Ode Definition and 1000 Threads

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    ODE Problem with boundary conditions

    Homework Statement Solve: y'' - λy = 0 where y(0)=y(1)=0, y=y(t) Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Hi everyone, This is part of a PDE question, I just need to solve this particular ODE. I know how to do it in the case for y'' + λy = 0, where you get the...
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    SHM ODE Problem: Finding Y General

    Homework Statement I've got y'' - ω2y = sin(ωx) + sinh(ωx) where y(a) = A, y(b) = B Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Yc = C1 Sinh(ωx) + C2 Cosh(ωx) and I got my Yp to be -1/2*sin(ωx) + 1/2*sinh(ωx) I'm not sure about getting the Y general. Any pointers...
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    Engineering Find impedance of a 2nd ODE circuit (PSPICE)

    See the circuit diagram attached. The voltage source is a sinusoidal AC source with amplitude = 240, Frequency = 50, Phase = 90. Essentially I have a lab report and I was wondering what sort of equations are required to find the impedance of the circuit. We're not really told if we're...
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    Initial value problem, first order linear ode

    Hey, We haven't properly covered this in class yet, but I am trying to study ahead using online course notes, I manage to finish a few questions but I have gotten stuck here, The question starts by asking for the solution to the ODE: y' = 1 - 2xy, When I solve this using the...
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    How to Solve an ODE Problem when one of parameters is dependent to derivative?

    Hello Guys! I have an ODE problem that I'm solving it by MATLAB ODE solvers! in fact I have a system of non-linear differential equations in one of these equations I have a parameter that it's value is dependent to derivative! the general form of equation is like this (big letter parameters...
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    Solving an ODE with eulers formula.

    If I have y''+y'+2y=sin(x)+cos(x) can I just say y=Ae^{ix} and then find y' and y'' and then plug them in and solve for A. so I get that A= \frac{1}{1+i} then i multiply and divided by the complex conjugate. then I back substitute in Eulers formula. now since I have my...
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    No. of solutions of 1st and 2nd order ODE

    Well, surely there is one unique solution to linear 1st order ODE and two linearly independent ones for 2nd order linear ODE, but can someone share the proof of this?
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    2nd order ODE solution bases /wronskain question

    hello this question from my coarse notes has been giving me some trouble so i thought i would ask for some help on here, http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9764/asfar.jpg i understand that since the bases are bases of the same solutions then they are just a multiple of each other, but...
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    Nonlinear 2nd order ode reduction solutions

    hey guys i've been trying to work out this ode reduction question, http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8198/asdawt.jpg after i use the hint and end up with a seperable equation then integrate to get \begin{align} & p=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{{{y}^{2}}-2c}} \\ &...
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    2nd Order Linear homog ODE of variable coefficients

    Hey, Every where I look I can only find books and pdf talking about the uniqueness and linear independence of the solutions but I haven't been able to find a procedure of finding the solutions to one of these ode's if you haven't been already given a particular solution. I've been trying...
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    How to Solve a Nonlinear ODE with a Complex Threshold

    A "simple" nonlinear ode Hi Does anyone see a way to solve/approximate this ODE? dy'=exp(-f(t)y) with y(0)=yo f(t) can be as simple as c*t^3/2 but it may be more complex. This came out as the solution of a very complex problem. This is the final threshold. Thanks, Donifan
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    Runge Kutta method to solve second order ODE

    Homework Statement Need to solve xy''+y'+xy=0 using Runge Kutta on x[1,3] Couldn't find algorythm to solve second order ODE using this method I know how to do 1st order Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I know I have to make this equation into 2 first order ODE...
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    Solving ODEs using Power Series Method

    Hey, I've been trying to solve this ODE using the power series method, y'' + x^2y = 0, I end up with (the first sum can start from 0 or 2, i just left it as starting from n=0) \[\begin{align} & \sum\limits_{n=0\,}^{\infty }{n(n-1){{a}_{n}}{{x}^{n-2}}+}\sum\limits_{n=0}^{\infty...
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    NEED: Nonlinear ODE with harmonic output

    Hi, I'm trying to find a differential equation (first OR 2nd order) whose output could be a Fourier Series of a fundamental frequency input... So It will be a "forced" ODE. That is, I want cos({\omega}t) = L[x(t)] where L is some operator on x(t) such that the solutions in x(t) are...
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    Second-order ODE, reduction of order?

    Homework Statement Find the specified particular solution: (x^2+2y')y'' + 2xy' = 0, y(0)=1, y'(0)=0 Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution The equation seems amenable to the substitution p=y', so it can be transformed into (x^2 + 2p)p' + 2xp=0, or (x^2 + 2p)dp + 2xpdp=0. Since...
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    MHB ODE system. Limit cycle; Hopf bifurcation.

    Problem: The following two-dimensional system of ODEs possesses a limit-cycle solution for certain values of the parameter$a$. What is the nature of the Hopf bifurcation that occurs at the critical value of $a$ and state what the critical value is. $\dot{x}=-y+x(a+x^2+(3/2)y^2)$...
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    ODE system. Limit cycle; Hopf bifurcation.

    Homework Statement The following two-dimensional system of ODEs possesses a limit-cycle solution for certain values of the parameter a. What is the nature of the Hopf bifurcation that occurs at the critical value of a and state what the critical value is. Homework Equations...
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    Find initial condition such that ODE solution is periodic

    I have the following ODE system \begin{cases} x' = v \\ v' = v - \frac{v^3}{3} - x \\ x(0) = x_0 \\ v(0) = 0 \end{cases} I am asked to find x_0>0 such that the solution (x(t),v(t)) is periodic. Also, I need to find the period T of such solution. I don't know how to solve the...
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    MHB Can this method be applied to any ODE with a regular singular point at $x=0$?

    How can we solve this ODE with series http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/8682/80858005.png
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    MHB What Methods Solve This Initial Value ODE?

    how can we solve this ODE? http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/3966/59962234.png
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    MHB ODE system, plane-polar coordinates

    I have: $\dot{x}=4x+y-x(x^2+y^2)$ $\dot{y}=4y-x-y(x^2+y^2)$ And I need to find $\dot{r}$ and $\dot{\theta}$ I got as far as: $\dot{x}=r(\text{sin}(\theta)-\text{cos}(\theta)(r^2-4))$ $\dot{y}=r(-\text{sin}(\theta)(r^2-4)-\text{cos}(\theta))$ How do I go from here to $\dot{r}$ and...
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    Non-linear ODE, plane-polar coordinates.

    Homework Statement I have: \dot{x}=4x+y-x(x^2+y^2) \dot{y}=4y-x-y(x^2+y^2) And I need to find \dot{r} and \dot{\theta} 2. The attempt at a solution I got as far as: \dot{x}=r(\text{sin}(\theta)-\text{cos}(\theta)(r^2-4)) \dot{y}=r(-\text{sin}(\theta)(r^2-4)-\text{cos}(\theta)) How do I...
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    Finding general solution for ODE.

    Homework Statement For the following differential equation: 1) Provide the general solution 2) Discuss for which values of x the solution is defined. 3) Find the solution of the initial value problem y(0) = 3Homework Equations dy/dx = (y+3)(y-5)The Attempt at a Solution 1) so I separate...
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    Solving Linear ODEs: Question & Answer

    Hey, I have been trying to work out how to solve this example question I found in a recommended text, http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/5052/asdavm.jpg Everywhere I've been reading starts with since y=eta(x) is a particular solution then y=eta(x) + u is a general solution, but the...
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    Showing uniqueness of complex ODE

    Homework Statement We are given (1-z)*f'(z)-3*f(z) = 0, f(0) = 2 valid on the open disk centered at 0 with radius 1 and told to prove there is a unique solution to the differential equation. The hint he gave was to find a factor that makes the left side the derivative of a product, but that...
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    Solving ODE with variable coefficients

    Homework Statement I wanted to solve a ode which has Brownian motion as a variable coefficient Homework Equations 2x2y'' + y' -ρy = 0 where x is the Brownian motion with respect to time ρ is a constant The Attempt at a Solution I have tried power series with no solution. Is there a...
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    Need help with non-linear ODE IVP

    Homework Statement given: (y-xy)y' = y^(2) + 1 y(0)=0 Homework Equations So I subbed y^(2) = u The Attempt at a Solution w/ u=y^(2) i got... (y-xy)y' = y^(2) + 1 (1-x)yy' = y^(2) (1-x)(u'/2) = u + 1 and it is here that I am stuck! I [think] I have to put...
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    IVP applications of second-order ODE

    Homework Statement Given the equation mx''+cx=cAsin(Ωt) with the initial conditions x(0)=0 and x'(0)=0. Solve the initial value problem for the case when Ω < ω and show that |x(t)| < H provided A < H(1-(Ω/ω)). Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution For my solution to...
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    Is this solution valid for the original ODE?

    [Ok so I have transformed a 1st order homogenous ODE into a seperable ODE. However I am having trouble seperating to get y on it's own. Here's the problem: du/dx=(2u^2)/x where u = y/x du/(2u^2)=dx/x <<can't get tex to work -1/(4u^2)=ln(x)+C=ln(Ax) <<can't get tex to work...
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    Green's function for third order ODE

    I am trying to find a Green's function for a third order ODE. (\lambda - d3/dx3 - \mu d/dx)u = f(x) with boundary conditions u(0) = uxx(0) = ux(L) = 0 (L is finite). This has solution u(x) = c1em1x + c2em2x + c3em3x where m1, m2 and m3 are the roots of the characteristic equation from...
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    Why Is My Integrating Factor Not Solving the Exact ODE?

    I'm not sure where I'm going wrong on this one so I hoped that I could find some help we begin with (x^2 + y^2 + 5) dx - (y+xy) dy taking both partial derivitives I found that 2y (dy) =/ -y(dx) Next I went to find my factor of integration using e^(My - Nx / N) dx)This got me ((1+x)^-3)...
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    First order seperable ode with IC's

    Homework Statement Question According to Newton’s Law of Cooling, the rate at which a substance cools in air is proportional to the difference between the temperature of the substance and that of air. The differential equation is given byAccording to Newton’s Law of Cooling, the rate at which...
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    Help solving a second order ODE with repeated roots,

    Help solving a second order ODE with repeated roots, urgent! I have a differential equaition d2y/dx2 - 6dy/dx + 9y = 0 I have found the general solution to be y = (Ax + B)e3x Now I need to find the solutions to A and B so that... when y = 4, x = 0 when y = 49.e15, x = 5 I...
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    Check general solution to ODE please

    Ok I'm new to ODE's so yeh, just to double check here's what I've done: Question: Find the general solution to the following differential equation: Equation: y'(x) = sec2 (3x + 1) My answer: Don't I just integrate? So dy/dx = sec2 (3x + 1) then, y = sec2 (3x + 1) dx so y = (tan(3x+1))/3
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    Solving ODE Problems: Understanding Tangent Lines and Integrating Functions

    I have been reading Ordinary Differential Equations (Pollard) from Dover. The chapter I am in, is called Problems Leading to Differential Equations of The First Order - Geometric Problems. Problem : Find the family of curves with the property that the area of the region bounded by the...
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    How to Solve a Linear ODE BV Problem with Boundary Values?

    Homework Statement I nearly have this problem solved x2d2y/dx2 + 3x*dy/dx + 5y = 8x y(1) = 2, y(exp(pi/4)) = 2sinh(pi/4) I've found the general solution, but I'm not sure how to get the answer with the boundary values Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution My...
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    Mathematica ODE solution with Mathematica 8

    I'm having issues solving a 1st order ODE. Here what happens: NDSolve[{y'[x]/y[x] == k *Pi* r^2* Sqrt[1 + y'[x]^2], y[0] == 136/10}, y[x], {x, 0, 30}] NDSolve::ndnum: Encountered non-numerical value for a derivative at x == 0. Changing the x range is no help... I get the same message for...
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    Non-linear ODE with IV problem

    Homework Statement I just need to know how to start this. I've never seen a piece wise ODE before and I don't really know where to start to be honest. I know it's non-linear and it's of order one. dy/dx = (1/3)y - 3, y > 0 and dy/dx = -(1/3)y - 3 ≤ 0. y(0) = 1 with y(x) \in C0...
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    ODE, Establish criteria for f in Range(L)

    Homework Statement Let Z={x: {0,1,..,5} → ℝ^n} (column vector with real entries) and define T:Z→ℝ^n by Tz = z(0) - z(5). Let X = Ker(T) and let Y={y: {0,1,..,4}→ℝ^n}. Define L:X→Y by (Lx)(t) = x(t+1) - Ax(t) where A is an invertible matrix. Establish criteria for f in Range(L)...
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    Can Numerical Methods Solve an ODE Without Initial Conditions?

    I have to solve this ODE with numerical methods: (y^2 - 1)\frac{dy}{dx}=3y I have no initial conditions to solve it like you would normally do. I am hoping to use a numerical method (Euler... Runge Kutta) to approximate the solution. This is if I solve it using numerical methods right? So, I...
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    MATLAB Non linear ODE system matlab fourier analysis problem

    Hello all. I am studying a system and want to investigate how the frequency of y(3) varies under different conditions. However, my the fft I perform on it tells me the frequency is zero, which must be incorrect. I have tried a stack of things but can't see what the problem is. I'm relatively...
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    From system of first-order to a single ODE

    Is there an easy way to show that the system: \begin{align} x_1' &= p_{11} x_1 + p_{12} x_2 + \ldots + p_{1n} x_n \\ x_2' &= p_{21} x_1 + p_{22} x_2 + \ldots + p_{2n} x_n \\ \ldots &= \ldots \\ x_n' &= p_{n1} x_1 + p_{n2} x_2 + \ldots + p_{nn} x_n \end{align} must be equivalent to...
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    ODE with a function of variable crazy equ

    How to solve a equation of this kind T' = a*(T^4 - r^4) + b*(T^4 - s^4) + P*(1 - η(T)) The above equation is driving me nuts... the 'η' is a function of T(Temperature) the efficiency and initial value of T is known. Say at t = 0 T is 298 Need help! Please! I need to find the...
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    Question about linear second order ODE solution coefficients

    Hey all, there is something that has always bugged me in linear second order ODEs. We say that the general solution is: y=C_1e^{r_1x}+C_2e^{r_2x} where r_1 and r_2 are the solutions of the characteristic polynomial. The cases where r1, r2 are real are pretty straightforward. If they are...
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    Are Both First and Second Derivatives Needed to Find Equilibrium Points in ODEs?

    Homework Statement Find the equilibrium points for the following equation. Determine if the equilibrium points are stable and if stable,approximate the angular frequency. (i) d2y/dx2 = cosh(x). Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution For equilibrium points, do we...
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    Help with ODE using an integrating factor

    Hi all, I am doing some Laplace Transforms as part of my HND, i have got an answer for this question q' +2q = 5sint q(0)=0, t(0)=0 But i need to prove it by means of using an integrating factor method. My original answer is:- e^-2t +2sint-cost does this look right? I also have...
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    Solving the Non-Linear ODE: Seeking Help

    Hi. In the course of trying to solve the field equations of a physical system, within some assumptions about its symetry, i managed to get a non-linear ODE involving only a single function of one variable, but still rather tough to handle : In the equation, x=x(r) is the unknown function to...
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    Solve ODE Pulley Slippage: Find Tension w/ μ = 0.2

    Homework Statement The slippage of flexible belts over shafts or pulleys of circular cross sections is an important consideration in many mechanical devices. When the frictional contact between the belt and the shaft is about to be broken (that is when the slippage is imminent), a belt drive...
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    Solving 2nd Order ODE with x(0)=0, x'(0)=0

    I'm not sure exactly how to solve this ODE. (dx^2)/(dt^2) + (w^2)x = Fsinwt, where x(0) = 0 and X'(0) = 0. What I've got so far is: x'' + w^2x = Fsinwt --> x(homogenous) = Acoswt + Bsinwt I know I have to find a particular solution but I keep getting zero as a result which I know won't...
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    ODE Approaching the expicit solution

    Hi there, This ode has me really stumped. Since it is non linear, I don't know which method to use for this: xy' + 2y = \frac{sec^2(y)}{x} Thank you :)
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