Advanced topic in Odes 2

In summary, for the given equation dy/dt = y(1-ky), the fixed points are y=0, y=1/k, and k=0. The stability of these fixed points can be determined by analyzing the slope of the function at each point. For the modified Euler scheme, the stability can be further investigated by plotting a direction field.
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For the equation dy/dt =y(1-ky), where k is a constant,find the fixed points and investigate their stability.
what are the fixed points of the modified Euler Scheme applied to this equation and what is their stability?
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dy / dt = y ( 1 - ky )
dy / dt = y - ky^2
dy / dt - y = - ky^2
Let v = y^( - 1 )
y = 1 / v
dy / dt = ( - 1 / v^2 ) * dv / dt

( - 1 / v^2)dv / dt - ( 1 / v ) = ( - k ) ( 1 / v)^2
(dv / dt ) + v = k
e^(t ) dv / dt + ( e^t )v = ke^t
(e^t )v = ke^t + C
v = k + Ce^(- t )

y = 1 / [ k + Ce^( - t ) ]


Can someone please help me after this. did I answer the question correctly? Is my answer incomplete?
 
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grandy said:
For the equation dy/dt =y(1-ky), where k is a constant,find the fixed points and investigate their stability.
what are the fixed points of the modified Euler Scheme applied to this equation and what is their stability?
=>

dy / dt = y ( 1 - ky )
dy / dt = y - ky^2
dy / dt - y = - ky^2
Let v = y^( - 1 )
y = 1 / v
dy / dt = ( - 1 / v^2 ) * dv / dt

( - 1 / v^2)dv / dt - ( 1 / v ) = ( - k ) ( 1 / v)^2
(dv / dt ) + v = k
e^(t ) dv / dt + ( e^t )v = ke^t
(e^t )v = ke^t + C
v = k + Ce^(- t )

y = 1 / [ k + Ce^( - t ) ]


Can someone please help me after this. did I answer the question correctly? Is my answer incomplete?

I believe you have solved the DE correctly (although I would have just separated the variables). Have you found the critical points yet? Have you checked their stability?
 
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To find the fixed points, we set dy/dt=0 and find the roots, which yields:

y ( 1 - ky ) =0
that gives
y=0,y=1/k
An additional point of interest is k=0, in which case y=0 is the only fixed point.
is there any fixed point, that i need to calculate?
To investigate the stability, i would look at a direction field plot. but don't know how to calculate the stability.
 
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i found out the fixed points, by setting dy/dt=0 and find the roots, which yields:y ( 1 - ky ) =0
that gives
y=0,y=1/k

To investigate the stability:
f'(y)= 1- 2ky
f'(0)= 1 >0 unstable
f'(1/k) = -1<0 stablekindly someone please check my answer for the fixed points and normal stabilityfor the modified euler scheme, i will try it after i got the above answer correct.
 
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Your answer is correct so far. To find the fixed points of the modified Euler Scheme, we set dy/dt = 0 and solve for y.

dy/dt = y(1-ky) = 0
y = 0 or 1/k

So the fixed points are y = 0 and y = 1/k.

To investigate their stability, we can plug these values into the original equation and see if they are stable or unstable.

For y = 0:
dy/dt = 0(1-0) = 0
This means that the solution will remain at y = 0, making it a stable fixed point.

For y = 1/k:
dy/dt = (1/k)(1-1) = 0
This also means that the solution will remain at y = 1/k, making it a stable fixed point.

So both fixed points are stable.
 

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