Sedaghat Form Symmetries and Reduction of Order in Difference Equations

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4398-0764-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 325 Seiten

Form Symmetries and Reduction of Order in Difference Equations presents a new approach to the formulation and analysis of difference equations in which the underlying space is typically an algebraic group. In some problems and applications, an additional algebraic or topological structure is assumed in order to define equations and obtain significant results about them. Reflecting the author’s past research experience, the majority of examples involve equations in finite dimensional Euclidean spaces.

The book first introduces difference equations on groups, building a foundation for later chapters and illustrating the wide variety of possible formulations and interpretations of difference equations that occur in concrete contexts. The author then proposes a systematic method of decomposition for recursive difference equations that uses a semiconjugate relation between maps. Focusing on large classes of difference equations, he shows how to find the semiconjugate relations and accompanying factorizations of two difference equations with strictly lower orders. The final chapter goes beyond semiconjugacy by extending the fundamental ideas based on form symmetries to nonrecursive difference equations.

With numerous examples and exercises, this book is an ideal introduction to an exciting new domain in the area of difference equations. It takes a fresh and all-inclusive look at difference equations and develops a systematic procedure for examining how these equations are constructed and solved.

Zielgruppe

Mathematicians, physicists, chemists, electrical engineers, and mechanical engineers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sedaghat, Hassan

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Diskrete Mathematik, Kombinatorik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematische Analysis Differentialrechnungen und -gleichungen
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Theoretische Physik, Mathematische Physik, Computerphysik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Difference Equations on Groups
Basic definitions
One equation, many interpretations
Examples of difference equations on groups

Semiconjugate Factorization and Reduction of Order
Semiconjugacy and ordering of maps
Form symmetries and SC factorizations
Order-reduction types
SC factorizations as triangular systems
Order-preserving form symmetries

Homogeneous Equations of Degree One
Homogeneous equations on groups
Characteristic form symmetry of HD1 equations
Reductions of order in HD1 equations
Absolute value equation

Type-(k,1) Reductions
Invertible-map criterion
Identity form symmetry
Inversion form symmetry
Discrete Riccati equation of order two
Linear form symmetry
Difference equations with linear arguments
Field-inverse form symmetry

Type-(1,k) Reductions
Linear form symmetry revisited
Separable difference equations
Equations with exponential and power functions

Time-Dependent Form Symmetries
The semiconjugate relation and factorization
Invertible-map criterion revisited
Time-dependent linear form symmetry
SC factorization of linear equations

Nonrecursive Difference Equations
Examples and discussion
Form symmetries, factors, and cofactors
Semi-invertible map criterion
Quadratic difference equations
An order-preserving form symmetry

Appendix: Asymptotic Stability on the Real Line

References
Index

Notes and Problems appear at the end of each chapter.

Über Autor(innen)

Hassan Sedaghat is a professor of mathematics at Virginia Commonwealth University. His research interests include difference equations and discrete dynamical systems and their applications in mathematics, economics, biology, and medicine.