Volterra integral and differential equations / T. A. Burton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, T. A. (Theodore Allen), 1935- author.

Series:

Mathematics in science and engineering ; Volume 167.

Mathematics in Science and Engineering ; Volume 167

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Volterra equations.

Integro-differential equations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Academic Press, 1983.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Volterra integral and differential equations

Contents:

Front Cover; Volterra Integral and Differential Equations; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 0. Introduction and Overview; 0.1. Statement of Purpose; 0.2. An Overview; Chapter 1. The General Problems; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Relations between Differential and Integral Equations; 1.3. A Glance at Initial Conditions and Existence; 1.4. Building the Intuition; 1.5. Reducible Equations; Chapter 2. Linear Equations; 2.1. Existence Theory; 2.2. Linear Properties; 2.3. Convolution and the Laplace Transform; 2.4. Stability; 2.5. Liapunov Functionals and Small Kernels

2.6. Uniform Asymptotic Stability2.7. Reducible Equations Revisited; 2.8. The Resolvent; Chapter 3. Existence Properties; 3.1. Definitions, Background, and Review; 3.2. Existence and Uniqueness; 3.3. Continuation of Solutions; 3.4. Continuity of Solutions; Chapter 4. History, Examples, and Motivation; 4.0. Introduction; 4.1. Volterra and Mathematical Biology; 4.2. Renewal Theory; 4.3. Examples; Chapter 5. Instability, Stability, and Perturbations; 5.1. The Matrix ATB + BA; 5.2. The Scalar Equation; 5.3. The Vector Equation; 5.4. Complete Instability; Chapter 6. Stability and Boundedness

6.1. Stability Theory for Ordinary Differential Equations6.2. Construction of Liapunov Functions; 6.3. A First Integral Liapunov Functional; 6.4. Nonlinear Considerations and an Annulus Argument; 6.5. A Functional in the Unstable Case; Chapter 7. Perturbations; 7.1. A Converse Theorem Yielding a Perturbation Result; 7.2. Boundedness under Perturbations; 7.3. Additive Properties of Functionals; Chapter 8. Functional Differential Equations; 8.0. Introduction; 8.1. Existence and Uniqueness; 8.2. Asymptotic Stability; 8.3. Equations with Bounded Delay; 8.4. Boundedness with Unbounded Delay

8.5. Limit Sets8.6. Periodic Solutions; 8.7. Limit Sets and Unbounded Delays; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-29048-7

9786612290480

0-08-095673-4

OCLC:

316566646