HIGH ACCURACY FINITE VOLUME ELEMENT METHOD FOR TWO-POINT BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM OF SECOND ORDER ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

In this paper, a high accuracy finite volume element method is presented for two-point boundary value problem of second order ordinary differential equation, which differs from the high order generalized difference methods. It is proved that the method has optimal order error estimate O(h3) in H1 norm. Finally, two examples show that the method is effective.

A UNIFORMLY CONVERGENT SECOND ORDER DIFFERENCE SCHEME FOR A SINGULARLY PERTURBED SELF-ADJOINT ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION IN CONSERVATION FORM

In this paper, based on the idea of El-Mistikawy and Werle[1] we construct a difference scheme for a singularly perturbed self-adjoint ordinary differential equation in conservation form. We prove that it is a uniformly convergent second order scheme.

Criteria for System of Three Second-Order Ordinary Differential Equations to Be Reduced to a Linear System via Restricted Class of Point Transformation

This paper is devoted to the study of the linearization problem of system of three second-order ordinary differential equations and . The necessary conditions for linearization by general point transformation and are found. The sufficient conditions for linearization by restricted class of point transformation and are obtained. Moreover, the procedure for obtaining the linearizing transformation is provided in explicit forms. Examples demonstrating the procedure of using the linearization theorems are presented.

Solution of Second-Order Ordinary Differential Equations via Simulated Annealing

In this paper, we approach the problem of obtaining approximate solution of second-order initial value problems by converting it to an optimization problem. It is assumed that the solution can be approximated by a polynomial. The coefficients of the polynomial are then optimized using simulated annealing technique. Numerical examples with good results show the accuracy of the proposed approach compared with some existing methods.

Subspaces for weak mild solutions of the second order abstract differential equation

The topic on the subspaces for the polynomially or exponentially bounded weak mild solutions of the following abstract Cauchy problem d^2/（dr^2）u（t,x）=Au（t,x）;u（0,x）=x,d/（dt）u（0,x）=0,x∈X is studied, where A is a closed operator on Banach space X. The case that the problem is ill-posed is treated, and two subspaces Y（A, k） and H（A, ω） are introduced. Y（A, k） is the set of all x in X for which the second order abstract differential equation has a weak mild solution v（ t, x） such that ess sup{（1＋t）^-k｜d/（dt）〈v（t,x）,x^＊〉｜：t≥0,x^＊∈X^＊,｜x^＊‖≤1}〈＋∞. H（A, ω） is the set of all x in X for which the second order abstract differential equation has a weak mild solution v（t,x）such that ess sup{e^-ωl｜d/（dt）〈v（t,x）,x^＊）｜：t≥0,x^＊∈X^＊,‖x^＊‖≤1}〈＋∞. The following conclusions are proved that Y（A, k） and H（A, ω） are Banach spaces, and both are continuously embedded in X; the restriction operator A ｜ Y（A,k） generates a once-integrated cosine operator family { C（t） }t≥0 such that limh→0＋^-1/h‖C（t＋h）-C（t）‖Y（A,k）≤M（1＋t）^k,arbitary t≥0; the restriction operator A ｜H（A,ω） generates a once- integrated cosine operator family {C（t）}t≥0 such that limh→0＋^-1/h‖C（t＋h）-C（t）‖H（A,ω）≤≤Me^ωt,arbitary t≥0.

OSCILLATION CRITERIA FOR SECOND ORDER NONLINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS OF NEUTRAL TYPE

In this paper,the oscillation criteria for the solutions of the nonlinear differential equations of neutral type of the forms:[x(t)+p(t)x(σ(t))]″+q(t)f(x(τ(t)))g(x′(t))=0and[x(t)+p(t)x(σ(t))]″+q(t)f(x(t),x(τ(t)))g(x′(t))=0are obtained.

Picard Boundary Value Problems of Second Order p-Laplacian Differential Equations

Suffcient conditions for the existence of at least one solution of two-point boundary value problems for second order nonlinear differential equations [φ(x(t))] + kx(t) + g(t,x(t)) = p(t),t ∈(0,π) x(0) = x(π) = 0 are established,where [φ(x)] =(|x |p-2x) with p > 1.Our result is new even when [φ(x)] = x in above problem,i.e.p = 2.Examples are presented to illustrate the effciency of the theorem in this paper.

An Oscillation Criterion for Second Order Superlinear Differential Equations

A new criterion is established for the oscillation of second order superlinear ordinary differential equations of the formx″(t) + p(t)x′(t) + q(t)｜x(t)｜αsgnx(t) = 0, t ≥ t0,where α>1,p and q are continuous functions on[t0,∞). This criterion extends and unifies some of the results obtained in [1]- [5].

HERMITE MATRIX POLYNOMIALS AND SECOND ORDER MATRIX DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

In this paper we introduce the class of Hermite's matrix polynomials which appear as finite series solutions of second order matrix differential equations Y'-xAY'+BY=0.An explicit expression for the Hermite matrix polynomials,the orthogonality property and a Rodrigues' formula are given.

On the Asymptotic Behavior of Certain Second Order Differential Equations

Two criteria for asymptotic behavior of certain second order differential equations are obtained. The results extend and improve Feng's theorem.

Oscillation of Second Order Delay Differential Equations with Nonlinear Neutral Term

By using the averaging technique, we obtain new oscillation criteria for second order delay differential equation with nonlinear neutral term. These results generalize and improve some known results about neutral delay differential equation of second order.

OSCILLATION CRITERIA FOR SECOND ORDER NONLINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION WITH DAMPING

By the generalized Riccati transformation and the integral averaging technique, some sufficient conditions of oscillation of the solutions for second order nonlinear differential equations with damping were discussed.Some sufficient oscillation criteria for previous equations were built up.Some oscillation criteria have been expanded and strengthened in some other known results.

Modelling of Energy Storage Photonic Medium by Wavelength-Based Multivariable Second-Order Differential Equation

Wavelength-dependent mathematical modelling of the differential energy change of a photon has been performed inside a proposed hypothetical optical medium.The existence of this medium demands certain mathematical constraints,which have been derived in detail.Using reverse modelling,a medium satisfying the derived conditions is proven to store energy as the photon propagates from the entry to exit point.A single photon with a given intensity is considered in the analysis and hypothesized to possess a definite non-zero probability of maintaining its energy and velocity functions analytic inside the proposed optical medium,despite scattering,absorption,fluorescence,heat generation,and other nonlinear mechanisms.The energy and velocity functions are thus singly and doubly differentiable with respect to wavelength.The solution of the resulting second-order differential equation in two variables proves that energy storage or energy flotation occurs inside a medium with a refractive index satisfying the described mathematical constraints.The minimum-value-normalized refractive index profiles of the modelled optical medium for transformed wavelengths both inside the medium and for vacuum have been derived.Mathematical proofs,design equations,and detailed numerical analyses are presented in the paper.

Approximate Controllability of Second-Order Neutral Stochastic Differential Equations with Infinite Delay and Poisson Jumps

The modelling of risky asset by stochastic processes with continuous paths, based on Brow- nian motions, suffers from several defects. First, the path continuity assumption does not seem reason- able in view of the possibility of sudden price variations （jumps） resulting of market crashes. A solution is to use stochastic processes with jumps, that will account for sudden variations of the asset prices. On the other hand, such jump models are generally based on the Poisson random measure. Many popular economic and financial models described by stochastic differential equations with Poisson jumps. This paper deals with the approximate controllability of a class of second-order neutral stochastic differential equations with infinite delay and Poisson jumps. By using the cosine family of operators, stochastic analysis techniques, a new set of sufficient conditions are derived for the approximate controllability of the above control system. An example is provided to illustrate the obtained theory.

Oscillation of Second Order Nonlinear Neutral Differential Equations with Mixed Neutral Term

In this paper, we obtained some sufficient conditions for the oscillation of all solutions of the second order neutral differential equation of the form where , and . Examples are provided to illustrate the main results.

ON GLOBAL MEROMORPHIC SOLUTIONS OF SECOND-ORDER LINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH MEROMORPHIC COEFFICIENTS

The main purpose of this article is to study the existence theories of global meromorphic solutions for some second-order linear differential equations with meromorphic coefficients, which perfect the solution theory of such equations.

SOLVING SECOND ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS IN QUANTUM MECHANICS BYORDER REDUCTION

Solving the famous Hermite, Legendre, Laguerre and Chebyshev equations requires different techniques of unique character for each equation. By reducing these differential equations of second order to a common solvable differential equation of first order, a simple common solution is provided to cover all the existing standard solutions of these named equations. It is easier than the method of generating functions and more powerful than the Probenius method of power series.

Pseudo Almost Periodic Solutions for Second Order Abstract Differential Equations

On the assumption that the Cauchy problem for incomplete second order abstract differential equation (u″(t)=Au(t), -∞ <t <∞) is well posed and the Cauchy problem for complete second order abstract differential equation ( u″(t)+A 1u′(t)+A 0u(t)=0, t≥0 ) is strongly well posed, the necessary conditions for their solutions to be pseudo almost periodic are derived.

Oscillation Theorems for Second Order Damped Nonlinear Differential Equations

Several oscillation criteria are given for the second order nonlinear differential equation with damped term of the form [α(t)(y'(t))σ]' +p(t)(y'(t))σ+ q(t)f(y(t)) = 0, where α∈C(R, (0,∞)), p(t) and q(t) are allowed to change sign on [t0, ∞), and f∈C1 (R, R) such that xf(x) > 0 for x ≠0. Our results improve and extend some known oscillation criteria. Examples are inserted to illustrate our results.

Oscillation Theorems for a Class of Nonlinear Second Order Differential Equations with Damping

The oscillatory behavior of solutions of a class of second order nonlinear differential equations with damping is studied and some new sufficient conditions are obtained by using the refined integral averaging technique. Some well known results in the literature are extended. Moreover, two examples are given to illustrate the theoretical analysis.