Local invariance via comparison functions

We consider the ordinary differential equation $u'(t)=f(t,u(t))$, where $f:[a,b]imes Do mathbb{R}^n$ is a given function, while $D$ is an open subset in $mathbb{R}^n$. We prove that, if $Ksubset D$ is locally closed and there exists a comparison function $omega:[a,b]imesmathbb{R}_+o mathbb{R}$...

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Main Authors: Ovidiu Carja, Mihai Necula, Ioan I. Vrabie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Texas State University 2004-04-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Differential Equations
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Online Access:http://ejde.math.txstate.edu/Volumes/2004/50/abstr.html
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Summary:We consider the ordinary differential equation $u'(t)=f(t,u(t))$, where $f:[a,b]imes Do mathbb{R}^n$ is a given function, while $D$ is an open subset in $mathbb{R}^n$. We prove that, if $Ksubset D$ is locally closed and there exists a comparison function $omega:[a,b]imesmathbb{R}_+o mathbb{R}$ such that $$ liminf_{hdownarrow 0}frac{1}{h}ig[d(xi+hf(t,xi);K)-d(xi;K)ig] leqomega(t,d(xi;K)) $$ for each $(t,xi)in [a,b]imes D$, then $K$ is locally invariant with respect to $f$. We show further that, under some natural extra condition, the converse statement is also true.
ISSN:1072-6691