A result concerning the stability of some difference equations and its applications

In this paper, we investigate the Hyers-Ulam stability problem for the difference equation f(x +p, y +q)- φ(x, y)f(x, y)- ψ(x, y)= 0. An erratum to this article is available at .     

Homeomorphisms related to the polynomial-like iterative equation on S^1

In this paper we study all homeomorphisms on the unit circle $\mathbb{S}^1$, whose lifts are $C^0$ solutions of a class of nonhomogeneous polynomial-like iterative equation. By an auxiliary equation, we present all those homeomorphisms and illustrate our results by examples.     

Analytic solutions of a second-order nonautonomous iterative functional differential equation

In this paper a second-order nonautonomous iterative functional differential equation is considered. By reducing the equation with the Schröder transformation to another functional differential equation without iteration of the unknown function, we give existence of its local analytic solutions. We first discuss the case that the constant α given in the Schröder transformation does not lie on the unit circle in C and the case that the constant lies on the circle but fulfills the Diophantine condition. Then we further study the case that the constant is a unit root in C but the Diophantine condition is offended. Finally, we investigate analytic solutions of the form of power functions.     

Symmetry and transformation properties of iterative ordinary differential equation

Symmetries of linear iterative equations and new conditions on the infinitesimals are obtained. Regarding the expressions of the solutions in terms of the parameters of the source equation, an ansatz is made on the original parameters. We have also obtained an expression for the source parameters of the transformed equation under equivalence transformations. We conducted this work with a special emphasis on second-, third- and fourth-order equations, although some of our results are valid for equations of a general order.     

Stability of functional equations in single variable

This paper discusses Hyers-Ulam stability for functional equations in single variable, including the forms of linear functional equation, nonlinear functional equation and iterative equation. Surveying many known and related results, we clarify the relations between Hyers-Ulam stability and other senses of stability such as iterative stability, continuous dependence and robust stability, which are used for functional equations. Applying results of nonlinear functional equations we give the Hyers-Ulam stability of Böttcher's equation. We also prove a general result of Hyers-Ulam stability for iterative equations.     

On the stability of the orthogonal Pexiderized Cauchy equation

We investigate the stability of Pexiderized mappings in Banach modules over a unital Banach algebra. As a consequence, we establish the Hyers-Ulam stability of the orthogonal Cauchy functional equation of Pexider type f₁(x+y)=f₂(x)+f₃(y), x⊥y in which ⊥ is the orthogonality in the sense of Rätz.     

Decreasing solutions and convex solutions of the polynomial-like iterative equation

In this paper we prove the existence and uniqueness of decreasing solutions for the polynomial-like iterative equation so as to answer Problem 2 in [J. Zhang, L. Yang, W. Zhang, Some advances on functional equations, Adv. Math. (China) 24 (1995) 385-405] (or Problem 3 in [W. Zhang, J.A. Baker, Continuous solutions of a polynomial-like iterative equation with variable coefficients, Ann. Polon. Math. 73 (2000) 29-36]). Furthermore, we completely investigate increasing convex (or concave) solutions and decreasing convex (or concave) solutions of this equation so that the results obtained in [W. Zhang, K. Nikodem, B. Xu, Convex solutions of polynomial-like iterative equations, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 315 (2006) 29-40] are improved.     

Periodic and continuous solutions of a polynomial-like iterative equation

Aequationes mathematicae - Schauder’s fixed point theorem and the Banach contraction principle are used to study the polynomial-like iterative functional equation $$\begin{aligned} \lambda...     

Exponential type functional equation and its Hyers-Ulam stability

We give the solution of the functional equation f(x+y)+λf(x)f(y)=Φ(x,y) under some conditions. Also we show its Hyers-Ulam stability.     

On the stability of a quartic functional equation

In this paper, we prove the generalized Hyers-Ulam stability for the following quartic functional equation

f(2x+y)+f(2x−y)=4f(x+y)+4f(x−y)+24f(x)−6f(y).     

Convex solutions of the polynomial-like iterative equation with variable coefficients

In this paper, by applying the Schauder''s fixed point theorem we prove the existence of increasing and decreasing solutions of the polynomial-like iterative equation with variable coefficients and further completely investigate increasing convex (or concave) solutions and decreasing convex (or concave) solutions of this equation. The uniqueness and continuous dependence of those solutions are also discussed     

Solution of Hyers-Ulam stability problem for generalized Pappus' equation

The purpose of this paper is to solve the stability problem of Ulam for an approximate mapping of the following generalized Pappus' equation:

n²Q(x+my)+mnQ(x−ny)=(m+n)[nQ(x)+mQ(ny)]     

On the Hyers-Ulam stability of the linear differential equation

We obtain some results on generalized Hyers-Ulam stability of the linear differential equation in a Banach space. As a consequence we improve some known estimates of the difference between the perturbed and the exact solutions.     

On the stability of the linear differential equation of higher order with constant coefficients

We obtain a result on stability of the linear differential equation of higher order with constant coefficients in Aoki-Rassias sense. As a consequence we obtain the Hyers-Ulam stability of the above mentioned equation. A connection with dynamical sytems perturbation is established.     

Convex solutions of polynomial-like iterative equations

In this paper convex solutions and concave solutions of polynomial-like iterative equations are investigated. A result for non-monotonic solutions is given first and applied then to prove the existence of convex continuous solutions and concave ones. Furthermore, another condition for convex solutions, which is weaker in some aspects, is also given. The uniqueness and stability of those solutions are also discussed.     

Existence of analytic solutions of an iterative functional equation

This paper is concern analytic solutions of an iterative functional equation of the form

f(p(z)+q(f(z)))=h(f(z)),z∈C.     

Solution and stability of a cubic functional equation

In this paper, we investigate the general solution and the stability of a cubic functional equation f（x ＋ ny） ＋ f（x - ny） ＋ f（nx） = n^2 f（x ＋ y） ＋ n^2 f（x - y）＋ （n^3 - 2n^2 ＋ 2）f（x）,where n ≥ 2 is an integer. Furthermore, we prove the stability by the fixed point method.     

Lyapunov stability of periodic solutions of the quadratic Newtonian equation

We will find a positive constant Σ₂ such that for any 2π ‐periodic function h (t) with zero mean value, the quadratic Newtonian equation x ″ + x² = σ + h (t) will have exactly two 2π ‐periodic solutions with one being unstable and another being twist (and therefore being Lyapunov stable), provided that the parameter σ is bigger than the first bifurcation value and is smaller than the constant Σ₂. The construction of Σ₂ is obtained by examining carefully the twist coefficients of periodic solutions (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Analytic solutions of a second order iterative functional differential equation

This paper is concerned with an iterative functional differential equation

c₁x(z)+c₂x^′(z)+c₃x^″(z)=x(az+bx^′(z))