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Math 6410 • ODE

Fall 2024 • Question 1

[25] Let \((t_0,x_0)\in \Omega \) be a point in an open set \(\Omega \subset \mathbb {R}\times \mathbb {R}^d\) and \(f:\Omega \to \mathbb {R}^d\) be a continuously differentiable function. Show that for some \(\epsilon > 0\) the initial value problem

\[ \dot {u}=f(t,u) \]
\[ u(t_0)=x_0 \]

has a unique continuously differentiable solution \(u(t):[0,\epsilon ]\to \mathbb {R}^d\) such that \((t,u(t))\in \Omega \) for all \(0 \le t \le \epsilon \). [Don’t just quote a result. State the theorem and give as complete and detailed a proof as you can.]

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[25] Let \((t_0,x_0)\in\Omega\) be a point in an open set
\(\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}\times\mathbb{R}^d\) and
\(f:\Omega\to\mathbb{R}^d\) be a
continuously differentiable function. Show that for some \(\epsilon > 0\) the initial value problem

\[
\dot{u}=f(t,u)
\]

\[
u(t_0)=x_0
\]


has a unique continuously differentiable solution
\(u(t):[0,\epsilon]\to\mathbb{R}^d\) such that \((t,u(t))\in\Omega\)
for all \(0 \le t \le \epsilon\). [Don't just quote a result. State the theorem and give as complete and
detailed a proof as you can.]