Numerical-analytic method for the investigation of multipoint boundary-value problems for systems of differential equations with transformed argument (Q4255331)

The authors deal with a boundary value problem of the form: \[ \dot x=f(t,x,x_{\lambda}),\;\sum_{i=0}^{N}A_ix(t_i)=d. \] Here, \(x\in{\mathbb{R}}^{n},\;f:[0,T]\times D\times D\mapsto {\mathbb{R}}^{n}\), \(D\) is a closed bounded domain in \({\mathbb{R}}^{n}\), \(x_\lambda =x(\lambda (t))\), \(\lambda :[0,T]\mapsto [0,T]\) is a continuous mapping, \(A_i\) are constant \(n\times n\)-matrices, \(d\in{\mathbb{R}}^{n}\) is a given vector, and \(0=t_0<t_1<\cdots<t_N=T\). The case is considered where \(\det\sum_{i=1}^{N}t_iA_i\neq 0\). According to the numerical-analytic method (see \textit{A. M. Samojlenko} and \textit{N. I. Ronto} [Numerical-analytic methods in the theory of boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations. Kiev: Naukova Dumka (1992; Zbl 0930.65084)]), first the auxiliary problem \[ \dot x=f(t,x,x_{\lambda})+\Delta(x_0),\;\sum_{i=0}^{N}A_ix(t_i)=d,\;x|_{t=0}=x_0, \] is solved by means of successive approximations. The correction term has the form \(\Delta(x_0)= \left( \sum_{i=1}^{N}t_iA_i\right)^{-1} \left( d- \left(\sum_{k=0}^{N}A_k \right)x_0\right)\). Then the initial value \(x_0\) is sought as a root of the determining equation \(\Delta(x_0)=0\). Sufficient conditions for the method to be applicable are obtained. Under the assumption that \(\det \sum_{k=0}^{N}A_k\neq 0\) a modification of the method is discussed for which the determining equation does not appear.