Asymptotic stability of singularly perturbed differential equations (Q729916)

In this paper, the asymptotic stability is examined for singularly perturbed ordinary differential equations of the form: \[ \frac{dx}{dt}= \frac{1}{\varepsilon} F(x)+G(x) \] with \(\varepsilon >0\) a small real parameter, and \(x\in{R}^n\). Such a system may not possess a natural split into fast and slow motions. Rather, the right hand side of the equation is comprised of a singularly perturbed component and a regular one. The main contributions are to identify the appropriate notions of asymptotic stability of the perturbed system and its limit dynamics; to examine the relationships among them; and to offer a Lyapunov functions criterion for the asymptotic stability, a criterion that relies on averaging with respect to the invariant measures. The paper provides some facts about invariant measures and about Young measures and restate the result concerning the form of the limit dynamics of the considered system of differential equations. Relations among the various definitions of asymptotic stability, along with some examples demonstrating the possible stability properties are given.