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Construction of the General Solution of Planar Linear Discrete Systems with Constant Coefficients and Weak Delay
Advances in Difference Equations volume 2009, Article number: 784935 (2009)
Abstract
Planar linear discrete systems with constant coefficients and weak delay are considered. The characteristic equations of such systems are identical with those for the same systems but without delayed terms. In this case, the space of solutions with a given starting dimension is pasted after several steps into a space with dimension less than the starting one. In a sense this situation copies an analogous one known from the theory of linear differential systems with constant coefficients and weak delay when the initially infinite dimensional space of solutions on the initial interval on a reduced interval, turns (after several steps) into a finite dimensional set of solutions. For every possible case, general solutions are constructed and, finally, results on the dimensionality of the space of solutions are deduced.
1. Introduction
1.1. Preliminary Notions and Properties
We use the following notation: for integers , , , we define where or are admitted, too. Throughout this paper, using notation , we always assume . In this paper we deal with the discrete planar systems
where is a fixed integer, , and are constant matrices, and . Following the terminology (used, e.g., in [1, 2]), (1.1) is referred to as a nondelayed discrete system if and as a delayed discrete system if . Together with (1.1), we consider an initial (Cauchy) problem
where with . We will investigate only the case since the solution of (1.1) for is given by the known formula for .
The existence and uniqueness of the solution of the initial problems (1.1) and (1.2) on are obvious. We recall that the solution of (1.1) and (1.2) is defined as an infinite sequence
such that, for any , equality (1.1) holds.
The space of all initial data (1.2) with is obviously -dimensional. Below we describe the fact that, among the systems (1.1), there are such systems that their space of solutions, being initially -dimensional, on a reduced interval turns into a space having dimension less than .
1.2. Systems with Weak Delay
We consider the system (1.1) and we look for a solution having the form , , with a . The usual procedure leads to a characteristic equation
where is the unit matrix. Together with (1.1), we consider a system with the terms containing delays omitted
and the characteristic equation
Definition 1.1.
The system (1.1) is called a system with weak delay if the characteristic equations (1.4) and (1.6) corresponding to systems (1.1) and (1.5) are equal, that is, if for every
We consider a linear transformation
with a nonsingular matrix . Then the discrete system for is
with , . We show that the property of a system to be the system with weak delay is preserved by every nonsingular linear transformation.
Lemma 1.2.
If the system (1.1) is a system with weak delay, then its arbitrary linear nonsingular transformation (1.8) again leads to a system with the weak delay (1.9).
Proof.
It is easy to show that
holds since
and the equality
is assumed.
1.3. Necessary and Sufficient Conditions Determining the Weak Delay
In the forthcoming theorem, we give conditions, in terms of determinants, indicating whether a system is a system with weak delay or not.
Theorem 1.3.
System (1.1) is a system with weak delay if and only if the following three conditions hold simultaneously:
Proof.
We start with computing the determinant (1.4). We get
Now we see that, for (1.7) to hold, that is,
conditions (1.13) are both necessary and sufficient.
Remark 1.4.
It is easy to see that conditions (1.13) are equivalent to
1.4. Problem under Consideration
The aim of this paper is to show that the dimension of the space of all solutions, being initially equal to the dimension of the space of initial data (1.2) generated by discrete functions , is, after several steps, reduced (on an interval of the form with an ) to a dimension less than the initial one. In other words, we will show that the -dimensional space of all solutions of (1.1) is reduced to a less-dimensional space of solutions on . This problem is solved directly by explicitly computing the corresponding solutions of the Cauchy problems with each of the cases arising being considered. The underlying idea for such investigation is simple. If (1.1) is a system with weak delay, then the corresponding characteristic equation has only two eigenvalues instead of eigenvalues in the case of systems with nonweak delay. This explains why the dimension of the space of solutions becomes less than the initial one. The final results (Theorems 2.5–2.8) provide the dimension of the space of solutions.
1.5. Auxiliary Formula
For the reader's convenience we recall one explicit formula (see, e.g., [3]) for the solutions of linear scalar discrete nondelayed equations used in this paper. We consider the first-order linear discrete nonhomogeneous equation
with and . Then it is easy to verify that
Throughout the paper, we adopt the customary notation for the sum: where is an integer, is a positive integer and, "" denotes the function considered independently of whether it is defined for indicated arguments or not.
2. Results
If (1.7) holds, then (1.4) and (1.6) have only two (and the same) roots simultaneously. In order to prove the properties of the family of solutions of (1.1) formulated in Section 1.4, we will separately discuss all the possible combinations of roots, that is, the cases of two real and distinct roots, a couple of complex conjugate roots, and, finally, a two-fold real root.
2.1. Jordan Forms of Matrix and Corresponding Solutions of The Problem (1.1), (1.2)
It is known that, for every matrix , there exists a nonsingular matrix transforming it to the corresponding Jordan matrix form . This means that
where has the following possible forms, depending on the roots of the characteristic equation (1.6), that is, on the roots of
If (2.2) has two real distinct roots , , then
if the roots are complex conjugate, that is, with , then
and, finally, in the case of one two-fold real root , we have either
or
The transformation transforms (1.1) into a system
with , , . Together with (2.7), we consider an initial problem
with where is the initial function corresponding to the initial function in (1.2).
Below we consider all four possible cases (2.3)–(2.6) separately.
We define
Assuming that the system (1.1) is a system with weak delay, the system (2.7), due to Lemma 1.2, is a system with weak delay again.
2.1.1. The Case (2.3) of Two Real Distinct Roots
In this case, we have . The necessary and sufficient conditions (1.13) for (2.7) turn into
Since , (2.10), (2.12) yield . Then, from (2.11), we get , so either or .
Theorem 2.1.
Let (1.1) be a system with weak delay and (2.2) admit two real distinct roots , . Then . The solution of the initial problems (1.1) and (1.2) is , where has, in the case , the form
and, in the case , the form
Proof.
In the case considered we have and the transformed system (2.7) takes either the form
if or the form
if . We investigate only the initial problem (2.15), (2.16), (2.8) since the initial problem (2.17), (2.18), (2.8) can be examined in a similar way. From (2.16) and (2.8), we get
Then (2.15) becomes
First we solve this equation for . This means that we consider the problem
With the aid of formula (1.18), we get
Now we solve (2.20) for , that is, we consider the problem (with initial data deduced from (2.22)
Applying formula (1.18) yields (for )
Picking up all particular cases (2.8), (2.22), and (2.24), we have
Now, taking into account (2.9), the formula (2.13) is a consequence of (2.19) and (2.25). The formula (2.14) can be proved in a similar way.
Finally, we note that both formulas (2.13) and (2.14) remain valid for as well. In this case, the transformed system (2.7) reduces to a system without delay.
2.1.2. The Case (2.4) of Two Complex Conjugate Roots
The necessary and sufficient conditions (1.13) for (2.7) take the forms (2.10) and (2.11) and
The system of conditions (2.10), (2.11), and (2.26) gives , and admits only one possibility, namely,
Consequently, and as well. The initial problems (1.1) and (1.2) reduces to a problem without delay
and, obviously,
2.1.3. The Case (2.5) of Two-Fold Real Root
We have . The necessary and sufficient conditions (1.13) are, for (2.7), reduced to (2.10), (2.11), and
From (2.10), (2.11), and (2.30), we get . Now we will analyse the two possible cases: and .
The Case
Theorem 2.2.
Let (1.1) be a system with weak delay, (2.2) admit a two-fold root , and the matrix has the form (2.5). Then the solution of the initial problems (1.1) and (1.2) is , where has, in the case , the form
and, in the case , the form
Proof.
The assumption or leads to . Then the following cases arise. Either , or , or . The latter case is covered by the above formulas (2.31) and (2.32) since it can be treated as system (2.28) considered previously (with ) when , and the corresponding solution is described by the formula (2.29). If , then (2.7) turns into the system
and, if , then (2.7) turns into the system
System (2.33) can be solved in much the same way as the systems (2.15) and (2.16) if we put , and the discussion of the system (2.34) copies the discussion of the systems (2.17) and (2.18) with . Formulas (2.31) and (2.32) are consequences of (2.13) and (2.14).
The Case
For we define
Theorem 2.3.
Let the system (1.1) be a system with weak delay, (2.2) admit two repeated roots , , and the matrix has the form (2.5). Then the solution of the initial problems (1.1) and (1.2) is given by , where has the form
Proof.
In this case, all the entries of are nonzero and, from (2.10), (2.11), and (2.30), we get
Then the system (2.7) reduces to
where . It is easy to see (multiplying (2.39) by and summing both equations) that
We can see (2.40) as a homogeneous equation with respect to the unknown expression . Then, using (1.18), we obtain
With the aid of (2.41), we rewrite the systems (2.38) and (2.39) as follows:
It is easy to see that the system (2.42) is decomposed into two separate equations. Solving each of them in a similar way as in the proof of Theorem 2.1 using (1.18) (details are omitted), we conclude
Formula (2.36) is now a direct consequence of (2.43) and (2.35).
2.1.4. The Case (2.6) of Two-Fold Real Root
If the matrix has the form (2.6), the necessary and sufficient conditions (1.13), for (2.7), are reduced to (2.10), (2.11), and
Then (2.10), (2.11), and (2.44) give , and the system (2.7) can be written as
Solving (2.46), we get
Then (2.45) turns into
Equation (2.48) can be solved in a similar way as in the proof of Theorem 2.1 using (1.18) (we omit details). We get
Formulas (2.47), (2.49) can be used in the case as well. In this way, the ensuing result is proved.
Theorem 2.4.
Let (1.1) be a system with weak delay, (2.2) admit two repeated roots , and the matrix has the form (2.6). Then and the solution of the initial problems (1.1) and (1.2) is , where , is defined by (2.49) and by (2.47).
2.2. Dimension of the Set of Solutions
Since all the possible cases of the planar system (1.1) with weak delay have been analysed, we are ready to formulate results concerning the dimension of the space of solutions of (1.1) assuming that initial conditions (1.2) are variable.
Theorem 2.5.
Let (1.1) be a system with weak delay, and (2.2) has both roots different from zero. Then the space of solutions, being initially -dimensional, becomes on only
-
(1)
-dimensional if (2.2) has
-
(a)
two real distinct roots and
-
(b)
a two-fold real root, and
-
(c)
a two-fold real root and
-
(a)
-
(2)
dimensional if (2.2) has
-
(a)
two real distinct roots and
-
(b)
a pair of complex conjugate roots;
-
(c)
a two-fold real root and .
-
(a)
Proof.
We will carefully trace all theorems considered (Theorems 2.1–2.4) together with the case of a pair of complex conjugate roots uncovered by a theorem and our conclusion will hold on (some of the statements hold on a greater interval).
-
(a)
Analysing the statement of Theorem 2.1 (the case (2.3) of two real distinct roots) we obtain the following subcases.
-
(a1)
If , , then the dimension of the space of solutions on equals since the last line in (2.13) uses only arbitrary parameters
(250) -
(a2)
If , , then the dimension of the space of solutions on equals since the last line in (2.14) uses only arbitrary parameters
(251) -
(a3)
If , then the dimension of the space of solutions on equals since the last line in (2.13) and in (2.14) uses only arbitrary parameters
(252)
-
(a1)
This means that all the cases considered are covered by conclusions (1a) and (2a) of Theorem 2.5.
-
(b)
In the case (2.4) of two complex conjugate roots, we have and the formula (2.29) uses only arbitrary parameters
(253)
for every . This is covered by case of Theorem 2.5.
-
(c)
Analysing the statement of Theorems 2.2 and 2.3 (the case (2.5) of two-fold real root), we obtain the following subcases.
-
(c1)
If , , then the dimension of the space of solutions on equals since the last line in (2.31) uses only arbitrary parameters
(254) -
(c2)
If , , then the dimension of the space of solutions on equals since the last line in (2.32) uses only arbitrary parameters
(255) -
(c3)
If then the dimension of the space of solutions on equals since the last line in (2.31) and in (2.32) uses only arbitrary parameters
(256) -
(c4)
If , then the dimension of the space of solutions on equals since the last line in (2.36) uses only arbitrary parameters
(257)
-
(c1)
where
The parameter cannot be seen as independent since it depends on the independent parameters and .
All the cases considered are covered by conclusions (1b), (1c), and (2c) of Theorem 2.5.
-
(d)
Analysing the statement of Theorem 2.4 (The case (2.6) of two-fold real root), we obtain the following subcases.
-
(d1)
If , , then the dimension of the space of solutions on equals since the last line in (2.49) uses only arbitrary parameters
(259)and the last line in (2.47) provides no new information.
-
(d2)
If , then the dimension of the space of solutions on equals since, as follows from (2.49) and (2.47), there are only arbitrary parameters
(260)
-
(d1)
Both cases are covered by conclusions (1b) and (2c) of Theorem 2.5.
Since there are no cases other than the above cases (a)–(d), the proof is finished.
Theorem 2.5 can be formulated simply as follows.
Theorem 2.6 (Main result).
Let (1.1) be a system with weak delay and let (2.2) have both roots different from zero. Then the space of solutions, being initially -dimensional, is on only
-
(1)
-dimensional if .
-
(2)
-dimensional if .
We omit the proofs of the following two theorems since again, they can be done in much the same way as Theorems 2.1–2.4.
Theorem 2.7.
Let (1.1) be a system with weak delay and let (2.2) have a simple root . Then the space of solutions, being initially -dimensional, is either -dimensional or -dimensional on .
Theorem 2.8.
Let (1.1) be a system with weak delay and let (2.2) have a two-fold root . Then the space of solutions, being initially -dimensional, turns into -dimensional space on , namely, into the zero solution.
3. Concluding Remarks
To our best knowledge, weak delay was first defined in [4] for systems of linear delayed differential systems with constant coefficients. Nevertheless, separate particular examples can be found in various books concerning delayed differential equations. Let us summarize the advantage of investigating "weak" delayed systems in the plane. Such systems can be simplified and their solutions can be found in a simple explicit analytical form. In the case of ordinary differential systems with delay, to obtain the corresponding eigenvalues, it is sufficient to solve only a polynomial equation rather than a quasipolynomial one. In the case of discrete systems of two equations investigated in this paper in the "weak" case, to obtain the corresponding eigenvalues, it is sufficient to solve only polynomial equation of the second order rather than a polynomial equation of th order. Note that results obtained can be directly used to investigate such asymptotic problems as boundedness or convergence of solutions (using different methods, such problems have recently been investigated, e.g., in [5–11]).
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The first author was supported by the Grant 201/07/0145 of Czech Grant Agency (Prague), by the Council of Czech Government MSM 00216 30503 and MSM 00216 30519. The third author was supported by the Council of Czech Government MSM 00216 30503 and MSM 00216 30529.
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Diblík, J., Khusainov, D.Y. & Šmarda, Z. Construction of the General Solution of Planar Linear Discrete Systems with Constant Coefficients and Weak Delay. Adv Differ Equ 2009, 784935 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/784935
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