ODE – Autonomous Equations and Stability
Autonomous Equation
is an equation of the special form
Note: 可以看出这个方程与函数
的自变量
无关
Direction field
因为与自变量无关,所以对于任意的t值,v相同处的方向场都是一样的
如下图
Equilibrium Points and Solutions
If
, then the constant function
satisfies
This constant function is a particular solution to (1).
We call a point such that an equilibrium point.
The constant function is called an equilibrium solution.
Phase Line
简单来说,对于一个autonomous equation , 就是phase line
Stability
两种Equilibrium points
Asymptotically stable: Solution curves 在 时逼近 equilibrium point
Unstable: Solution curves 远离 equilibrium point
在phase line上,stable用实心点,unstable用空心点,根据f(x)的正负标记箭头
如下图(勘误:图中横坐标应为x)
Theorem
Suppose that is an equilibrium point for the differential equation , where is a differentiable function
- If , then is decreasing at and is asymptotically stable.
- If , then is increasing at and is unstable.
- If , no conclusion can be drawn.
如下图