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An example of Newton's method for an equation in Gevrey series

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2013-04-25 v1

Abstract

In the context of complex WKB analysis, we discuss a one-dimensional Schr\"odinger equation h2x2f(x,h)+[Q(x)+hQ1(x,h)]f(x,h)=0,   h0, -h^2\partial_x^2 f(x,h) + [Q(x)+hQ_1(x,h)]f(x,h) =0, \ \ \ h\to 0, where Q(x)Q(x), Q1(x,h)Q_1(x,h) are analytic near the origin x=0x=0, Q(0)=0Q(0)=0, and Q1(x,h)Q_1(x,h) is a factorially divergent power series in hh. We show that there is a change of independent variable y=y(x,h)y=y(x,h), analytic near x=0x=0 and factorially divergent with respect to hh, that transforms the above Schr\"odinger equation to a canonical form. The proof goes by reduction to a mildly nonlinear equation on y(x,h)y(x,h) and by solving it using an appropriately modified Newton's method of tangents. Our result generalizes that of Aoki, Kawai, and Takei.

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@article{arxiv.1304.6621,
  title  = {An example of Newton's method for an equation in Gevrey series},
  author = {Alexander Getmanenko},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.6621},
  year   = {2013}
}