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2.—The Matrix Functional Differential Equation y′(x) = Ay(λx) + By(x)*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2012

Jack Carr
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
Janet Dyson
Affiliation:
Mathematical Institute, Oxford.

Synopsis

The purpose of this work is to consider some analytic aspects of the matrix functional differential equation, y′(x) = Ay(λx) + By(x), (0 ≦ x < ∞), where λ is a constant with 0 < λ < 1 and A and B are constant matrices.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1976

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