@Article{AAMM-1-4, author = {Wen-Xiu, Ma and Xiang, Gu and Liang, Gao}, title = {A Note on Exact Solutions to Linear Differential Equations by the Matrix Exponential}, journal = {Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics}, year = {2009}, volume = {1}, number = {4}, pages = {573--580}, abstract = {

It is known that the solution to a Cauchy problem of linear differential equations: $$x'(t)=A(t)x(t), \quad {with}\quad x(t_0)=x_0,$$ can be presented by the matrix exponential as $\exp({\int_{t_0}^tA(s)\,ds})x_0,$ if the commutativity condition for the coefficient matrix $A(t)$ holds: $$\Big[\int_{t_0}^tA(s)\,ds,A(t)\Big]=0.$$ A natural question is whether this is true without the commutativity condition. To give a definite answer to this question, we present two classes of illustrative examples of coefficient matrices, which satisfy the chain rule $$ \frac d {dt}\, \exp({\int_{t_0}^t A(s)\, ds})=A(t)\,\exp({\int_{t_0}^t A(s)\, ds}),$$ but do not possess the commutativity condition. The presented matrices consist of finite-times continuously differentiable entries or smooth entries.

}, issn = {2075-1354}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4208/aamm.09-m0946}, url = {https://global-sci.com/article/73703/a-note-on-exact-solutions-to-linear-differential-equations-by-the-matrix-exponential} }