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Dependence of Lipschitz by Support

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MATH-301: Ordinary differential equations

Ce cours donne une introduction rigoureuse au principaux thèmes de la théorie des équations différentielles ordinaires (EDO). Les EDO sont fondamentales pour l'étude des systèmes dynamiques et des équations aux dérivées partielles. Des applications dans ce ...

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This lecture covers the concept of Lipschitz dependence supported by various examples and theoretical hypotheses, emphasizing the global unique solutions and the reduction to fixed point problems. The instructor discusses the relation between Lipschitz stability and support, illustrating the ease of obtaining different variants. The lecture delves into the framework of contractions and the importance of existence and uniqueness. It concludes with the significance of Lipschitz dependence in various contexts.

Instructors (2)

François Samer Genoud

2000-2005 Etudes en Physique à l'EPFL dont une année d'échange à Zürich (ETH, 2002-2003). 2005 Diplôme de Physicien EPF (Master) en physique mathématique, sous la direction du Prof. C.-E. Pfister. 2005-2008 Doctorat sous la direction du Prof. C.A. Stuart, sur l'étude de certaines équations de Schrödinger non-linéaires, en particulier de questions liées à l'existence et la stabilité orbitale d'ondes stationnaires. 2009-2010 Chercheur postdoc FNS à OxPDE, Université d'Oxford. 2010-2013 Chercheur postdoc à l'Université Heriot-Watt, Edimbourg. 2013-2014 Chercheur postdoc à l'Université de Vienne. 2015-2017 Professeur Assistant à TU Delft. 2017-2018 Professeur Associé à l'Université libre de Bruxelles. 2018- Directeur du CMS Domaines d'intérêt scientifique: analyse non-linéaire, calcul des variations, équations aux dérivées partielles, physique mathématique et physique théorique en général.

Joachim Krieger

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