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An elementary proof of the existence and uniqueness of solutions to an initial value problem

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2024-11-12 v1

Abstract

In this note, we show a classical result on the local existence and uniqueness of a solution to an initial value problem subject to a Lipschitz condition. We use only elementary tools from mathematical analysis, without involving any integration. We proceed by showing that the Cauchy iterates converge on a dense subset of the interval and subsequently proving that the extension of this limit function to the whole interval is a solution to the Cauchy problem.

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@article{arxiv.2411.06149,
  title  = {An elementary proof of the existence and uniqueness of solutions to an initial value problem},
  author = {Luca Tanganelli Castrillón},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.06149},
  year   = {2024}
}

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8 pages