Phase-plane analysis
[7/86%]Consider the differential equations
Let and be a solution defined for all with and . Prove that and are bounded.
Consider the system of differential equations
Show that for any and , there is a unique solution defined for all such that , .
Show that if and , the solution referred to in Part 1 approaches the circle as .
Consider the solution curve to the equations
with initial conditions and . Prove that the solution must cross the line in the plane by the time .
Consider the differential equation and the function .
Show that decreases along trajectories of the differential equation.
Show that if is any solution, then tends to as .
Consider the differential equation
Show that
decreases along solutions.
Show that for any , there is a such that whenever , there is a unique solution of the given equations with the initial condition which is defined for all and satisfies .
Transform the system of equations
into a system of equations in polar coordinates.
Consider the Lotka-Volterra model
with the fixed point . The linearized equation (variational equation) with
is given by
Solve this system of linear differential equations. First show that the eigenvalues of the matrix are given by .