Exponentially long time stability near an equilibrium point for non–linearizable analytic vector fields

We study the orbit behaviour of a germ of an analytic vector field of We prove that if its linear part is semisimple, non–resonant and verifies a Bruno–like condition, then the origin is effectively stable: stable for finite but exponentially long times.Received: July 5, 2004; revised: December 9, 2004     

Novel delay-dependent asymptotic stability criteria for neural networks with time-varying delays

The problem of delay-dependent asymptotic stability criteria for neural networks (NNs) with time-varying delays is investigated. An improved linear matrix inequality based on delay-dependent stability test is introduced to ensure a large upper bound for time-delay. A new class of Lyapunov function is constructed to derive a novel delay-dependent stability criteria. Finally, numerical examples are given to indicate significant improvement over some existing results.     

The average-shadowing property and topological ergodicity

In this note we prove that a Lyapunov stable map having the average-shadowing property from a compact metric space onto itself is topologically ergodic, but it is not topologically weakly mixing.     

Analytic normalization of analytic integrable systems and the embedding flows

This paper provides the normal forms of analytic integrable differential systems and diffeomorphisms via analytic normalizations. Furthermore, we consider the existence of embedding flows of an analytic integrable diffeomorphism.     

A new approach to center conditions for simple analytic monodromic singularities

In this paper we present an alternative algorithm for computing Poincaré-Lyapunov constants of simple monodromic singularities of planar analytic vector fields based on the concept of inverse integrating factor. Simple monodromic singular points are those for which after performing the first (generalized) polar blow-up, there appear no singular points. In other words, the associated Poincaré return map is analytic. An improvement of the method determines a priori the minimum number of Poincaré-Lyapunov constants which must cancel to ensure that the monodromic singularity is in fact a center when the explicit Laurent series of an inverse integrating factor is known in (generalized) polar coordinates. Several examples show the usefulness of the method.     

Differential equations on variable time scales

We introduce a class of differential equations on variable   time scales with a transition condition between two consecutive parts of the scale. Conditions for existence and uniqueness of solutions are obtained. Periodicity, boundedness and stability of solutions are considered. The method of investigation is by means of two successive reductions: B$B$-equivalence of the system [E. Akalín, M.U. Akhmet, The principles of B-smooth discontinuous flows, Computers and Mathematics with Applications 49 (2005) 981–995; M.U. Akhmet, Perturbations and Hopf bifurcation of the planar discontinuous dynamical system, Nonlinear Analysis 60 (2005) 163–178; M.U. Akhmet, N.A. Perestyuk, The comparison method for differential equations with impulse action, Differential Equations 26 (9) (1990) 1079–1086] on a variable time scale to a system on a time scale, a reduction to an impulsive differential equation [M.U. Akhmet, Perturbations and Hopf bifurcation of the planar discontinuous dynamical system, Nonlinear Analysis 60 (2005) 163–178; M.U. Akhmet, M. Turan, The differential equations on time scales through impulsive differential equations, Nonlinear Analysis 65 (2006) 2043–2060]. Appropriate examples are constructed to illustrate the theory.     

Differential equations with state-dependent piecewise constant argument

A new class of differential equations with state-dependent piecewise constant argument is introduced. It is an extension of systems with piecewise constant argument. Fundamental theoretical results for the equations—the existence and uniqueness of solutions, the existence of periodic solutions, and the stability of the zero solution—are obtained. Appropriate examples are constructed.     

Geometry of expanding absolutely continuous invariant measures and the liftability problem

We show that for a large class of maps on manifolds of arbitrary finite dimension, the existence of a Gibbs–Markov–Young structure (with Lebesgue as the reference measure) is a necessary as well as sufficient condition for the existence of an invariant probability measure which is absolutely continuous measure (with respect to Lebesgue) and for which all Lyapunov exponents are positive.     

Varieties of local integrability of analytic differential systems and their applications

In this paper we provide a characterization of local integrability for analytic or formal differential systems in Rⁿ${\mathbb{R}}^n$ or Cⁿ${\mathbb{C}}^n$ via the integrability varieties. Our result generalizes the classical one of Poincaré and Lyapunov on local integrability of planar analytic differential systems to any finitely dimensional analytic differential systems. As an application of our theory we study the integrability of a family of four-dimensional quadratic Hamiltonian systems.     

New results for the periodic boundary value problem for impulsive integro-differential equations

This paper discusses the periodic boundary value problem for first-order nonlinear impulsive integro-differential equations. We prove some new comparison principles, and then establish new existence results for extremal solutions by using these principles and the monotone iterative technique. These results improve and extend all known relevant conclusions from the literature. Some examples are also given to illustrate the advantage of our results.     

The reversibility and the center problem

In this work we study the narrow relation between reversibility and the center problem and also between reversibility and the integrability problem. It is well known that an analytic system having either a non-degenerate or nilpotent center at the origin is analytically reversible or orbitally analytically reversible, respectively. In this paper we prove the existence of a smooth map that transforms an analytic system having a degenerate center at the origin with either an analytic first integral or a C^∞ inverse integrating factor into a reversible linear system (after rescaling the time). Moreover, if the degenerate center has an analytic or a C^∞ reversing symmetry, then the transformed system by the map also has a reversing symmetry. From the knowledge of a first integral near the center we give a procedure to detect reversing symmetries.     

Statistical stability for Hénon maps of the Benedicks–Carleson type

We consider the family of Hénon maps in the plane and show that the SRB measures vary continuously in the weak^∗ topology within the set of Benedicks–Carleson parameters.     

Embedding smooth and formal diffeomorphisms through the Jordan-Chevalley decomposition

In [Xiang Zhang, The embedding flows of C^∞ hyperbolic diffeomorphisms, J. Differential Equations 250 (5) (2011) 2283-2298] Zhang proved that any local smooth hyperbolic diffeomorphism whose eigenvalues are weakly nonresonant is embedded in the flow of a smooth vector field. We present a new and more conceptual proof of such result using the Jordan-Chevalley decomposition in algebraic groups and the properties of the exponential operator.We characterize the hyperbolic smooth (resp. formal) diffeomorphisms that are embedded in a smooth (resp. formal) flow. We introduce a criterion showing that the presence of weak resonances for a diffeomorphism plus two natural conditions imply that it is not embeddable. This solves a conjecture of Zhang. The criterion is optimal, we provide a method to construct embeddable diffeomorphisms with weak resonances if we remove any of the conditions.     

Pest control may make the pest population explode

We present an example of a predator-prey-like system with a prey-only state as a global attractor, and with the additional property that an attempt to control the prey by harvesting or poisoning both species produces solutions in which both populations blow up in finite time.     

Planar embeddings with a globally attracting fixed point

We consider sufficient conditions which guarantee that an embedding from the plane R²${\mathbb{R}}^2$ into itself has a unique fixed point. We subsequently study sufficient conditions under which there appears a globally attracting fixed point for such an embedding.     

A new approach to practical stability of impulsive functional differential equations in terms of two measures

In this work, we consider a new approach to the practical stability theory of impulsive functional differential equations. With Lyapunov functionals and Razumikhin technique, we use a new technique in the division of Lyapunov functions, given by Shunian Zhang, and obtain conditions sufficient for the uniform practical (asymptotical) stability of impulsive delay differential equations. An example is also discussed to illustrate the advantage of the proposed results.     

The stability of the equilibrium of a nonlinear planar system and application to the relativistic oscillator

In this paper we present a sufficient condition for the stability of the equilibrium of a nonlinear planar system. The proof is based on the computation of the corresponding Birkhoff normal forms. The result does not involve small parameters. Applications to the relativistic oscillator are also given.     

Periodic and homoclinic solutions generated by impulses for asymptotically linear and sublinear Hamiltonian system

In this paper, we get the existence of periodic and homoclinic solutions for a class of asymptotically linear or sublinear Hamiltonian systems with impulsive conditions via variational methods. However, without impulses, there is no homoclinic or periodic solution for the system considered in this paper. Moreover, our results can be used to study the existence of periodic and homoclinic solutions of difference equations.     

Permanence and stability of a predator–prey system with stage structure for predator

A stage-structured predator–prey system with delays for prey and predator, respectively, is proposed and analyzed. Mathematical analysis of the model equations with regard to boundedness of solutions, permanence and stability are analyzed. Some sufficient conditions which guarantee the permanence of the system and the global asymptotic stability of the boundary and positive equilibrium, respectively, are obtained.