Approximation of almost periodic functions by periodic ones

It is not the purpose of this paper to construct approximations but to establish a class of almost periodic functions which can be approximated, with an arbitrarily prescribed accuracy, by continuous periodic functions uniformly on =(+).     

Imbedding of periodic groups in simple periodic groups

It is proved that each periodic group is isomorphic to a subgroup of some simple periodic group.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 845–847, June, 1992.     

Reflexive periodic solutions of general periodic matrix equations

Analysis and design of linear periodic control systems are closely related to the periodic matrix equations. The objective of this paper is to provide four new iterative methods based on the conjugate gradient normal equation error (CGNE), conjugate gradient normal equation residual (CGNR), and least‐squares QR factorization (LSQR) algorithms to find the reflexive periodic solutions (X₁,Y₁,X₂,Y₂,…,X_σ,Y_σ) of the general periodic matrix equations for i = 1,2,…,σ. The iterative methods are guaranteed to converge in a finite number of steps in the absence of round‐off errors. Finally, some numerical results are performed to illustrate the efficiency and feasibility of new methods.     

Asymptotically almost periodic,almost periodic and pseudo-almost periodic mild solutions for neutral differential equations

In this paper we establish the existence and uniqueness of almost periodic, asymptotically almost periodic and pseudo-almost periodic mild solutions for neutral differential equations in Banach spaces.     

Stable periodic solution of a discrete periodic Lotka-Volterra competition system

This paper discusses a discrete Lotka-Volterra competition system. We first obtain the persistence of the system. Assuming that the coefficients in the system are periodic, we obtain the existence of a periodic solution. Moreover, under some additional conditions, this periodic solution is globally stable. Our results not only reduce to those for the scalar equation when there is no coupling but also improve and complement some in the literature.     

On the stability in periodic and almost periodic difference systems

In this paper we consider the system of difference equations

     

The number and linking of periodic solutions of periodic systems

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二次周期系数微分方程的周期解

给出利用Schauder不动点定理求一类二次周期系数微分方程的周期解的一种方法,得到较好结果.     

Nielsen periodic point theory for periodic maps on orientable surfaces

Let denote a periodic self map of minimal period m on the orientable surface of genus g with g>1. We study the calculation of the Nielsen periodic numbers NPn(f) and NΦn(f). Unlike the general situation of arbitrary maps on such surfaces, strong geometric results of Jiang and Guo allow for straightforward calculations when n≠m. However, determining NPm(f) involves some surprises. Because fm=idFg, fm has one Nielsen class Em. This class is essential because L(idFg)=χ(Fg)=2−2g≠0. If there exists k<m with L(fk)≠0 then Em reduces to the essential fixed points of fk. There are maps g (we call them minLef maps) for which L(gk)=0 for all k<m. We show that the period of any minLef map must always divide 2g−2. We prove that for such maps Em reduces algebraically iff it reduces geometrically. This result eliminates one of the most difficult problems in calculating the Nielsen periodic point numbers and gives a complete trichotomy (non-minLef, reducible minLef, and irreducible minLef) for periodic maps on Fg.We prove that reducible minLef maps must have even period. For each of the three types of periodic maps we exhibit an example f and calculate both NPn(f) and NΦn(f) for all n. The example of an irreducible minLef map is on F₄ and is of maximal period 6. The example of a non-minLef map is on F₂ and has maximal period 12 on F₂. It is defined geometrically by Wang, and we provide the induced homomorphism and analyze it. The example of an irreducible minLef map is a map of period 6 on F₄ defined by Yang. No algebraic analysis is necessary to prove that this last example is an irreducible minLef map. We explore the algebra involved because it is intriguing in its own right. The examples of reducible minLef maps are simple inversions, which can be applied to any Fg. Using these examples we disprove the conjecture from the conclusion of our previous paper.     

Almost periodic homogeneous linear difference systems without almost periodic solutions

Almost periodic homogeneous linear difference systems are considered. It is supposed that the coefficient matrices belong to a group. The aim was to find such groups that the systems having no non-trivial almost periodic solution form a dense subset of the set of all considered systems. A closer examination of the used methods reveals that the problem can be treated in such a generality that the entries of coefficient matrices are allowed to belong to any complete metric field. The concepts of transformable and strongly transformable groups of matrices are introduced, and these concepts enable us to derive efficient conditions for determining what matrix groups have the required property.     

Nega-base periodic decimals

Some properties of the periods of prime-reciprocals in a general negative base representation are described.     

Long periodic shadowing

A general theorem for establishing the existence of a true periodic orbit near a numerically computed pseudoperiodic orbit of an autonomous system of ordinary differential equations is presented. For practical applications, a Newton method is devised to compute appropriate pseudoperiodic orbits. Then numerical considerations for checking the hypotheses of the theorem in terms of quantities which can be computed directly from the pseudoperiodic orbit and the vector field are addressed. Finally, a numerical method for estimating the Lyapunov exponents of the true periodic orbit is given. The theory and computations are designed to be applicable for unstable periodic orbits with long periods. The existence of several such periodic orbits of the Lorenz equations is exhibited. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

A new characterization of periodic oscillations in periodic difference equations

In this paper, we characterize periodic solutions of p-periodic difference equations. We classify the periods into multiples of p and nonmultiples of p. We show that the elements of the set of multiples of p follow the well-known Sharkovsky’s ordering multiplied by p. On the other hand, we show that the elements of the set Γ_p of nonmultiples of p are independent in their existence. Moreover, we show the existence of a p-periodic difference equation with infinite Γ_p-set in which the maps are defined on a compact domain and agree exactly on a countable set. Based on the proposed classification, we give a refinement of Sharkovsky’s theorem for periodic difference equations.     

Cancelling periodic points

We prove that a self map of a PL-manifold of dimension is homotopic to a map with no periodic points of period n iff the Nielsen numbers (k divides n) disappear. Received: 15 December 1999 / Accepted: 25 September 2000 / Published online: 18 June 2001