Volume 297, Issue 9 pp. 3470-3500
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Best Ulam constants for two-dimensional nonautonomous linear differential systems

Douglas R. Anderson

Douglas R. Anderson

Department of Mathematics, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, USA

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Masakazu Onitsuka

Corresponding Author

Masakazu Onitsuka

Department of Applied Mathematics, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, Japan

Correspondence

Masakazu Onitsuka, Department of Applied Mathematics, Okayama University of Science, Okayama 700-0005, Japan.

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Donal O'Regan

Donal O'Regan

School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland

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First published: 02 July 2024

Abstract

This study deals with the Ulam stability of nonautonomous linear differential systems without assuming the condition that they admit an exponential dichotomy. In particular, the best (minimal) Ulam constants for two-dimensional nonautonomous linear differential systems with generalized Jordan normal forms are derived. The obtained results are applicable not only to systems with solutions that exist globally on ( , ) $(-\infty,\infty)$ , but also to systems with solutions that blow up in finite time. New results are included even for constant coefficients. A wealth of examples are presented, and approximations of node, saddle, and focus are proposed. In addition, this is the first study to derive the best Ulam constants for nonautonomous systems other than periodic systems.

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