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First Order Homogeneous Linear Systems With Constant Coefficients
First Order Homogeneous Linear Systems With Constant Coefficients
Constant Coefficients
Department of Mathematics
IIT Guwahati
SHB/SU
P∞ Ak t k
The series k=0 k! is said to be absolutely convergent if
P∞
Ak t k
k=0
k!
is convergent. The radius of convergence is R, if
e −t
0
= 2t .
0 e
Φ1 (t) = e λ1 t v1 · · · e λn t vn = V
... .
e λn t
λ1
Φ2 (t) = e At = V .. V −1 ,
.
e λn t
giving the GS Y (t) = Φ2 (t)C , where C ∈ Rn is arbitrary.
Observe that Φ2 (t) = Φ1 (t)V −1 .
The columns of Φ1 (t) and Φ2 (t) are two different bases of the
solution space of the system and hence of the kernel of
d
L := dt − A.