On weak and strong Peano theorems

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Abstract

We say that the Peano theorem holds for a topological vector space $E$ if, for any continuous mapping $f : {\Bbb R}\times E \to E$ and any $(t(0), x(0))$ is an element of ${\Bbb R}\times E$, the Cauchy problem $\dot x(t) = f(t,x(t))$, $x(t(0)) = x(0)$, has a solution in some neighborhood of $t(0)$. We say that the weak version of Peano theorem holds for $E$ if, for any continuous map $f : {\Bbb R}\times E \to E$, the equation $\dot x(t) = f (t, x(t))$ has a solution on some interval. We construct an example (answering a question posed by S. G. Lobanov) of a Hausdorff locally convex topological vector space E for which the weak version of Peano theorem holds and the Peano theorem fails to hold. We also construct a Hausdorff locally convex topological vector space E for which the Peano theorem holds and any barrel in E is neither compact nor sequentially compact.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)77-80
Number of pages4
JournalRussian Journal of Mathematical Physics
Volume11
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Mathematical Physics

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