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In this paper we present a direct formula for the solution of the general second order linear ordinary differential equation as our main result such that the parameters required for the formula are determined using another differential…
It has been proven by Rosu and Cornejo-Perez in 2005 that for some nonlinear second-order ODEs it is a very simple task to find one particular solution once the nonlinear equation is factorized with the use of two first-order differential…
We determine the kind of parametric oscillators that are generated in the usual factorization procedure of second-order linear differential equations when one introduces a constant shift of the Riccati solution of the classical harmonic…
Matrix Riccati equations and other nonlinear ordinary differential equations with superposition formulas are, in the case of constant coefficients, shown to have the same exact solutions as their group theoretical discretizations. Explicit…
The Riccati equations reducible to first-order linear equations by an appropriate change the dependent variable are singled out. All these equations are integrable by quadrature. A wide class of linear ordinary differential equations…
The method of parameter variation for linear differential equations is extended to classes of second order nonlinear differential equations. This allows to reduce the latter to first order differential equations. Known classical equations…
In this article we study solutions to second order linear difference equations with variable coefficients. Under mild conditions we provide closed form solutions using finite continued fraction representations. The proof of the results are…
The Riccati equation method is used to establish some new stability criteria for systems of two linear first-order ordinary differential equations. It is shown that two of these criteria in the two dimensional case imply the Routh -…
The Riccati equation method is used for study the behavior of solutions of the systems of two linear first order ordinary differential equations. All types of oscillation and regularity of these system are revealed. A generalization of…
This paper addresses an investigation on a factorization method for difference equations. It is proved that some classes of second order linear difference operators, acting in Hilbert spaces, can be factorized using a pair of mutually…
In this study, the Riccati equation is resolved using the generalized recursive integrating factor method. By applying a non-linear transformation to the dependent variable $y(x)$ of the Riccati equation, a second-order linear differential…
We describe some monotone properties of solutions to second order linear difference equations with real constant coefficients. As an application, we give a characterization of the Fibonacci numbers.
We use a particular fractional generalization of the ordinary differential equations that we apply to the Riccati equation of constant coefficients. By this means the latter is transformed into a modified Riccati equation with the free term…
Using the Riccati transformation techniques, we will extend some almost oscillation criteria for the second-order nonlinear neutral difference equation with quasidifferences $$\Delta\left(r_n\left(\Delta \left(x_n+c…
An ordinary differential equation is said to have a superposition formula if its general solution can be expressed as a function of a finite number of particular solution. Nonlinear ODE's with superposition formulas include matrix Riccati…
Three comparison criteria are obtained for second order Riccati equations. On the basis of these criteria some global existence theorems are proved mentioned equations. The results obtained are used to derive a non oscillation criterion for…
The Riccati differential equation is examined in light of its connection to second order linear time varying systems. In that light it becomes the clear generalization for the characteristic equation of linear time invariant systems, and is…
The Riccati equation method is used for study the oscillatory and non oscillatory behavior of solutions of systems of two first order linear two by two dimensional matrix differential equations. An integral and an interval oscillatory…
We analyse the behaviour of the Dirac equation in $d=1+1$ with Lorentz scalar potential. As the system is known to provide a physical realization of supersymmetric quantum mechanics, we take advantage of the factorization method in order to…
As a first step towards a theory of differential equations involving para-Grassmann variables the linear equations with constant coefficients are discussed and solutions for equations of low order are given explicitly. A connection to…