Stability by linear approximation for time scale dynamical systems

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Abstract: We study systems on time scales that are generalizations of classical differential or difference equations. In this paper we consider linear systems and their small nonlinear perturbations. In terms of time scales and of eigenvalues of matrices we formulate conditions, sufficient for stability by linear approximation. We demonstrate that those conditions are close to necessary ones. For non-periodic time scales we use techniques of central upper Lyapunov exponents (a common tool of the theory of linear ODEs) to study stability of solutions. Also, time scale versions of the famous Chetaev's theorem on conditional instability are proved.


The paper focuses on the matter of stability for linear systems and small nonlinear perturbations of such systems on time scales. Firstly, the stability of a solution is obtained by applying a time scale version of the Gronwall-Bellman inequality, by first approximation. It is proved afterwards that a linear time scale system with bounded, uniformly regressive matrix of coefficients, can be embedded into a linear system of ODEs with a bounded matrix. Finally, an analog of Chetaev's theorem on instability by first approximation is provided for time scale systems. The authors have thus proven that when studying stability/instability, methods from the theory of non-autonomous linear ODEs can be used in the framework of time scale dynamical systems.



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