On the two-point boundary value problem for quadratic second-order differential equations and inclusions on manifolds

The two-point boundary value problem for second-order differential inclusions of the form (D/dt)m˙(t)∈F(t,m(t),m˙(t)) on complete Riemannian manifolds is investigated for a couple of points, nonconjugate along at least one geodesic of Levi-Civitá connection, where D/dt is the covariant derivative...

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Main Authors: Yuri E. Gliklikh, Peter S. Zykov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:Abstract and Applied Analysis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/AAA/2006/30395
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Summary:The two-point boundary value problem for second-order differential inclusions of the form (D/dt)m˙(t)∈F(t,m(t),m˙(t)) on complete Riemannian manifolds is investigated for a couple of points, nonconjugate along at least one geodesic of Levi-Civitá connection, where D/dt is the covariant derivative of Levi-Civitá connection and F(t,m,X) is a set-valued vector with quadratic or less than quadratic growth in the third argument. Some interrelations between certain geometric characteristics, the distance between points, and the norm of right-hand side are found that guarantee solvability of the above problem for F with quadratic growth in X. It is shown that this interrelation holds for all inclusions with F having less than quadratic growth in X, and so for them the problem is solvable.
ISSN:1085-3375
1687-0409