Hopf bifurcation and stability crossing curves in a cobweb model with heterogeneous producers and time delays

We study a continuous time cobweb model with discrete time delays where heterogeneous producers behave as adapters in the market. Specifically, they partially adjust production (which is subject to some gestation lags) towards the profit-maximising quantity under static expectations. The dynamics of the economy is described by a two-dimensional system of delay differential equations. We characterise stability properties of the stationary state of the system and show the emergence of Hopf bifurcations. We also apply some recent mathematical techniques (stability crossing curves) to show how heterogeneous time delays affect the stability of the economy.     

New results for global stability of a class of neutral-type neural systems with time delays

This paper studies the global convergence properties of a class of neutral-type neural networks with discrete time delays. This class of neutral systems includes Cohen–Grossberg neural networks, Hopfield neural networks and cellular neural networks. Based on the Lyapunov stability theorems, some delay independent sufficient conditions for the global asymptotic stability of the equilibrium point for this class of neutral-type systems are derived. It is shown that the results presented in this paper for neutral-type delayed neural networks are the generalization of a recently reported stability result. A numerical example is also given to demonstrate the applicability of our proposed stability criteria.     

Existence and stability of periodic solutions for parabolic systems with time delays

This paper is concerned with the existence and stability time-periodic solutions for a class of coupled parabolic equations with time delay, and time delays may appear in the nonlinear reaction functions. The existence of time-periodic solutions is for a class of locally Lipschitz continuous reaction functions without any quasimonotone requirement. Our approach to the problem is by the method of upper and lower solution and using Schauder fixed point theorem. Some methods for proving the stability of the periodic solution are also given. The results for the general system can be applied to the standard parabolic equations without time delay and corresponding ordinary differential system. Finally, a model arising from chemistry is used to illustrate the obtained results.     

Global stability for nonlinear dynamic equations with variable coefficients

We give sufficient conditions under which the trivial solution of a nonlinear dynamic equation with variable coefficients is globally asymptotically stable, for arbitrary time scales unbounded above.     

A new augmented Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional approach for stability of linear systems with time-varying delays

This paper proposes improved delay-dependent conditions for asymptotic stability of linear systems with time-varying delays. The proposed method employs a suitable Lyapunov-Krasovskii’s functional for new augmented system. Based on Lyapunov method, delay-dependent stability criteria for the systems are established in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) which can be easily solved by various optimization algorithms. Three numerical examples are included to show that the proposed method is effective and can provide less conservative results.     

New stability criteria for neural networks with time-varying delays

This paper is concerned with the stability analysis problem of neural networks with time delays. The delay intervals [−d(t), 0] and [−h, 0] are divided into m subintervals with equal length. Some free matrices are introduced to build the relationship among the elements of the resultant matrix inequalities. With the above operations, the new stability criteria are built for the general class of neural networks. The conditions are presented in the form of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), which can be solved by the numerically efficient Matlab LMI toolbox. Several examples are provided to show that our methods are much less conservative than recently reported ones.     

Complex dynamics in a prey predator system with multiple delays

The complex dynamics is explored in a prey predator system with multiple delays. Holling type-II functional response is assumed for prey dynamics. The predator dynamics is governed by modified Leslie-Gower scheme. The existence of periodic solutions via Hopf-bifurcation with respect to both delays are established. An algorithm is developed for drawing two-parametric bifurcation diagram with respect to two delays. The domain of stability with respect to τ₁ and τ₂ is thus obtained. The complex dynamical behavior of the system outside the domain of stability is evident from the exhaustive numerical simulation. Direction and stability of periodic solutions are also determined using normal form theory and center manifold argument.     

Linear stability of general linear methods for systems of neutral delay differential equations

This paper is concerned with the numerical solution of delay differential equations (DDEs). We focus on the stability of general linear methods for systems of neutral DDEs with multiple delays. A type of interpolation procedure is considered for general linear methods. Linear stability properties of general linear methods with this interpolation procedure are investigated. Many extant results are unified.     

Hopf bifurcation and stability for a neural network model with mixed delays

A generalized model of the two-neuron network with mixed delays is studied. The main purpose of this paper is to explore the linear stability of the trivial solution and Hopf bifurcation of a two-neuron network with continuous and discrete delays. The general formula of the direction, the estimation formula of period and stability of bifurcated periodic solutions are also studied. Finally, the numerical simulations are given to illustrate the theoretical analysis.     

Dissipativity analysis for singular systems with time-varying delays

This paper is concerned with the dissipativity analysis problem for singular systems with time-varying delays. A delay-dependent criterion is established to guarantee the dissipativity of the underlying systems using the delay partitioning technique. All the results given in this paper are not only dependent upon the time delay, but also dependent upon the number of delay partitions. The effectiveness and the reduced conservatism of the derived results are demonstrated by two illustrative examples.     

On stability of linear and weakly nonlinear switched systems with time delay

This paper studies time-delayed switched systems that include both stable and unstable modes. By using multiple Lyapunov-functions technique and a dwell-time approach, several criteria on exponential stability for both linear and nonlinear systems are established. It is shown that by suitably controlling the switching between the stable and unstable modes, exponential stabilization of the switched system can be achieved. Some examples and numerical simulations are provided to illustrate our results.     

Global asymptotic stability of a stochastic Lotka-Volterra model with infinite delays

In this paper, sufficient criteria for global asymptotic stability of a general stochastic Lotka-Volterra system with infinite delays are established. Some simulation figures are introduced to support the analytical findings.     

Uniform stability for thermoelastic systems with boundary time-varying delay

In this paper we consider a thermoelastic system with boundary time-varying delay. Using the energy method, we show, under suitable assumptions, that the damping effect through heat conduction is still strong enough to uniformly stabilize the system even in the presence of boundary time-varying delay. Our result improves earlier results existing in the literature.     

Stability of time-varying switched systems with time-varying delay

In this paper, we investigate the stability of time-varying switched systems with time-varying delay. We first give a generalization of Halanay’s inequality and then use this inequality to obtain sufficient conditions for the stability of switched systems.     

On reachable set bounding for discrete-time switched nonlinear positive systems with mixed time-varying delays and disturbance

This paper addresses the reachable set bounding for discrete-time switched nonlinear positive systems with mixed time-varying delays and disturbance, which contains switched linear positive systems as a special case. By resorting to a new method that does not involve the common Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional one, explicit criteria to ensure any state trajectory of the system converges exponentially into a prescribed sphere are obtained under average dwell time switching. The results can then be extended to more general time-varying systems. Finally, two numerical examples are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the obtained results.     

ON THE STABILITY OF DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEMS WITH TIME LAG

In this paer the inequality of Lemma 1 of [1] is extended.By means of our inequality and the method of Lyapunov function we study the stability of two kinds of large seate differential systems with time lag and the stability of a higher -order differential equation with time lag.The sufficient conditions for the stability(S.),the asymptotic stability(A.S.),the uniformly asymptotic stability(U.A.S) and the exponential asymptotic stability(E.A.S.) of the zero solutions of the systerms are obtained respectively.     

Stability of linear systems with time-varying delays: A direct frequency domain approach

The stability of linear systems with uncertain bounded time-varying delays (without any constraints on the delay derivatives) is analyzed. It is assumed that the system is stable for some known constant values of the delays (but may be unstable for zero delay values). The existing (Lyapunov-based) stability methods are restricted to the case of a single non-zero constant delay value, and lead to complicated and restrictive results. In the present note for the first time a stability criterion is derived in the general multiple delay case without any constraints on the delay derivative. The simple sufficient stability condition is given in terms of the system matrices and the lengths of the delay segments. Different from the existing frequency domain methods which usually apply the small gain theorem, the suggested approach is based on the direct application of the Laplace transform to the transformed system and on the bounding technique in _L2$L_2$. A numerical example illustrates the efficiency of the method.     

On data-dependence of exponential stability and stability radii for linear time-varying differential-algebraic systems

This paper is addressed to some questions concerning the exponential stability and its robustness measure for linear time-varying differential-algebraic systems of index 1. First, the Bohl exponent theory that is well known for ordinary differential equations is extended to differential-algebraic equations. Then, it is investigated that how the Bohl exponent and the stability radii with respect to dynamic perturbations for a differential-algebraic system depend on the system data. The paper can be considered as a continued and complementary part to a recent paper on stability radii for time-varying differential-algebraic equations [N.H. Du, V.H. Linh, Stability radii for linear time-varying differential-algebraic equations with respect to dynamic perturbations, J. Differential Equations 230 (2006) 579-599].     

A population model with time-dependent delay

We present analytical and computational results concerning the linear stability and instability of the uniform steady-state solution of a system of reaction-diffusion equations where a parameter in the kinetic terms is periodic in time. Under suitable assumptions the system is equivalent to a scalar equation with a periodically varying delay. Such a varying delay can model the seasonal fluctuations to the regeneration time of a resource. We study the effect such a varying delay can have on the stability of the spatially uniform steady-state. Analytical results reveal that instability can set in if the delays are large, while computational methods of analysing the stability equations reveal the precise shape of the instability boundary. The nonlinear stability of the uniform state is also examined using ladder methods.     

具有时滞的一般型脉冲神经网络的指数稳定性

讨论具有时滞的一般性脉冲神经网络的稳定性.在不假定激励函数有界或可导的前提下,利用非光滑分析和Lyapunov泛函,得到了这类神经网络系统平衡点的存在唯一性和全局指数稳定性判别准则.作为特例,得到了Hopfield神经网络,时滞细胞神经网络,双向联想记忆神经网络的平衡点的存在唯一性和全局指数稳定性判定定理.