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Dissipative decomposition of ordinary differential equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

Peter J. Olver
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, U.S.A.
Chehrzad Shakiban
Affiliation:
Mathematics Department, College of St. Thomas, St Paul, MN 55105, U.S.A.

Synopsis

A general decomposition theorem that allows one to express uniquely arbitrary differential polynomials in one independent and one dependent variable as a combination of conservative, dissipative and higher order dissipative pieces is proved. The decomposition generalises the Rayleigh dissipation law for linear equations.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1988

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