New directions in algebraic dynamical systems

The logarithmic Mahler measure of certain multivariate polynomials occurs frequently as the entropy or the free energy of solvable lattice models (especially dimer models). It is also known that the entropy of an algebraic dynamical system is the logarithmic Mahler measure of the defining polynomial. The connection between the lattice models and the algebraic dynamical systems is still rather mysterious.     

Newton's method and complex dynamical systems

This article is devoted to the discussion of Newton's method. Beginning with the old results of A.Cayley and E.Schröder we proceed to the theory of complex dynamical systems on the sphere, which was developed by G.Julia and P.Fatou at the beginning of this century, and continued by several mathematicians in recent years.     

Partial stability and stabilization of dynamical systems

We prove the theorem on necessary and sufficient conditions of partial instability and the theorem on partial stabilization of nonlinear dynamical systems. We obtain sufficient conditions of controllability for systems linear with respect to control. We also study the problem of control and stabilization of an angular motion of a solid body by rotors.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 186–193, February, 1995.     

Invariant cones and stability of linear dynamical systems

We present a method for the investigation of the stability and positivity of systems of linear differential equations of arbitrary order. Conditions for the invariance of classes of cones of circular and ellipsoidal types are established. We propose algebraic conditions for the exponential stability of linear positive systems based on the notion of maximal eigenpairs of a matrix polynomial. __________ Translated from Ukrains’kyi Matematychnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 58, No. 11, pp. 1446–1461, November, 2006.     

Hyperbolicity,stability and monodromy of dynamical systems

We propose a rigorous computational method for proving uniform hyperbolicity of dynamical systems. Besides finding structurally stable parameters, the algorithm can also be applied for the computation of the monodromy of dynamical systems. With this algorithm, we prove that the topology of the 2-dimensional generalization of the Mandelbrot set is totally different from that of the original Mandelbrot set. Furthermore, we show that the monodromy of the complex Hénon map can be used to determine the dynamics of the real Hénon map. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Vanishing cohomology theorems and stability of complex analytic foliations

In this paper we deal with a complex analytic foliation of a compact complex manifold endowed with a bundle-like metric and give a transversally holomorphic rigidity theorem (Theorem 9.1) for these foliations, depending on curvature conditions. We give some examples for which we study holomorphic rigidity. The classical vanishing theorems of Nakano, Griffiths and Le Potier are the main tools we use to prove our results.     

On the stability of projected dynamical systems

A class of projected dynamical systems (PDS), whose stationary points solve the corresponding variational inequality problem (VIP), was recently studied by Dupuis and Nagurney (Ref. 1). This paper initiates the study of the stability of such PDS around their stationary points and thus gives rise to the study of the dynamical stability of VIP solutions. Examples are constructed showing that such a study can be quite distinct from the classical stability study for dynamical systems (DS). We give the definition of a regular solution to a VIP and introduce the concept of a minimal face flow induced by a PDS, which is a standard DS of a lower dimension. We then show that, at the regular solutions of the VIP, the local stability of the PDS is essentially the same as that of its minimal face flow. Hence, we reduce the problem, in this case, to one of the classical stability study of DS, a more developed discipline. In a more direct way, we then establish a series of local and global stability results of the PDS, under various conditions of monotonicity.This research was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant DMS-9024071 under the Faculty Awards for Women Program. This support is gratefully acknowledged.     

Robust stability of uncertain impulsive dynamical systems

This paper studies robust stability of uncertain impulsive dynamical systems. By introducing the concepts of uniformly positive definite matrix functions and Hamilton–Jacobi/Riccati inequalities, several criteria on robust stability, robust asymptotic stability and robust exponential stability are established. An example is also worked through to illustrate our results.     

Asymptotic and total stability for generalized dynamical systems

The existence of solutions to a class of nonlinear problems depending on a parameter is proved using the Gaierkin method The principal difficulty is that when the parameter crosses a critical value the bound edness of the approximate solutions is no longer obvious. Applications are indicated.