Solutions of the three-dimensional sine-Gordon equation

We obtain exact solutions U(x, y, z, t) of the three-dimensional sine-Gordon equation in a form that Lamb previously proposed for integrating the two-dimensional sine-Gordon equation. The three-dimensional solutions depend on arbitrary functions F(α) and ϕ(α,β), whose arguments are some functions α(x, y, z, t) and β(x, y, z, t). The ansatzes must satisfy certain equations. These are an algebraic system of equations in the case of one ansatz. In the case of two ansatzes, the system of algebraic equations is supplemented by first-order ordinary differential equations. The resulting solutions U(x, y, z, t) have an important property, namely, the superposition principle holds for the function tan(U/4). The suggested approach can be used to solve the generalized sine-Gordon equation, which, in contrast to the classical equation, additionally involves first-order partial derivatives with respect to the variables x, y, z, and t, and also to integrate the sinh-Gordon equation. This approach admits a natural generalization to the case of integration of the abovementioned types of equations in a space with any number of dimensions. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 158, No. 3, pp. 370–377, March, 2009.     

Stability criteria of the Bendixon type

Summary In this paper we consider a system of two first order differential equations {x′=P(x,y). y′=Q(x,y)}. We usually assume that ∂P/∂x+∂Q/∂y vanish identically in a certain region. A number of conditions are then given to insure boundedness of solutions or asymptotic stability of the zero solution. Entrata in Redazione il 5 gennaio 1972.     

Existence of Nondecreasing and Continuous Solutions of an Integral Equation with Linear Modification of the Argument

We use a technique associated with measures of noncompactness to prove the existence of nondecreasing solutions to an integral equation with linear modification of the argument in the space C[0, 1]. In the last thirty years there has been a great deal of work in the field of differential equations with a modified argument. A special class is represented by the differential equation with affine modification of the argument which can be delay differential equations or differential equations with linear modifications of the argument. In this case we study the following integral equation x（t） = a（t） ＋ （Tx）（t） ∫0^σ（t） u（t, s, x（s）, x（λs））ds 0 〈 λ 〈 1 which can be considered in connection with the following Cauchy problem x＇（t） = u（t, s, x（t）, x（λt））, t ∈ [0, 1], 0 〈 λ 〈 1 x（0） = u0.     

Quasiperiodic solutions of higher dimensional Duffing’s equations via the KAM theorem

In this paper, we consider the higher dimensional second order differential equations of the formẍ + ∇F(x,t) = 0,x ∈R ⁿ with a class of weakly coupled potentials F( x, t ), periodically depending on t. We prove the existence of infinitely many quasi-periodic solutions for such equations via the KAM theorem.     

Functions with Nonzero Wronskian form a fundamental solution set

This self-contained note could find classroom use in a course on differential equations. It is proved that if y₁(x) and y₂(x) are C ² -functions whose Wronskian is never zero for α < x < β, then y₁ and y₂ form a fundamental solution set for a uniquely determined second-order linear homogeneous ordinary differential equation, y″ + p(x)y′ + q(x)y = 0, whose coefficients, p(x) and q(x), are continuous on (α, β).     

STABILITY AND ALMOST PERIODIC SOLUTIONS OF NEUTRAL FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH INFINITE DELAY

Itiswellknownthattheexistenceofalmostperiodicsolutionsiscloselyrelatedtothestabilityofsolutions.Forfunctionaldifferentialequationswithinfinitedelay,Y.Hin.[5'6]studiedtheproblemsontheexistenceofalmostperiodicsolutionsandthestability.However,therearefewpapersll2]dealingwithneutralfunctionaldifferentialequationswithinfinitedelay.Inthepresentpaper,forneutralfunctionaldifferentialequationswithinfinitedelay,weprovetheinherencetheoremfortheuniformlystableoperatorD(t),definethestabilitywithrespecttot…     

Monotonic limit theorem of BSDE and nonlinear decomposition theorem of Doob–Meyers type

We have obtained the following limit theorem: if a sequence of RCLL supersolutions of a backward stochastic differential equations (BSDE) converges monotonically up to (y _t ) with E[sup _t |y _t |²] < ∞, then (y _t ) itself is a RCLL supersolution of the same BSDE (Theorem 2.4 and 3.6). We apply this result to the following two problems: 1) nonlinear Doob–Meyer Decomposition Theorem. 2) the smallest supersolution of a BSDE with constraints on the solution (y, z). The constraints may be non convex with respect to (y, z) and may be only measurable with respect to the time variable t. this result may be applied to the pricing of hedging contingent claims with constrained portfolios and/or wealth processes. Received: 3 June 1997 / Revised version: 18 January 1998     

On finite Moufang polygons

We show that a finite generalized polygon Γ is Moufang with respect to a groupG if and only if for every flag {x, y} of Γ, the subgroupG ₁(x, y) ofG fixing every element incident with one ofx, y acts transitively on the set of apartments containing the elementsu, x, y, w, whereu≠y (resp.w≠x) is an arbitrary element incident withx (resp.y). Research Associate at the National Fund of Scientific Research of Belgium. Research partially supported by NSF Grant DMS-8901904.     

On the diophantine equation x 2 + p 2k = y n

Let 2 ≤ p < 100 be a rational prime and consider equation (3) in the title in integer unknowns x, y, n, k with x > 0, y > 1, n ≥ 3 prime, k ≥ 0 and gcd(x, y) = 1. Under the above conditions we give all solutions of the title equation (see the Theorem). We note that if in (3) gcd(x, y) = 1, our Theorem is an extension of several earlier results [15], [27], [2], [3], [5], [23]. Received: 25 April 2008     

Convergence of solutions of nonlinear differential equations

Summary Solutions of are said to converge if every pair of solutions x(t), y(t) satisfy x(t) − y(t) →0 as t → ∞. An invariance principle of LaSalle is used to determine conditions under which the solutions of converge. In certain cases the approach used does not require boundedness of solutions as has been required in most previous results on convergence of solutions. The results of this investigation are applied to a number of nonlinear second order differential equations. Sufficient conditions are also found for the convergence of solutions of certain functional differential equations. Entrata in Redazione il 10 febbraio 1976.     

On the boundedness of solutions of nonlinear differential equations in Hilbert spaces

LetH be a complex Hilbert space and letB be the space of all bounded linear operators fromH intoH with the strong operator topology. We will give a boundedness result for the solutions of the differential equationx′=A(t)x+f(t,x) whereA: I=[t ₀, ∞)→B is continuous,f: I×H→H is also continuous and for every bounded setS⊂I×H there exists a constantM(S)>0 such that |f(t,x)−f(t,y)|≤M(S)|x−y|,(t,x), (t,y)∈S.

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Sunto SiaH uno spazio di Hilbert complesso e siaB lo spazio degli operatori lineari limitati daH inH, con la topologia forte. In questo lavoro si prova un risultato di limitatezza per le soluzioni dell'equazione differenzialex′=A(t)x+f(t,x), doveA: I=[t ₀, ∞)→B è continua,f: I×H→H è continua e per ogni insieme limitatoS⊂I×H esiste una costanteM(S)>0 tale che |f(t,x)−f(t,y)|≤M(S)|x−y| per ogni(t,x), (t,y)∈S.

     

Einige unstetige stochastische Prozesse

Summary Stochastic processes of the following type are considered. At random time points, the variablex(t) jumps fromy tox, say. The heightsx–y of the jumps have a given distributionG ^*(x–y) that may depend ony ort. Between the jumps,x(t) is a solution to a given differential equationdx/dt=x(x, t). We look for the distributionF(x, t) ofx at timet>0,F(x, 0) being given. In the stationary case, stable distributions are investigated.If there is a lower boundaryx ₀ and ifF(x ₀)>0, the problem is similar to the queueing problem. We solve it in the stationary case with integral equations of the Volterra type. Other problems can be transformed to differential equations for the moment generating functions. These equations are partial in the non stationary and ordinary in the stationary case.     

Implicit function theorem and its application to a Ulam’s problem for exact differential equations

We prove a global version of the implicit function theorem under a special condition and apply this result to the proof of a modified Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability of exact differential equations of the form, g（x, y） ＋ h（x, y）y＇ =0.     

Amplitude Bounds on Periodic and Aperiodic Oscillations: Second-order Systems

The global behaviour of the control systems described by thepair of differential equations x{dot} = –f(x)±g(y)+p(t), y{dot} = –f(x)±g(y)+p(t) has been investigated. Here f(x), g(y), h(x) and k(y) are polynomialsof odd degree with leading coefficients positive and p(t) andq(t) are bounded functions of time. Sufficient conditions havebeen found under which the trajectories of the above systemmay eventually be confined in a subset of (x, y, t)-space, thusgiving bounds on the amplitude of periodic as well as aperiodicoscillations. Further bounds on the amplitude of oscillationshave been investigated by finding regions in (x,y,t)-space fromwhich all trajectories eventually leave and into which no trajectoriesenter. Thus sufficient conditions have been derived for theexistence of an annulus in which oscillatory behaviour may beconfined.     

Some questions in the theory of inverse problems for differential operators

For the two operatorsLy=y ⁿ +σ _k=0 ⁿ⁻² p _k (x)y( ^k ) and Ry=yⁿ+σ _k=0 ⁿ⁻² p_k(x)y(^k) with a common set of boundary conditions we establish a connection between p_k(x) and P_k(x) in the case where the weight numbers coincide and a finite number of the eigenvalues do not coincide, in terms of the eigenfunctions of these operators corresponding to the noncoincident eigenvalues and the derivatives of these functions. This enables us to recover the operator L from the operator R by solving a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. For Sturm-Liouville operators an analogous relation is proved for the case where infinitely many eigenvalues do not coincide. Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 151–160, February, 1977. I wish to express my thanks to my scientific adviser V. A. Sadovnich.     

Asymptotically recurrent solutions ofβ-differential equations

In the paper methods from the theory of extensions of dynamical systems are used to studyβ-differential equations whose solutions possess the uniqueness property and depend continuously on the initial data and on the right-hand side of the equation. The Zhikov-Bronshtein theorems concerning asymptotically almost periodic solutions of ordinary differential equations are extended toβ-differential equations (in particular, to total differential equations). Along with asymptotic almost periodicity, we also consider asymptotic recurrence, weak asymptotic distality, and asymptotic distality. To the equations we associate dynamical systems generated by the space of the right-hand sides and the spaces of the solutions and of the initial data of solutions of the equation. Generally, the phase semigroups of the dynamical systems are not locally compact. Translated fromMatermaticheskie Zametki, Vol. 67, No. 6, pp. 837–851, June, 2000.     

On the polynomial limit cycles of polynomial differential equations

In this paper we deal with ordinary differential equations of the form dy/dx = P(x, y) where P(x, y) is a real polynomial in the variables x and y, of degree n in the variable y. If y = φ(x) is a solution of this equation defined for x ∈ [0, 1] and which satisfies φ(0) = φ(1), we say that it is a periodic orbit. A limit cycle is an isolated periodic orbit in the set of all periodic orbits. If φ(x) is a polynomial, then φ(x) is called a polynomial solution.     

A Note on the Mean Value of Numbersof the Solutions of x^α≡ 1（modn）

Let T = T(p, q, α) be the number of solutions of the congruence x^α ≡ 1 (mod p^ηq^θ). Let A and B be sets of primes satisfying x₁ < p ≤ x₂ and y₁ < q ≤ y₂, respectively. A mean value estimation of is given. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 19971024) and Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 199047)     

Distortion-suppression optimization for a class of nonlinear optical systems with feedback

We consider the initial boundary-value problem for the quasilinear diffusion equation ∂ _t u+u − DΔu = K(x, y)(1 + γ(u + ϕ(x, y))) describing the dynamics of optical systems with controlled feedback wave intensity modulation K(x, y) in the presence of incoming-wave phase perturbations ϕ(x, y). The control problem for the parameter K(x, y) is formulated with the objective of smoothing out the spatial nonhomogeneities of the total output phase u(x, y, T) + ϕ(x, y). We prove existence and uniqueness theorems for the generalized solutions of the direct and conjugate problems, solvability theorems for the optimization problems, and Frechet-differentiability of the objective functional. A formula for the functional gradient is derived and the efficiency of the gradient projection method is demonstrated numerically. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Matematika i Informatika, No. 20, pp. 80–99, 2005.     

On the ratio of values of a polynomial

For given positive integersa andb, the equationa(x + 1)… (x + k) =b(y+1)… (y + k) in positive integers is considered. More general equations are also considered.