Skip to main content
Log in

Branching of solutions of two-parameter boundary-value problems for second order differential equations

  • Published:
Ingenieur-Archiv Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

A two-point boundary-value problem is considered for the differential equationx″+g(t, x, x′, λ, μ)=0 containing two real parameters. It is assumed that the problem has a solution,x 0 (t) whenλ=μ=0. Branching of solutions nearx 0 (t) is studied for small values of the parametersλ andμ. The “generic” cases of branching, in which critical quantities are nonzero, are studied. A number of cases are distinguished, which depend on the ranks of two special matrices. In each case a neighborhood of (0, 0) in the plane of the two parametersλ andμ is described. For (λ, μ) in certain subregions of this neighborhood there are several solutions of the problem which reduce tox 0 (t) as (λ, μ)→(0, 0), while for (λ, μ) in other subregions of the neighborhood there are no solutions of the problem near tox 0 (t). An application is given to periodic solutions of a damped nonlinear oscillator with equationx″+λx′+g(x)=μf(t), withλ andμ small and varying independently. Herex 0 (t) is a nonconstant periodic solution ofx″+g(x)=0.

Übersicht

Für die Differentialgleichungx″+g(t, x, x′, λ, μ)=0, die zwei reelle Parameter enthält, wird ein Zweipunkt-Grenzwert-Problem untersucht. Es wird angenommen, daß fürλ=μ=0 eine Lösungx 0 (t) vorhanden ist. Für kleine Werte der Parameterλ undμ wird die Verzweigung der Lösung in der Nähe vonx 0 (t) betrachtet. Es ergeben sich Sonderfälle für die Verzweigung, in denen kritische Größen nicht verschwinden. Abhängig von dem Rang zweier spezieller Matrizen müssen verschiedene Fälle unterschieden werden. Für jeden dieser Fälle wird die Umgebung von (0, 0) in der Ebene der Parameterλ undμ untersucht. In gewissen Bereichen dieser Umgebung gibt es mehrere Lösungen, die für (λ, μ→(0, 0) gegenx 0 (t) streben: für andere Bereiche gibt es dagegen keine Lösung in der Nähe vonx 0 (t). Als Anwendungsbeispiel werden die periodischen Lösungen eines gedämpften, nichtlinearen Schwingers mit der Gleichungx″+λx′+g(x)=μf(t) untersucht, wobeiλ undμ klein und unabhängig voneinander sind. Im vorliegenden Fall istx 0 (t) eine nichtkonstante periodische Lösung vonx″+g(x)=0.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Hale, J. K.: Bifurcation with Several Parameters. VII International Conference on Nonlinear Oscillations, Berlin 1975, to appear

  2. Hartman, P.: OnN-Parameter Families and Interpolation Problems for Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations. Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 154 (1971) pp 201–226

    Article  MATH  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  3. Lasota, A.; Opial, Z.: On the Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions of a Boundary Value Problem for an Ordinary Second-Order Differential Equation. Colloq. Math. 18 (1967) pp. 1–5.

    MATH  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  4. Loud, W. S.: Periodic Solutions ofx″+cx′+g(x)=εf(t). Mem. Amer. Math. Soc. 31, 1959.

  5. Loud, W. S.: Subharmonic Solutions of Second Order Equations Arising Near Harmonic Solutions. J. Diff. Equat. 11 (1972) pp. 628–660.

    Article  MATH  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  6. Loud, W. S.: Branching of Boundary-Value Problems for Second-Order Equations. VII International Conference on Nonlinear Oscillations, Berlin, 1975, to appear.

  7. Schmitt, K.: A Nonlinear Boundary Value Problem, J. Diff. Equat. 7 (1970) pp. 527–537

    Article  MATH  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Additional information

Dedicated to Professor Karl Klotter on his seventy-fifth birthday.

The research for this paper was supported in part by Grant No. DA-ARO-D-31-124-73-G199, U.S. Army Research Office.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Loud, W.S. Branching of solutions of two-parameter boundary-value problems for second order differential equations. Ing. arch 45, 347–359 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482629

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482629

Keywords

Navigation