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Re: help with functional equation

Subject: Re: help with functional equation
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Date: 13 Jun 2005 06:39:35 -0700
Newsgroups: sci.math, sci.physics, sci.physics.cond-matter
You are right that I'm mainly interested in continuous, monotonic
solutions.
But what kind of dis-continuous solution is there, now that you've
piqued my interest by
bringing up the issue.



alainverghote@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > Find all functions V(x, y) that satisfy
> > >    V(x, y) + V(a, c) = V( (x+V(a,c)), y+c ).
> > > for all real numbers x, y, a, c.
> >
> > V(x,y) + V(a,c) = V(x + V(a,c), y + c)
> >
> > Let f(x) = V(x,0).  Then f(x) + f(y) = f(x + f(y)).  Given that you've
> > crossposted to sci.physics, I assume that V must be continuous over
> > some region, however small.
> >
> > With that condition, there are only two solutions for f: f(x) = 0, or
> > f(x) = x.
> >
> > 1) Assume f(x) = x.  Then V(x,y) + V(a,0) = V(x,y) + a = V(x + a, y),
> > and so V(x,y) = x + g(y) for some function g.  However, by setting y=0
> > in the original equation we find that x + V(a,c) = V(x + V(a,c), c)
> > and so g(y) = 0 for all y.  Hence V(x,y) = x.
> >
> > 2) Assume f(x) = 0 for all x.  Then V(a,c) = V(x + V(a,c), c).  Hence
> > V(a,c) = g(c) for some continuous function g having g(0) = 0.
> >
> >
> > - Tim
>
> Dear Tim,
>
> I also assume that V must be continuous over some region.
>
> I might propose:
>                v(x,y)=x*sin(2*Pi*x/a)+a*(1-sin(2*Pi*x/a))*y/c , (1)
> In fact a general solution is :
>                v(x,y)=K*x+(1-K)*a*y/c ;                         (2)
> K is a constant or invariant for {x->x+a} ,{y->y+c},{x->x+a;y->y+c},
>
> MY METHOD:
>         when {x->x+v(a,c),y->y+c}  , function v(x,y)/v(a,c)-> ( )+1
>          i.e  (+1) incremented ,
> 
> Alain.


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