Stability and instability criteria for Kaplan–Yorke solutions

We derive sufficient conditions for the stability and instability of periodic solutions of Kaplan–Yorke type to the equation where f is even in the first and odd in the second argument. The criteria are based on the monotonicity of the coefficient in a transformed version of the variational equation. For the special case of cubic f, we show that this monotonicity property is satisfied if and only if the set is contained in a region E defined by a quadratic form (bounded by an an ellipse or a hyperbola). The coefficients of this quadratic form are expressible in terms of the Taylor coefficients of f. Further, the parameter α in the equation and the amplitude z of the periodic solution are related by an elliptic integral. Using the relation between this integral and the arithmeticgeometric mean, we obtain upper and lower estimates on this relation, and on the inverse function. Combining these estimates with the inequality that defines the region E, we obtain stability criteria explicit in terms of the Taylor coefficients of f. These criteria go well beyond local stability analysis, as examples show. This research was supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany) Received: March 14, 2005; revised: August 16, 2005     

具分段常变元的时滞微分方程的振动性

The delay differential equation with piecewise constant argument x′(t)+a(t)x(t)+b(t)x([t-k])=0 is considered,where a(t) and b(t) are continuous functions on [-k,∞),b(t)≥0,k is a positive integer and [·] denotes the greatest integer function.Some new oscillation and nonoscillation conditions are obtained.     

Pointwise gradient estimates of solutions to onedimensional nonlinear parabolic equations

We present here an improved version of the method introduced by the first author to derive pointwise gradient estimates for the solutions of one-dimensional parabolic problems. After considering a general qualinear equation in divergence form we apply the method to the case of a nonlinear diffusion-convection equation. The conclusions are stated first for classical solutions and then for generalized and mild solutions. In the case of unbounded initial datum we obtain several regularizing effects for t > 0. Some unilateral pointwise gradient estimates are also obtained. The case of the Dirichlet problem is also considered. Finally, we collect, in the last section, several comments showing the connections among these estimates and the study of the free boundaries associated to the solutions of the diffusion-convection equation.     

Oscillating solutions of scalar delay-differential equations with state dependence

This paper is concerned with the oscillatory behavior of the delay-differential equation X'(t)=F(t,x_t) including the equations x'(t)=-a(t)x(t-r(t,x(t))), [display math001] as special cases.We give conditions for the existence of a nonoscillatory solution of (1) and criteria for the oscillation of all solutions of (1), aiming at extending or generalizing to (1) some of the recent oscillation and nonoscillation results for delay equations of the form x'(t)=-a(t)x(t-p)).     

On stability of linear periodic differential difference equations

The paper considers the equation

where the operator-valued bounded functions a_j and b_j are 2π-periodic, and the operator-valued kernels m and n are 2π-periodic with respect to the first argument. The connection between the input-output stability of the equation and the invertibility of a family of operators acting on the space of periodic functions is investigated.     

On small solutions of delay equations in infinite dimensions

LetX be a Banach space and 1p<. LetL be a bounded linear operator fromL ^p ([–1,0],X) intoX. Consider the delay differential equationu(t)=Lu _t ,u(0)=x,u ₀=f on the state spaceL ^p ([–1,0],X). We prove that a mild solutionu(t)=u(t;x,f) is a small solution if and only if the Laplace transform ofu(t;x,f) extends to an entire function. The same result holds for the state spaceC([–1,0],X).This paper was written while the authors were affiliated with the University of Tübingen. It is part of a research project supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG. The authors warmly thank Professor Rainer Nagel and the AG Funktionalanalysis for the stimulating and enjoyable working environment.Support by DAAD is gratefully acknowledged.Support by an Individual Fellowship from the Human Capital and Mobility programme of the European Community is gratefully acknowledged.     

A population dynamics model with nonautonomous past

Abstract

In this paper we study a two-phase population model, which distinguishes the population by two different stages

By the standard technique of characteristics, this population equation is transformed as the ordinary differential equation with nonautonomous past

where 1 ≤ p < ∞ and I = [?r, 0] (finite delay) or I = (?∞, 0] (infinite delay), E a Banach space, Φ : W^1,p(I, E) → E a linear delay operator and B a nonlinear operator on E. The main result of this paper is the well-posedness of this delay equation by using the (right) multiplicative perturbation result of Desch and Schappacher in [8].     

On some properties of solutions of second-order linear functional differential equations

The properties of solutions of the equationu″(t) =p ₁(t)u(τ₁(t)) +p ₂(t)u′(τ₂(t)) are investigated wherep _i :a, + ∞[→R (i=1,2) are locally summable functions τ₁ :a, + ∞[→R is a measurable function, and τ₂ :a, + ∞[→R is a nondecreasing locally absolutely continuous function. Moreover, τ _i (t) ≥t (i = 1,2),p ₁(t)≥0,p ₂ ² (t) ≤ (4 - ɛ)τ ₂ ^′ (t)p ₁(t), ɛ =const > 0 and . In particular, it is proved that solutions whose derivatives are square integrable on [α,+∞] form a one-dimensional linear space and for any such solution to vanish at infinity it is necessary and sufficient that .     

Evolution inclusions governed by subdifferentials in reflexive Banach spaces

The existence, uniqueness and regularity of strong solutions for Cauchy problem and periodic problem are studied for the evolution equation: where is the so-called subdifferential operator from a real Banach space V into its dual V*. The study in the Hilbert space setting (V = V* = H: Hilbert space) is already developed in detail so far. However, the study here is done in the V–V* setting which is not yet fully pursued. Our method of proof relies on approximation arguments in a Hilbert space H. To assure this procedure, it is assumed that the embeddings are both dense and continuous.     

Nonconvex second-order differential inclusions with memory

We prove several existence theorems for the second-order differential inclusion of the form in the case whenF or bothG andF are maps with nonconvex values in an Euclidean or Hilbert space andF(t, T(t)x) is a memory term ([T(t)x]()=x(t+)).     

Existence of positive solutions for p -laplacian singular boundary value problems of functional differential equation

In this paper, the boundary value problems of p-Laplacian functional differential equation are studied. By using a fixed point theorem in cones, some criteria for the existence of positive solutions are given. Partially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (011471).     

Properties of theL p-solutions of linear impulsive equations in a Banach space

Summary In the paper conditions for the existence ofL _p-conditions (1 p ) of linear impulsive equations in a Banach space are found.     

An inverse sturm-Liouville problem by three spectra

It is shown that the potential of the Sturm-Liouville equation on interval [0,a] may be restored by the spectra of three boundary problems generated by the equation on the intervals [0,a], [0, 1/2a] and [1/2a,a], respectively. The algorithm of construction is given as well as the sufficient conditions for three sequences of real numbers to be the spectra of the mentioned boundary problems. The problem on [0,a] describes small vibrations of a smooth string with fixed ends. The problems on the half-intervals describe vibrations of the same string clamped at the point of equilibrium.     

Oscillation of forced neutral differential equations with positive and negative coefficients

In this paper the forced neutral difterential equation with positive and negative coefficients d/dt [x(t)-R(t)x(t-r)] P(t)x(t-x)-Q(t)x(t-σ)=f(t),t≥t0,is considered,where f∈L^1(t0,∞)交集C([t0,∞],R^ )and r,x,σ∈(0,∞),The sufficient conditions to oscillate for all solutions of this equation are studied.     

Existence and multiplicity of wave trains in 2D lattices

We study the existence and branching patterns of wave trains in a two-dimensional lattice with linear and nonlinear coupling between nearest particles and a nonlinear substrate potential. The wave train equation of the corresponding discrete nonlinear equation is formulated as an advanced-delay differential equation which is reduced by a Lyapunov–Schmidt reduction to a finite-dimensional bifurcation equation with certain symmetries and an inherited Hamiltonian structure. By means of invariant theory and singularity theory, we obtain the small amplitude solutions in the Hamiltonian system near equilibria in non-resonance and p:q$p:q$ resonance, respectively. We show the impact of the direction θ of propagation and obtain the existence and branching patterns of wave trains in a one-dimensional lattice by investigating the existence of traveling waves of the original two-dimensional lattice in the direction θ of propagation satisfying tan θ is rational.     

Evolution equations governed by the sweeping process

This paper is concerned with variants of the sweeping process introduced by J.J. Moreau in 1971. In Section 4, perturbations of the sweeping process are studied. The equation has the formX(t) -N _C(t) (X(t)) +F(t, X(t)). The dimension is finite andF is a bounded closed convex valued multifunction. WhenC(t) is the complementary of a convex set,F is globally measurable andF(t, ·) is upper semicontinuous, existence is proved (Th. 4.1). The Lipschitz constants of the solutions receive particular attention. This point is also examined for the perturbed version of the classical convex sweeping process in Th. 4.1. In Sections 5 and 6, a second-order sweeping process is considered:X (t) -N _C(X(t)) (X(t)). HereC is a bounded Lipschitzean closed convex valued multifunction defined on an open subset of a Hilbert space. Existence is proved whenC is dissipative (Th. 5.1) or when allC(x) are contained in a compact setK (Th. 5.2). In Section 6, the second-order sweeping process is solved in finite dimension whenC is continuous.     

Existence of periodic solutions for a Liénard type p-Laplacian differential equation with a deviating argument

By means of Mawhin’s continuation theorem, a class of p-Laplacian type differential equation with a deviating argument of the form

(_φp(x^′(t)))^′+f(x(t))x^′(t)+β(t)g(t,x(t−τ(t,_|x|∞)))=e(t)${\left({\phi }_p\left(x^{\prime }\left(t\right)\right)\right)}^{\prime }+f\left(x\left(t\right)\right)x^{\prime }\left(t\right)+\beta \left(t\right)g(t,x(t-\tau (t,{\left|x\right|}_{\infty })))=e\left(t\right)$

Existence and uniqueness of periodic solutions for a p-Laplacian Duffing equation with a deviating argument

By means of Mawhin’s continuation theorem, we study a class of p-Laplacian Duffing type differential equations of the form

(_φp(x^′(t)))^′=Cx^′(t)+g(t,x(t),x(t−τ(t)))+e(t).${\left({\phi }_p\left(x^{\prime }\left(t\right)\right)\right)}^{\prime }=C{x}^{\prime }\left(t\right)+g(t,x\left(t\right),x(t-\tau \left(t\right)))+e\left(t\right)\text{.}$

On existence of periodic solutions of a kind of Rayleigh equation with a deviating argument

Existence of periodic solutions for a kind of Rayleigh equation with a deviating argument

x^″(t)+f(x^′(t))+g(t,x(t−τ(t)))=p(t)$x^{″}\left(t\right)+f\left(x^{\prime }\left(t\right)\right)+g(t,x(t-\tau \left(t\right)))=p\left(t\right)$