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Compound matrices and ordinary differential equations. (English) Zbl 0725.34049
A survey is given of a connection between compound matrices and ordinary differential equations. A typical result for linear systems is the following. If the n-th order differential equation $$x'=A(t)x$$ is uniformly stable, then a necessary and sufficient condition that the equation has an $$(n-k+1)$$-dimensional set of solutions satisfying $$\lim_{t\to \infty}x(t)=0$$ is that $$y'=A^{[k]}(t)y$$ should be asymptotically stable. For nonlinear autonomous systems, a criterion for orbital asymptotic stability of a closed trajectory given by Poincaré in two dimensions is extended to systems of any finite dimension. A criterion of Bendixson for the nonexistence of periodic solutions of a two dimensional system is also extended to higher dimensions.
Reviewer: P.Smith (Keele)

##### MSC:
 34D05 Asymptotic properties of solutions to ordinary differential equations 34C25 Periodic solutions to ordinary differential equations
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