A New Instability Result to Nonlinear Vector Differential Equations of Fifth Order

By constructing a Lyapunov function, a new instability result is established, which guarantees that the trivial solution of a certain nonlinear vector differential equation of the fifth order is unstable. An example is also given to illustrate the importance of the result obtained. By this way, our...

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Main Authors: Cemil Tunç, Melike Karta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/971534
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Summary:By constructing a Lyapunov function, a new instability result is established, which guarantees that the trivial solution of a certain nonlinear vector differential equation of the fifth order is unstable. An example is also given to illustrate the importance of the result obtained. By this way, our findings improve an instability result related to a scalar differential equation in the literature to instability of the trivial solution to the afore-mentioned differential equation.
ISSN:1026-0226
1607-887X