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A singular perturbation method for saddle connections and subharmonics of certain nonlinear differential equations with fixed saddle points.

Peter Smith (1990)

Revista Matemática de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Saddle connections and subharmonics are investigated for a class of forced second order differential equations which have a fixed saddle point. In these equations, which have linear damping and a nonlinear restoring term, the amplitude of the forcing term depends on displacement in the system. Saddle connections are significant in nonlinear systems since their appearance signals a homoclinic bifurcation. The approach uses a singular perturbation method which has a fairly broad application to saddle...

A singular version of Leighton's comparison theorem for forced quasilinear second order differential equations

Ondřej Došlý, Jaroslav Jaroš (2003)

Archivum Mathematicum

We extend the classical Leighton comparison theorem to a class of quasilinear forced second order differential equations ( r ( t ) | x ' | α - 2 x ' ) ' + c ( t ) | x | β - 2 x = f ( t ) , 1 < α β , t I = ( a , b ) , ( * ) where the endpoints a , b of the interval I are allowed to be singular. Some applications of this statement in the oscillation theory of (*) are suggested.

A smooth Lyapunov function from a class- 𝒦ℒ estimate involving two positive semidefinite functions

Andrew R. Teel, Laurent Praly (2010)

ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations

We consider differential inclusions where a positive semidefinite function of the solutions satisfies a class- 𝒦ℒ estimate in terms of time and a second positive semidefinite function of the initial condition. We show that a smooth converse Lyapunov function, i.e., one whose derivative along solutions can be used to establish the class- 𝒦ℒ estimate, exists if and only if the class- 𝒦ℒ estimate is robust, i.e., it holds for a larger, perturbed differential inclusion. It remains an open question whether...

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