Matrix measure approach to Lyapunov-type inequalities for linear Hamiltonian systems with impulse effect (Q269434)

The authors consider the following Hamiltonian system \[ \begin{aligned} & x'=A(t)x+B(t)u, \quad u'=-C(t)x-A^{T}(t)u, ~~ t\neq \tau_i,\\ &x(\tau_i^+)=K_ix(\tau_i^-), \quad u(\tau_i^+)=-L_ix(\tau_i^-)+K_iu(\tau_i^-),~~ t\geq t_0, ~i\in \mathbb N=\{1,2,\ldots\}, \end{aligned} \] where \(\{\tau_i\}\) is a strictly increasing sequence of real numbers, \(A, B\) and \(C\) are \(n\times n\) matrices with entries continuous everywhere except possibly at each \(\tau_i,\) where one-sided limits exist, \(B=B^T,\) \(C=C^T,\) and \(\{K_i\},\) \(\{L_i\}\) are sequences of \(n\times n\) matrices such that each \(K_i^{-1}\) for \(i\in \mathbb N\) exist. Lyapunov-type inequalities are obtained via matrix measure approach, in connection with estimates on fundamental matrices. As applications of the obtained Lyapunov-type inequalities new disconjugacy criteria for impulsive Hamiltonian systems are derived, and lower bound estimates for eigenvalues of impulsive eigenvalue problems are obtained.