Ultradiscrete hard-spring equation and its phase plane analysis (Q6104297)

From the abstract: ``Ultradiscretization enables us to construct a piecewise linear equation which approximates a given subtraction-free difference equation. Recently proposed `ultradiscretization with parity variables' (pUD) can treat an equation with subtraction. [...] In this paper, solutions of pUD for the hard-spring equation are investigated. The pUD equation is reinterpreted as the mapping which maps a set on the phase plane to another one, and the behaviour of the solutions are analyzed through approximative transition diagrams.'' The solutions for various initial values are analyzed and classified. From the conclusion: ``Our method reported in this paper enables us to easily compare some pUD equations each other. For example, it is possible to compare the pUD analogues of several difference equations for the same differential equation, which may give a new contribution to studying nonlinear systems.'' The obtained results offer also the possibility to compare different numerical algorithms for a given differential equation.