptotic behavior of a class of second order neutral delay differential equations by both a spectral projection method and an ordinary differential equation method approach. We discuss the relation of these two methods and illustrate some features using examples. Furthermore, a fixed point method is introduced as a third approach to study the asymptotic behavior. We conclude the paper with an application to a mechanical model of turning processes.     

Generalized Eigenfunctions for Waves in Inhomogeneous Media

Many wave propagation phenomena in classical physics are governed by equations that can be recast in Schrödinger form. In this approach the classical wave equation (e.g., Maxwell's equations, acoustic equation, elastic equation) is rewritten in Schrödinger form, leading to the study of the spectral theory of its classical wave operator, a self-adjoint, partial differential operator on a Hilbert space of vector-valued, square integrable functions. Physically interesting inhomogeneous media give rise to nonsmooth coefficients. We construct a generalized eigenfunction expansion for classical wave operators with nonsmooth coefficients. Our construction yields polynomially bounded generalized eigenfunctions, the set of generalized eigenvalues forming a subset of the operator's spectrum with full spectral measure.     

Stability Conditions for Solutions of Multidimensional Completely Integrable Differential Equations

New sufficient tests are given for the stability and asymptotic stability of the zero solution of a nonautonomous completely integrable equation on an arbitrary salient convex closed cone and on a finitely generated cone. The class of Lyapunov functions suitable for studying the asymptotic behavior of solutions of nonautonomous completely integrable equations is significantly extended by substantially weakening the sign negativeness condition, traditional in the Lyapunov second method, for the derivative of the Lyapunov function at the interior points of the cone.     

Probabilistic approach to homogenization of a non-divergence form semilinear PDE with non-periodic coefficients

We consider a semilinear partial differential equation (PDE) of non-divergence form perturbed by a small parameter. We then study the asymptotic behavior of Sobolev solutions in the case where the coefficients admit limits in C?esaro sense. Neither periodicity nor ergodicity will be needed for the coefficients. In our situation, the limit (or averaged or effective) coefficients may have discontinuity. Our approach combines both probabilistic and PDEs arguments. The probabilistic one uses the weak convergence of solutions of backward stochastic differential equations (BSDE) in the Jakubowski S-topology, while the PDEs argument consists to built a solution, in a suitable Sobolev space, for the PDE limit. We finally show the existence and uniqueness for the associated averaged BSDE, then we deduce the uniqueness of the limit PDE from the uniqueness of the averaged BSDE.     

The asymptotic behavior of solutions of ordinary differential equations in the degenerate case

We investigate the asymptotic behavior of the fundamental system of solutions of a homogeneous linear differential equation of high order on the semiaxis for large values of the argument in the case when the contributions of the coefficients to the asymptotic formulae are the same and one of them increases indefinitely together with the argument. We find the deficiency indices of the corresponding minimal operator.Translated from Trudy Seminara imeni I. G. Petrovskogo, No. 13, pp. 36–55, 1988.In conclusion the author expresses his deep gratitude to A. G. Kostyuchenko for a discussion of the results.