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Reference request: Expository paper on the use of functional analysis in differential and integral equations

Some textbooks on functional analysis do not hint that a major raison d'être of the subject is its use in the study of differential and integral equations. The reader could go all the way through ...
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Completeness of a normed space

We consider the set $\mathcal{PC}([-r,0],X)$ $$\mathcal{PC}([-r,0],X):=\{\varphi:[-r, 0] \rightarrow X: \varphi \text{ is continuous everywhere except for a finite number of points } t_* \text{ ...
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Integral inequality implies majorization by solution of ODE

Let $f:[0, \infty)\to [0, \infty)$ be non-increasing (and not necessarily differentiable nor continuous) and satisfy $$f(t)\leq f(0)-C\int_{0}^{t}f(s)^{1/2}ds,$$ where $C>0$. How can one show that ...
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Continuity in the uniform operator topology of a map

I have a question concerning the continuity for $t>0$ in the uniform operator topology $L(X)$ of the following map: $$t\mapsto A^\alpha R(t)$$ where A is the infinitesimal generator of an analytic ...
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A solution satisfying an integral inequality is bounded [closed]

Let $y$ be a positive function and $c>0$. If $y$ satisfies the following integral inequality \begin{equation} y(t)+\int_{0}^{t}y(s)ds\leq c_{1}\int_{0}^{t} y^{\frac{3}{2}}(s)ds+c_{2} \end{equation} ...
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Integral of $J_1\left(Ae^{-\lambda t}-Ae^{-\lambda s}\right)e^{-\epsilon(t-s)}$ with respect to $s$?

Consider the integral $$\mathcal{I}=\int_0^t\left(\frac{Ae^{-\lambda t}-Ae^{-\lambda s}}{2}\right)^{2m+1}e^{-\epsilon(t-s)}ds,\tag{1}$$ for constants $A,\lambda,\epsilon,t\in\mathbb{R}$ and $m\in\...
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Solution of this differential equation [closed]

I wonder if it is possible to solve analytically the following equation $$ \dot{\alpha}_t = -\frac{2}{m} \alpha^2_t + \frac{1}{2m} (\alpha_t - \alpha_t^*)^2 $$ Where $\alpha_t$ is a complex function, $...
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Coercivity of an integral operator in control theory

Let us consider the integral operator $T:\mathbb{R}^{n\times d}\to [0,\infty)$ such that for all $K\in \mathbb{R}^{n\times d}$, $$ T(K)=\int_0^1 \operatorname{tr}(KK^\top \Sigma_t) \,d t, $$ where $\...
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Importance of integral equations

Differential equations are at the heart of applied mathematics - they are used to great success in fields from physics to economics. Certainly, they are very useful in modelling a wide range of ...
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Are solutions to linear second-order ODEs always expressible by integrals?

The solution of a linear first-order ODE, $y'+P(x)y+Q(x)=0$, is expressible by integrals involving elementary functions, $P(x)$ and $Q(x)$. This can be proved e.g. by the applying the method of ...
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How to solve this equation for x?

$$\frac{d}{dx}\int_{0}^{1}|log_2(1+t)-(t+x)|\,dt=0$$ Is this solvable at all?
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Accuracy of Richardson's error estimate in the presence of rounding errors

Richardson extrapolation is a well known technique in scientific computing. It is used to compute error estimates when our approximations can be viewed as a function of a parameter $h$. Common ...
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Derivative of a convolution integral of the following type?

I'm looking to find the derivative of a convolution integral of the following form: \begin{equation} \frac{d}{dr}((G(r,t)*f(t)) = \frac{d}{dr} (\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} G(r,t-\tau)f(\tau) d\tau) \end{...
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Solving an equation of function

How to solve, or at least how to proceed to solve, the following equation for $g(u)$ $$\int_0^{\infty} \{1-\cos(2\pi uh)\} g(u)du = (1+h^{\alpha})^{\beta/\alpha} -1?$$ Here $0<\alpha\leq2$ and $-\...
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Reparametrization of a closed curve that balances sum of first derivatives

(Question in the yellow box below.) A few weeks ago I was wondering about the existence of a scalar function $f(s): S^1 \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ and a turning angle $\phi(s):S^1 \rightarrow \mathbb{R}/...
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Differential equation with Fresnel integral

We have $\frac{y'(x)}{\cos(x)}=C(x)$ and need to find y(x). Generally we should express $y(x)$ through $C(x)$ and elementary functions. I can only do it through $C(x)$ and $S(x)$, or through $\Phi(x)$....
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Solutions to $w_x=CA_x$, $w_y=CA_y$ other than $w=f(A)$ and $C=f'(A)$?

Let $R \in \{\mathbb{C}[t^2,t^3], \mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{5}]\}$, and let $A=A(x,y) \in R[x,y]$ with $\deg(A) \geq 1$ (total degree). I wish to prove or find a counterexample to the following claim: If ...
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An indefinite integral containing functions that are solutions to a 2nd order linear ODE

I am trying to evaluate an indefinite integral of the form $\int \frac{dz}{A u_1^2 + Bu_2^2 + Cu_1u_2}$ where $u_1$ and $u_2$ are two independent solutions to the ODE $u'' + F(z)u = 0$ This ...
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Closed form answer to a naive integral [closed]

Let a and b be positive real numbers. How to find a closed form answer to the integral $$\int_0^t \left(-a t + \big(1+ \dfrac{2bt}{3}\big)^{-3/2}\right)^{5/3} dt$$ If it is not possible to find a ...
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Class of analytically-integrable divergence-free vector fields?

Is there an "interesting" class of analytically-integrable, divergence-free vector fields over $\mathbb{R}^2$ and/or $\mathbb{R}^3$? That is, I'm looking for a large class of vector fields given by $...
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acoustic dipole volume integral w/ dirac delta?

I have an acoustic research problem that leads to the following integral formulation: \begin{align} \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}p(\mathbf{y},\tau)\frac{\partial}{\partial y_i}\left(...
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Solution of ODE related to normal density

This question below is from mathse. I reqeustioned here because very limited respond there. Let $\phi:\mathbb{R}\mapsto\mathbb{R}$ be the standard normal density, $$\phi(x)=\frac1{\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-\...
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The perturbation of non-Hamiltonian algebraic vector fields

In this question, we are interested in the number of limit cycles which appears in the following perturbational system: \begin{equation}\cases{ x'=y -x^{2}+\epsilon P(x,y) \\ y'=-x+\epsilon Q(x,y) } \...
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Finding Kuramoto Model coupling strength with limits?

The following is an equation describing the coupled phases of N oscillators according to the Kuramoto model: $$ 1 = K \int_{-\pi/2}^{\pi/2}\cos^{2}\left(\theta\right)\, {\rm g}\left(KR\sin\left(\...
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Semi implicit DAE integration using an implicit Runge Kutta scheme

I'm looking for some references regarding integration of DAEs in the form $M(t) \frac{dy}{dt} + G(y(t),t) + f(t) = 0, \quad y \in R^n, M(t) \in R^{nxn}$ using a high order implicit Runge Kutta ...
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On explicit eigenfunctions

Given an algebraic surface $S$ defined by an algebraic equation such as $x^{4}+2y^{4}+3z^{4}=1$, how would one find the third smallest eigenvalue $\mu_{3}$ for the differential equation $\Delta f\left(...
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