MATH F312Tut 8 2024
MATH F312Tut 8 2024
1. Test the stability, asymptotic stability or unstability for the trivial solution of each of the followings:
(i) y1′ = −2y1 + y2 + 3y3 + 8y12 + y23 , y2′ = −6y2 − 5y3 + 7y34 , y3′ = −y3 + y14 + y22 + y33 .
(ii) y ′′′ + 2y ′′ + 3y ′ + 9 sinh y = 0.
2. Determine the type of stability of the critical p[oint (0, 0) of each of the linear system of DEs and
sketch the phase potraits:
3. Compute all critical points and determine their nature for each of the following systems:
4. Determine the type of the critical point (0, 0) depending on the real parameter µ ̸= 2 of the nonlinear
system: x′ = −2x − y + x2 , y ′ = 4x + µy − y 2 .
5. Use the Lyapunov function V (x, y) = 12 (x2 + y 2 ), determine the stability of the critical point (0, 0)
for each of the following systems:
6. Use the Lyapunov function V (x, x2 , x3 ) = 12 (x21 + x22 + x23 ), show that the origin is an asymptotically
stable equilibrium point for the following system:
x′1 = −x2 − x1 x22 + x23 − x31 , x′2 = x1 + x33 − x32 , x′3 = −x1 x3 − x3 x21 − x2 x23 − x53 .
7. Use appropriate Lyapunov function to determine the stability of the equilibrium point(0, 0) of the
following systems:
(i) x′ = −x + y + xy, y ′ = x − y − x2 − y 2 .
(ii) x′ = x − 3y + x2 x, y ′ = −x + y − y 2 .
(iii) x′ = −x − 2y + xy 2 , y ′ = 3x − 3y + y 3 .
(iv) x′ = −4y + x2 , y ′ = 4x + y 2 .
8. For the second order DE: x′′ + q(x) = 0, where the continuous function q satisfies xq(x) > 0 for all
0 ̸= x, and q(0) = 0, write it as a system in x1 = x, x2 = x′ ) and show that
Z x1
V (x1 , x2 ) := x2 /2 + q(s) ds
0
is a Lyapunov function. Further prove that the origin is is a stable equilibrium point.
9. Show that the Lienard equation: x′′ + f (x)x′ + g(x) = 0, where xg(x) > 0 for all x ̸= 0, f (x) > 0, for
x ̸= 0, and G(x) := 0x g(s) ds approaches ∞ as |x| −→ ∞. Usin Lyapunov function V = 21 |x′ |2 +G(x),
R
10. For the Van der Pol equation: x′′ + ϵ(x2 − 1)x′ + x = 0, discuss stability.