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
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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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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-e893c217a59c403ea5f7d5b77487c6442025-08-20T02:22:15ZengWileyDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society1026-02261607-887X2008-01-01200810.1155/2008/971534971534A New Instability Result to Nonlinear Vector Differential Equations of Fifth OrderCemil Tunç0Melike Karta1Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yüzüncü Yıl University, 65080 Van, TurkeyInstitute of Sciences, Yüzüncü Yıl University, 65080 Van, TurkeyBy 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/971534
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