Stability and fixed points of point-dissipative systems

It is known that if T: X → X is completely continuous or if there exists an n₀ > 0 such that Tⁿ⁰ is completely continuous, then T point dissipative implies that there is a maximal compact invariant set which is uniformly asymptotically stable, attracts bounded sets, and has a fixed point (see Billotti and LaSalle [Bull. Amer. Math. Soc.6 1971]). The result is used, for example, in studying retarded functional differential equations, or parabolic partial differential equations. This result has been extended by Hale and Lopes [J. Differential Equations13 1973]. They get the result that if T is an α-contraction and compact dissipative then there is a maximal compact invariant set which is uniformly asymptotically stable, attracts neighborhoods of compact sets, and has a fixed point. The above result requires the stronger assumption of compact dissipative. The principal result of this paper is to get similar results under the weaker assumption of point dissipative. To do this we must make additional assumptions. We will show these assumptions are naturally satisfied by stable neutral functional differential equations and retarded functional differential equations with infinite delay. The result has applications to many other dynamical systems, of course.     

On the stability of iterative approximations to fixed points of nonexpansive mappings

We study iterative retraction approximations to fixed points of the nonexpansive self-mapping given on the closed convex set G in a Banach space B. The conditions which guarantee weak and strong convergence and stability of these approximations with respect to perturbations of both operator A and constraint set G are considered. The results of this paper are new even in a Hilbert space for the iterative projection approximations.     

Preservation of stability properties near fixed points of linear Hamiltonian systems by symplectic integrators

Based on reasonable testing model problems, we study the preservation by symplectic Runge-Kutta method (SRK) and symplectic partitioned Runge-Kutta method (SPRK) of structures for fixed points of linear Hamiltonian systems. The structure-preservation region provides a practical criterion for choosing step-size in symplectic computation. Examples are given to justify the investigation.     

Some new results on stability of fixed points

Using some new notions of convergence, Barbet and Nachi [Barbet L, Nachi K. Sequences of contractions and convergence of fixed points. Monografias del Seminario Matemático García de Galdeano 2006;33:51–58.] obtained several interesting results on the stability of fixed points in a metric space. These results are extended to 2-metric spaces which differ topologically from metric spaces in many ways.     

Multi-dimensional smoothing transformations: Existence,regularity and stability of fixed points

We analyze a class of smoothing transformations on probability measures in multiple space dimensions. Applying a synthesis of probabilistic methods and Fourier analysis, we prove existence and uniqueness of a fixed point inside the class of probability measures of finite second moment, characterize it as a scale mixture of Gaussians, and discuss its regularity. We also classify its tail, which might be of Pareto type. As an application, we study the stability of stationary solutions in a Kac-type kinetic model. In particular, we prove that the domain of attraction is precisely the probability measures of finite second moment.     

A numerical ODE solver that preserves the fixed points and their stability

In this paper, we provide a one-step predictor-corrector method for numerically solving first-order differential initial-value problems with two fixed points. The method preserves the stability behaviour of the fixed points, which results in an efficient integrator for this kind of problem. Some numerical examples are provided to show the good performance of the method.     

A method for evaluating the stability of fixed points in perturbed symplectic maps

An efficient method for determining the linear stability of fixed points of perturbed symplectic maps is presented. The method is applied to the perturbed twist maps, the near-identity and the near π/2-rotation symplectic maps.     

Study the stability of solutions of functional differential equations via fixed points

In this paper, we study the stability properties of solutions of a class of functional differential equations with variable delay. By using the fixed point theory under an exponentially weighted metric, we obtain some interesting sufficient conditions ensuring that the zero solution of the equations is stable and asymptotically stable.     

Positive circuits and maximal number of fixed points in discrete dynamical systems

We consider a product X of n finite intervals of integers, a map F from X to itself, the asynchronous state transition graph Γ(F) on X that Thomas proposed as a model for the dynamics of a network of n genes, and the interaction graph G(F) that describes the topology of the system in terms of positive and negative interactions between its n components. Then, we establish an upper bound on the number of fixed points for F, and more generally on the number of attractors in Γ(F), which only depends on X and on the topology of the positive circuits of G(F). This result generalizes the following discrete version of Thomas’ conjecture recently proved by Richard and Comet: If G(F) has no positive circuit, then Γ(F) has a unique attractor. This result also generalizes a result on the maximal number of fixed points in Boolean networks obtained by Aracena, Demongeot and Goles. The interest of this work in the context of gene network modeling is briefly discussed.     

Connections to fixed points and Sil’nikov saddle-focus homoclinic orbits in singularly perturbed systems

We consider a singularly perturbed system depending on two parameters with two (possibly the same) normally hyperbolic center manifolds. We assume that the unperturbed system has an orbit that connects a hyperbolic fixed point on one center manifold to a hyperbolic fixed point on the other. Then we prove some old and new results concerning the persistence of these connecting orbits and apply the results to find examples of systems in dimensions greater than three that possess Sil’nikov saddle-focus homoclinic orbits. Published in Ukrains’kyi Matematychnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 28–55, January, 2008.     

The stability of the parametric oscillations of second-order non-linear systems

The parametric oscillations of strongly non-linear systems with one degree of freedom are considered using a more general definition of these oscillations than the generally accepted definition. Stability criteria, that are verifiable using the signs of the derivatives of the amplitude-frequency characteristics, are found for the two families of periodic solutions corresponding to the fundamental parametric resonance. A condition is indicated under which the latter are monotonic and, as a result, one of the families is stable and the other is unstable. It is shown that, in a system with a concave non-monotonic elastic characteristic, the stable family loses stability for fairly large amplitudes and this effect is not revealed by the well-known analytical methods of non-linear mechanics.     

Characterizations of common fixed points of one-parameter nonexpansive semigroups, and convergence theorems to common fixed points

We first prove characterizations of common fixed points of one-parameter nonexpansive semigroups. We next present convergence theorems to common fixed points.     

Bifurcation of fixed points from a manifold of trivial fixed points in the infinite-dimensional case

We obtain a necessary as well as a sufficient condition for the existence of bifurcation points of a coincidence equation, and, in particular, of a parametrized fixed point problem. In both cases the trivial solutions are assumed to form a finite-dimensional submanifold of a Banach manifold. An application is given to a delay differential equation on a manifold: we detect periodic solutions that rotate close to an equilibrium point. To Albrecht Dold and Edward Fadell, superb mathematicians and first rate friends     

Global stability and oscillations of dynamical systems describing synchronous electrical machines

A new mathematical model for a synchronous machine with strong excitation control is proposed. The limit load problem for synchronous machines is considered. The limit admissible load is estimated by the nonlocal reduction method. Criteria for the existence of circular solutions and limit cycles of the second kind for the model of a synchronous machine are obtained.