The aim of the paper is to provide a linearization approach to the $\mathrm{See\; PDF}$-control problems. We begin by proving a semigroup-type behaviour of the set of constraints appearing in the linearized formulation of (standard) control problems. As a byproduct we obtain a linear formulation of the dynamic programming principle. Then, we use the $\mathrm{See\; PDF}$ approach and the associated linear formulations. This seems to be the most appropriate tool for treating $\mathrm{See\; PDF}$ problems in continuous and lower semicontinuous setting.

The aim of the paper is to provide a linearization approach to the ${𝕃}^{\infty }$See PDF-control problems. We begin by proving a semigroup-type behaviour of the set of constraints appearing in the linearized formulation of (standard) control problems. As a byproduct we obtain a linear formulation of the dynamic programming principle. Then, we use the ${𝕃}^p$See PDF approach and the associated linear formulations. This seems to be the most appropriate tool for treating ${𝕃}^{\infty }$See PDF problems in continuous and lower semicontinuous...

A class of nonlinear neutral differential equations with variable coefficients and delays is considered. Conditions for the existence of eventually positive solutions are obtained which extend some of the criteria existing in the literature. In particular, a linearized comparison theorem is obtained which establishes a connection between our nonlinear equations and a class of linear neutral equations with constant coefficients.

This paper is concerned with the nonlinear advanced difference equation with constant coefficients $$x_{n+1}-x_n+\sum _{i=1}^m{p}_i{f}_i\left(x_{n-k_i}\right)=0,n=0,1,\cdots$$ where $p_i\in (-\infty ,0)$ and $k_i\in \{\cdots ,-2,-1\}$ for $i=1,2,\cdots ,m$. We obtain sufficient conditions and also necessary and sufficient conditions for the oscillation of all solutions of the difference equation above by comparing with the associated linearized difference equation. Furthermore, oscillation criteria are established for the nonlinear advanced difference equation with variable coefficients $$x_{n+1}-x_n+\sum _{i=1}^m{p}_{in}{f}_i\left(x_{n-k_i}\right)=0,n=0,1,\cdots$$ where $p_{in}\le 0$ and $k_i\in \{\cdots ,-2,-1\}$ for $i=1,2,\cdots ,m$.

In this paper we generalize to any dimension and codimension some theorems about existence of Liouvillian solutions or first integrals proved by M. Singer in Liouvillian first integrals of differential equations (1992) for first order differential equations.

By direct calculus we identify explicitly the lipschitzian norm of the solution of the Poisson equation in terms of various norms of g, where is a Sturm–Liouville operator or generator of a non-singular diffusion in an interval. This allows us to obtain the best constant in the L1-Poincaré inequality (a little stronger than the Cheeger isoperimetric inequality) and some sharp transportation–information inequalities and concentration inequalities for empirical means. We conclude with several illustrative...