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We prove some new results regarding the boundedness, stability and attractivity of the solutions of a class of initial-boundary-value problems characterized by a quasi-linear third order equation which may contain time-dependent…
We prove the global classical solvability of initial-boundary problems for semilinear first-order hyperbolic systems subjected to local and nonlocal nonlinear boundary conditions. We also establish lower bounds for the order of nonlinearity…
This paper provides a first example of constructing Lyapunov functions in a class of piecewise linear systems with limit cycles. The method of construction helps analyze and control complex oscillating systems through novel geometric means.…
We consider the problem of finding the shortest possible period for an exactly periodic solution to some given autonomous ordinary differential equation. We show that, given a pair of Lyapunov-like observable functions defined over the…
We consider boundary value problems for 1D autonomous damped and delayed semilinear wave equations of the type $$ \partial^2_t u(t,x)- a(x,\lambda)^2\partial_x^2u(t,x)= b(x,\lambda,u(t,x),u(t-\tau,x),\partial_tu(t,x),\partial_xu(t,x)), \; x…
Lyapunov functions are used to prove stability of equilibria, or to indicate a gradient-like structure of a dynamical system. Zelenyak (1968) and Matano (1988) constructed a Lyapunov function for quasilinear parabolic equations. We modify…
We present a methodology for establishing the existence of quadratic Lyapunov inequalities for a wide range of first-order methods used to solve convex optimization problems. In particular, we consider i) classes of optimization problems of…
This paper is devoted to the study of Lyapunov type inequalities for periodic conservative systems. The main results are derived from a previous analysis which relates the best Lyapunov constants to some especial (constrained or…
This paper is devoted to provide some new results on Lyapunov type inequalities for the periodic boundary value problem at higher eigenvalues. Our main result is derived from a detailed analysis on the number and distribution of zeros of…
This paper considers a sampling-based approach to stability verification for piecewise continuous nonlinear systems via Lyapunov functions. Depending on the system dynamics, the candidate Lyapunov function and the set of initial states of…
We present a Lyapunov centre theorem for an antisymplectically reversible Hamiltonian system exhibiting a nondegenerate $1:1$ or $1:-1$ semisimple resonance as a detuning parameter is varied. The system can be finite- or infinite…
This paper presents a proof that existence of a polynomial Lyapunov function is necessary and sufficient for exponential stability of sufficiently smooth nonlinear ordinary differential equations on bounded sets. The main result states that…
For linear periodic finite-dimensional systems, it is well-known that, first, exponential stability is equivalent to the existence of a unique periodic positive definite solution to the Lyapunov equation, and second, the Lyapunov equation…
This paper investigates the dynamical behavior of periodic solutions for a class of second-order non-autonomous differential equations. First, based on the Lyapunov-Schmidt reduction method for finite-dimensional functions, the…
We prove existence of $L^2$-weak solutions of a quasilinear wave equation with boundary conditions. This describes the isothermal evolution of a one dimensional non-linear elastic material, attached to a fixed point on one side and subject…
In this paper we prove the existence and the stability of small-amplitude quasi-periodic solutions with Sobolev regularity, for the 1-dimensional forced Kirchoff equation with periodic boundary conditions. This is the first KAM result for a…
By means of a linear scaling of the variables we convert a singular bifurcation equation in $\R^n$ into an equivalent equation to which the classical implicit function theorem can be directly applied. This allows to deduce the existence of…
We investigate a large class of linear boundary value problems for the general first-order one-dimensional hyperbolic systems in the strip $[0,1]\times\R$. We state rather broad natural conditions on the data under which the operators of…
Time-periodic weak solutions for a coupled hyperbolic-parabolic system are obtained. A linear heat and wave equation are considered on two respective $d$-dimensional spatial domains that share a common $(d-1)$-dimensional interface…
We address the question of the exponential stability for the $C^{1}$ norm of general 1-D quasilinear systems with source terms under boundary conditions. To reach this aim, we introduce the notion of basic $C^{1}$ Lyapunov functions, a…