Viability for a class of semilinear differential equations of retarded type

Let X be a Banach space, A ： D（A） X → X the generator of a compact C0- semigroup S（t） ： X → X, t ≥ 0, D a locally closed subset in X, and f ： （a, b） × X →X a function of Caratheodory type. The main result of this paper is that a necessary and sufficient condition in order to make D a viable domain of the semilinear differential equation of retarded type u＇（t） = Au（t） ＋ f（t, u（t - q））, t ∈ [to, to ＋ T], with initial condition uto = φ ∈C（[-q, 0]; X）, is the tangency condition lim infh10 h^-1d（S（h）v（O）＋hf（t, v（-q））; D） = 0 for almost every t ∈ （a, b） and every v ∈ C（[-q, 0]; X） with v（0）, v（-q）∈ D.     

Invariant sets for a class of perturbed differential equations of retarded type

LetX be a Banach space and leta, b, q be real numbers such thata<b,q>0. Denote byD a locally closed subset ofX. A necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of a mild solutionu∈C([a−q, b ₁],X),a<b ₁<b, to the differential equationdu(t)/dt=Au(t)+f(t, u _t), such thatu:[a,b ₁]→D, u _a=ϕ is given. The linear operatorA is the generator of aC ₀ semigroupT(t), t≧0, withT(t) compact fort>0,f: [a, b)×C([−q,0],D _λ)→X is continuous and ϕ∈C([−q,0],D _λ) with ϕ(0)∈D. D _λ is a neighbourhood ofD. Applications to parabolic partial differential equations with retarded argument are given.     

Fractal oscillations for a class of second order linear differential equations of Euler type

The s-dimensional fractal oscillations for continuous and smooth functions defined on an open bounded interval are introduced and studied. The main purpose of the paper is to establish this kind of oscillations for solutions of a class of second order linear differential equations of Euler type. Next, it will be shown that the dimensional number s only depends on a positive real parameter α appearing in a singular term of the main equation. It continues some recent results on the rectifiable and unrectifiable oscillations given in Paši? [M. Paši?, Rectifiable and unrectifiable oscillations for a class of second-order linear differential equations of Euler type, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 335 (2007) 724-738] and Wong [J.S.W. Wong, On rectifiable oscillation of Euler type second order linear differential equations, Electron. J. Qual. Theory Differ. Equ. 20 (2007) 1-12].     

On a class of differential equations of parabolic type with impulsive action

Existence and uniqueness theorems are obtained for semilinear differential equations of parabolic type with impulsive action in Banach spaces. These equations contain an operator, in general, noninvertible, multiplying the time derivative. The results are applied to partial differential equations with impulsive action.     

Liouville-Green asymptotic approximation for a class of matrix differential equations and semi-discretized partial differential equations

A Liouville-Green (or WKB) asymptotic approximation theory is developed for the class of linear second-order matrix differential equations Y^″=[f(t)A+G(t)]Y on [a,+∞), where A and G(t) are matrices and f(t) is scalar. This includes the case of an “asymptotically constant” (not necessarily diagonalizable) coefficient A (when f(t)≡1). An explicit representation for a basis of the right-module of solutions is given, and precise computable bounds for the error terms are provided. The double asymptotic nature with respect to both t and some parameter entering the matrix coefficient is also shown. Several examples, some concerning semi-discretized wave and convection-diffusion equations, are given.     

Lyapunov-type inequality for a class of odd-order differential equations

In this paper, we give a generalization of the well-known Lyapunov-type inequality for a class of odd-order differential equations, the result of this paper is new and generalizes some early results on this topic.     

Rectifiable and unrectifiable oscillations for a class of second-order linear differential equations of Euler type

The main purpose of the paper is to pay attention to a new kind of oscillations, so-called rectifiable and unrectifiable oscillations, which occur in a class of linear second-order differential equations, including the famous linear Euler differential equation. It will be shown that this kind of oscillations only depends on a positive real parameter which appears in a singular term of the main equation as well as in a suitable boundary-layer condition.     

Conditional stability for a class of second-order differential equations

Using two classes of test functions introduced recently by the authors, a criterion for conditional stability of the trivial solution of a second-order semi-linear differential equation is established.     

Lyapunov-type inequality for a class of even-order differential equations

In this paper, we generalize the well-known Lyapunov-type inequality for second-order linear differential equations to a class of even-order linear differential equations, the results of this paper are new and generalize some known inequalities in the literatures.     

Existence theorems for a class of nonlocal differential equations

A class of nonlocal second-order ordinary differential equations of the form

y^″(x)=f(x,y(x),(y○λ)(x),y^′(x))     

Backlund transformations for a class of systems of differential equations

Backlund Transformations and Superposition formulae are given for a class of systems of nonlinear differential equations for matrix valued functions ofn independent variables. Whenn=2 the equations reduce to the wave equation, the sine-Gordon equation, the Laplace equation and the elliptic sinh-Gordon equation.The first author is partially supported by CNPq.The second author is partially supported by CAPES and CNPq.     

Positive periodic solutions for a class of delay differential equations

In this paper, we employ fixed point theorem and functional equation theory to study the existence of positive periodic solutions of the delay differential equation

x^′(t)=α(t)x(t)-β(t)x²(t)+γ(t)x(t-τ(t))x(t).