Related papers: On the differential equation $y" - (b'(x)/2b(x))y'…

This paper presents an implicit solution formula for the Hamilton-Jacobi partial differential equation (HJ PDE). The formula is derived using the method of characteristics and is shown to coincide with the Hopf and Lax formulas in the case…

Found all equivalence classes for electromagnetic potentials and space-time metrics of Stackel spaces, provided that the equations of motion of the classical charged test particles are integrated by the method of complete separation of…

The Hamilton-Jacobi equation on metric spaces has been studied by several authors; following the approach of Gangbo and Swiech, we show that the final value problem for the Hamilton-Jacobi equation has a unique solution even if we add a…

A class of two-dimensional systems of second-order ordinary differential equations is identified in which a system requires fewer Lie point symmetries than required to solve it. The procedure distinguishes among those which are…

In this study, a recursive solution technique in conjunction with generalized integrating factors is presented and applied to address first and second order linear differential equations. This approach demonstrates practical utility in…

Lie's linearizability criteria for scalar second-order ordinary differential equations had been extended to systems of second-order ordinary differential equations by using geometric methods. These methods not only yield the linearizing…

It is shown that given an arbitrary canonical transformation and an arbitrary Hamiltonian, there is a naturally defined mapping that sends any solution of the Hamilton-Jacobi (HJ) equation into a solution of the HJ equation corresponding to…

We prove optimal regularity for the double obstacle problem when obstacles are given by solutions to Hamilton-Jacobi equations that are not $C^2$. When the Hamilton-Jacobi equation is not $C^2$ then the standard Bernstein technique fails…

The equivalence of the chain method and Hamilton-Jacobi formalism is demonstrated. The stabilization algorithm of Hamilton-Jacobi formalism is clariffied and two examples are presented in details.

The Hamilton--Jacobi formalism generalized to 2--dimensional field theories according to Lepage's canonical framework is applied to several covariant real scalar fields, e.g. massless and massive Klein--Gordon, Sine--Gordon, Liouville and…

Given $m \in \mathbb{N} \setminus \{0\}$ and $\rho > 0$, we find solutions $(\lambda,u)$ to the problem \begin{equation*} \begin{cases} \bigl(-\frac{\mathrm{d}^2}{\mathrm{d} x^2}\bigr)^m u + \lambda G'(u) = F'(u)\\ \int_{\mathbb{R}} K(u) \,…

Lam\'e's differential equation is a linear differential equation of the second order with a periodic coefficient involving the Jacobian elliptic function ${\rm sn}$ depending on the modulus $k$, and two additional parameters $h$ and $\nu$.…

We consider a Cauchy problem for a Hamilton--Jacobi equation with coinvariant derivatives of an order $\alpha \in (0, 1)$. Such problems arise naturally in optimal control problems for dynamical systems which evolution is described by…

For linear Hamiltonian $2n\times 2n$ systems $J y'(x) = (\lambda W(x)+H(x))y(x)$ we investigate the problem how the eigenvalues $\lambda$ depend on the entries of the coefficient matrix $H$. This question turns into a deformation equation…

In a recent paper by Ibragimov [N. H. Ibragimov, Invariant Lagrangians and a new method of integration of nonlinear equations, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 304 (2005) 212--235] a method was presented in order to find Lagrangians of certain…

A proposal for the Hamilton-Jacobi theory in the context of the covariant formulation of Hamiltonian systems is done. The current approach consists in applying Dirac's method to the corresponding action which implies the inclusion of…

In this paper we study the Hardy problem in R^N with N>2 and in a ball B of R^N. Using a suitable map we transform the Hardy problem into another one without the singular term. Then we obtain some bifurcation results from the radial…

The quantization method based on the quantum Hamiltonian Jacobi equation, is extended to two-dimensional non-separable but integrable Hamiltonians. It is shown that each wave function for those systems corresponds to a well-defined family…

We propose a differential difference equation in ${\mathcal R}^1\times {\mathcal Z}^2$ and study it by Hirota's bilinear method. This equation has a singular continuum limit into a system which admits the reduction to the Davey-Stewartson…

We study the existence of a periodic solution for a differential equation with distributed delay. It is shown that, for a class of distributed delay diferential quations, a symmetric period 2 solution, where the period is twice the maximum…