Equations involving several unknown functions of a single argument.22.. Equations of this type often arise in the generalized separation of variables in partial differential equations..
Trang 115. f x2+ y2
= f (x)f (y).
Gauss’s equation.
Solution:
f (x) = exp(Cx2),
where C is an arbitrary constant In addition, the function f (x)≡ 0is also a solution
16.
f2(x) + f2(y)
2
1/2
= f
x2+ y2
2
1/2
.
Solution:
f (x) = (ax2+ b)1 2,
where a and b are arbitrary positive constants.
17. f (x n + y n) 1/n
= af (x)f (y), n is any number.
Solution:
f (x) = 1
a exp(Cx n),
where C is an arbitrary constant In addition, the function f (x)≡ 0is also a solution
18.
f n (x) + f n (y)
2
1/n
= f
x n + y n
2
1/n
, n is any number.
Solution:
f(x) = (ax n + b)1/n,
where a and b are arbitrary positive constants.
19. f x + y
f (x)
+ f x – y
f (x)
= 2f (x)f (y).
Solutions:
f (x)≡ 0, f (x) =1+ Cx2,
where C is an arbitrary constant.
20. f
g–1 g(x) + g(y)
= af (x)f (y).
Generalized Gauss equation Here, g(x) is an arbitrary monotonic function and g– 1(x) is
the inverse of g(x).
Solution:
f (x) = 1
aexp
Cg(x) ,
where C is an arbitrary constant The function f (x)≡ 0is also a solution
21. M f (x), f (y)
= f M (x, y)
.
Here, M (x, y) = ϕ–1
ϕ(x) + ϕ(y) 2
is a quasiarithmetic mean for a continuous strictly
monotonic function ϕ, with ϕ–1being the inverse of ϕ.
Solution:
f (x) = ϕ–1 aϕ(x) + b
,
where a and b are arbitrary constants.
Trang 2T12.3.2-2 Equations involving several unknown functions of a single argument.
22. f (x)g(y) = h(x + y).
Here, f (x), g(y), and h(z) are unknown functions.
Solution:
f (x) = C1exp(C3x), g(y) = C2exp(C3y), h(z) = C1C2exp(C3z),
where C1, C2, and C3are arbitrary constants
23. f (x)g(y) + h(y) = f (x + y).
Here, f (x), g(y), and h(z) are unknown functions.
Solutions:
f (x) = C1x + C2, g(x) =1, h(x) = C1x (first solution);
f (x) = C1e ax + C2, g(x) = e ax , h(x) = C2(1– e ax) (second solution),
where a, C1, and C2are arbitrary constants
24. f1(x)g1(y) + f2(x)g2(y) + f3(x)g3(y) = 0.
Bilinear functional equation.
Two solutions:
f1(x) = C1f3(x), f2(x) = C2f3(x), g3(y) = –C1g1(y) – C2g2(y);
g1(y) = C1g3(y), g2(y) = C2g3(y), f3(x) = –C1f1(x) – C2f2(x),
where C1 and C2 are arbitrary constants, the functions on the right-hand sides of the solutions are prescribed arbitrarily
25. f1(x)g1(y) + f2(x)g2(y) + f3(x)g3(y) + f4(x)g4(y) = 0.
Bilinear functional equation.
Equations of this type often arise in the generalized separation of variables in partial differential equations
1◦ Solution:
f1(x) = C1f3(x) + C2f4(x), f2(x) = C3f3(x) + C4f4(x),
g3(y) = –C1g1(y) – C3g2(y), g4(y) = –C2g1(y) – C4g2(y).
It depends on four arbitrary constants C1, , C4 The functions on the right-hand sides of the solution are prescribed arbitrarily
2◦ The equation also has two other solutions,
f1(x) = C1f4(x), f2(x) = C2f4(x), f3(x) = C3f4(x), g4(y) = –C1g1(y) – C2g2(y) – C3g3(y);
g1(y) = C1g4(y), g2(y) = C2g4(y), g3(y) = C3g4(y), f4(x) = –C1f1(x) – C2f2(x) – C3f3(x),
involving three arbitrary constants
Trang 326. f (x) + g(y) = Q(z), where z = ϕ(x) + ψ(y).
Here, one of the two functions f (x) and ϕ(x) is prescribed and the other is assumed unknown, also one of the functions g(y) and ψ(y) is prescribed and the other is unknown, and the function Q(z) is assumed unknown (In similar equations with a composite argument, it is assumed that ϕ(x)const and ψ(y)const.)
Solution:
f (x) = Aϕ(x) + B, g(y) = Aψ(y) – B + C, Q(z) = Az + C,
where A, B, and C are arbitrary constants.
27. f (x)g(y) = Q(z), where z = ϕ(x) + ψ(y).
Here, one of the two functions f (x) and ϕ(x) is prescribed and the other is assumed unknown; also one of the functions g(y) and ψ(y) is prescribed and the other is unknown, and the function Q(z) is assumed unknown (In similar equations with a composite argument, it is assumed that ϕ(x)const and ψ(y)const.)
Solution:
f(x) = ABe λϕ(x), g(y) = A
B e λψ(y), Q(z) = Ae λz, where A, B, and λ are arbitrary constants.
28. f (x) + g(y) = Q(z), where z = ϕ(x)ψ(y).
Here, one of the two functions f (x) and ϕ(x) is prescribed and the other is assumed unknown; also one of the functions g(y) and ψ(y) is prescribed and the other is unknown, and the function Q(z) is assumed unknown (In similar equations with a composite argument, it is assumed that ϕ(x)const and ψ(y)const.)
Solution:
f (x) = A ln ϕ(x) + B, g(y) = A ln ψ(y) – B + C, Q(z) = A ln z + C,
where A, B, and C are arbitrary constants.
29. f (y) + g(x) + h(x)Q(z) + R(z) = 0, where z = ϕ(x) + ψ(y).
Equations of this type often arise in the functional separation of variables in partial differ-ential equations
1◦ Solution:
f = –12A1A4ψ2+ (A
1B1+ A2+ A4B3)ψ – B2– B1B3– B4,
g= 12A1A4ϕ2+ (A
1B1+ A2)ϕ + B2,
h = A4ϕ + B1,
Q = –A1z + B3,
R= 12A1A4z2– (A
2+ A4B3)z + B4,
where the A k and B k are arbitrary constants and ϕ = ϕ(x) and ψ = ψ(y) are arbitrary
functions
Trang 42◦ Solution:
f = –B1B3e–A3ψ+
A2– A A1A4
3
ψ – B2– B4– A1A4
A2 3 ,
g= A1B1
A3 e
A3ϕ+
A2– A A1A4
3
ϕ + B2,
h = B1e A3ϕ– A4
A3,
Q = B3e–A3z– A1
A3,
R = A4B3
A3 e
–A3z+
A1A4
A3 – A2
z + B4,
where A k and B k are arbitrary constants and ϕ = ϕ(x) and ψ = ψ(y) are arbitrary functions.
3◦ In addition, the functional equation has two degenerate solutions:
f = A1ψ + B1, g = A1ϕ + B2, h = A2, R = –A1z – A2Q – B1– B2,
where ϕ = ϕ(x), ψ = ψ(y), and Q = Q(z) are arbitrary functions; A1, A2, B1, and B2 are arbitrary constants; and
f = A1ψ + B1, g = A1ϕ + A2h + B2, Q = –A2, R = –A1z – B1– B2,
where ϕ = ϕ(x), ψ = ψ(y), and h = h(x) are arbitrary functions; A1, A2, B1, and B2 are arbitrary constants
30. f (y) + g(x)Q(z) + h(x)R(z) = 0, where z = ϕ(x) + ψ(y).
Equations of this type often arise in the functional separation of variables in partial differ-ential equations
1◦ Solution:
g(x) = A2B1e k1ϕ + A
2B2e k2ϕ, h(x) = (k1– A1)B1e k1ϕ + (k
2– A1)B2e k2ϕ, Q(z) = A3B3e–k1z + A
3B4e–k2z, R(z) = (k1– A1)B3e–k1z + (k
2– A1)B4e–k2z,
(1)
where B1, , B4are arbitrary constants and k1and k2are roots of the quadratic equation
(k – A1)(k – A4) – A2A3=0
In the degenerate case k1= k2, the terms e k2ϕ and e–k2z in (1) must be replaced by ϕe k1ϕand
ze–k1z, respectively In the case of purely imaginary or complex roots, one should extract
the real (or imaginary) part of the roots in solution (1)
The function f (y) is determined by the formulas
B2= B4 =0 =⇒ f(y) = [A2 A3+ (k1– A1)2]B1B3e–k1ψ,
B1= B3 =0 =⇒ f(y) = [A2 A3+ (k2– A1)2]B2B4e–k2ψ,
A1=0 =⇒ f(y) = (A2 A3+ k12)B1B3e–k1ψ + (A
2A3+ k22)B2B4e–k2ψ.
(2)
Solutions defined by (1) and (2) involve arbitrary functions ϕ = ϕ(x) and ψ = ψ(y).
Trang 52◦ In addition, the functional equation has two degenerate solutions,
f = B1B2e A1ψ, g = A
2B1e–A1ϕ, h = B
1e–A1ϕ, R = –B
2e A1z – A
2Q,
where ϕ = ϕ(x), ψ = ψ(y), and Q = Q(z) are arbitrary functions; A1, A2, B1, and B2 are arbitrary constants; and
f = B1B2e A1ψ, h = –B
1e–A1ϕ – A
2g, Q = A2B2e A1z, R = B
2e A1z, where ϕ = ϕ(x), ψ = ψ(y), and g = g(x) are arbitrary functions; and A1, A2, B1, and B2
are arbitrary constants
T12.3.2-3 Equations involving functions of two arguments
31. f (x, y)f (y, z) = f (x, z).
Cantor’s second equation.
Solution:
f (x, y) = Φ(y)/Φ(x),
whereΦ(x) is an arbitrary function.
32. f (x, y)f (u, v) – f (x, u)f (y, v) + f (x, v)f (y, u) = 0.
Solution:
f (x, y) = ϕ(x)ψ(y) – ϕ(y)ψ(x), where ϕ(x) and ψ(x) are arbitrary functions.
33. f f (x, y), z)
= f f (x, z), f (y, z)
.
Skew self-distributivity equation.
Solution:
f (x, y) = g–1 g(x) + g(y)
,
where g(x) is an arbitrary continuous strictly increasing function.
34. f
x + y
2
= G f (x), f (y)
.
Generalized Jensen equation.
1◦ A necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of a continuous strictly increasing solution is the existence of a continuous strictly monotonic function g(x) such that
G(x, y) = g–1
g(x) + g(y)
2
,
where g(x) is an arbitrary continuous strictly monotonic function and g–1(x) is the inverse
of g(x).
2◦ If condition 1◦ is satisfied, the general continuous strictly monotonic solution of the
original equation is given by
f (x) = ϕ(ax + b), where ϕ(x) is any continuous strictly monotonic solution, and a and b are arbitrary constants.
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