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Consider the set of solutions of L which is a vector space of dimension n=degree(L ,Dx). Now consider the following map (differentiation):" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 4 " " }{TEXT 263 1 "D" }{TEXT -1 19 ": V(L) ---> ? \+ (*)" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 62 "(note in the Maple commands we use the notation Dx instead of " }{TEXT 266 1 "D" }{TEXT -1 56 "). What i s the image of this map? We can write it as Im(" }{TEXT 264 1 "D" } {TEXT -1 4 ") = " }{TEXT 265 1 "D" }{TEXT -1 120 "( V(L) ). Can we als o write Im as V(M) for some differential operator M? First we have to \+ know the order of M, which is:" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 6 " 1) " }{TEXT 269 23 "order(M) = dim( Im(D) )" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 60 "(assuming that such M exists, but we will see that it does)." }} {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 56 "So what i s this dimension? What is the dimension of Ker(" }{TEXT 267 1 "D" } {TEXT -1 9 ") and Im(" }{TEXT 268 1 "D" }{TEXT -1 73 ") in (*)? Recall that dim(V(L))=n. Then we know from linear algebra that:" }}{PARA 0 " " 0 "" {TEXT -1 6 " 2) " }{TEXT 262 33 "dim( Im(D) ) = n - dim( Ker( D) )." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 12 " If we apply " }{TEXT 271 1 "D" }{TEXT -1 37 " on all functions then th e kernel of " }{TEXT 272 1 "D" }{TEXT -1 27 " is the field of constant s " }{TEXT 273 3 "C. " }{TEXT -1 39 "So then the dimension of the kern el of " }{TEXT 274 1 "D" }{TEXT -1 20 " is a 1-dimensional " }{TEXT 275 1 "C" }{TEXT -1 39 "-vector space. However, we don't apply " } {TEXT 276 1 "D" }{TEXT -1 64 " on all possible functions, but only on \+ the set V(L). Therefore:" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 5 " 3) " }{TEXT 277 59 "For the map (*) we have: Ker(D) = C intersected with V(L)." } }{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 39 "and as an immediate consequence we get: " }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 10 " 4) " }{TEXT 278 65 "If C is a \+ subset of V(L) then dim(Ker(D)) = 1 and dim(Im(D))=n-1" }}{PARA 256 " " 0 "" {TEXT -1 71 " If C is not a subset of V(L) then dim(Ker(D)) \+ = 0 and dim(Im(D))=n" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 8 "When is " }{TEXT 279 1 "C" }{TEXT -1 25 " a subset of V(L)? Well, " }{TEXT 280 1 "C" } {TEXT -1 3 "=V(" }{TEXT 281 1 "D" }{TEXT -1 107 "). Now for every K, w e have that V(K) is a subset of V(L) if and only if K is a right-hand \+ factor of L. So:" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 6 " 5) " }{TEXT 282 67 "C is a subset of V(L) if and only if D is a right-hand factor of L." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 8 "Whether " }{TEXT 283 1 "D" }{TEXT -1 212 " is a right-hand factor of L is easy to detect, it is a right-han d factor if and only if: coeff(L,Dx,0)=0. Note that in Maple commands \+ we use Dx instead of D because D is already used in Maple for somethin g else." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 47 "Without loss of generality, we may assume that " }{TEXT 284 1 "C" }{TEXT -1 36 " is a subset of V(L). How? Well, if " }{TEXT 285 2 "C " }{TEXT -1 73 "is not a subset of L then we can replace L by: new_L := \+ LCLM(L, Dx), the " }{TEXT 289 26 "Least Common Left Multiple" }{TEXT -1 10 " of L and " }{TEXT 288 1 "D" }{TEXT -1 15 ". The operator " } {TEXT 290 28 "LCLM(L1,L2) has the property" }{TEXT -1 1 ":" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 7 " 6) " }{TEXT 286 31 "V(LCLM(L1,L2)) = V(L1) + V (L2)." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 17 "So in particular:" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 7 " 7) " }{TEXT 287 24 "V(LCLM(L, D)) = V(L) + C" }} {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 6 "So if " }{TEXT 291 1 "C" }{TEXT -1 317 " i s not a subset of V(L), then we can replace L by LCLM(L,Dx). The new L has all the solutions that the old L has, but in addition it also has the constants as solutions. Note that this will not affect the image \+ of V(L) under the map D, because we only added constants to V(L), and \+ constants have image 0 under D. So:" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 6 " \+ 8) " }{TEXT 292 67 "Image under D of V(L) is the same as image under D of V(LCLM(L,D))." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 134 "So after replacing \+ L by LCLM(L,Dx) (note that if L was already a left multiple of Dx the n this does not change L) we may assume that " }{TEXT 293 1 "C" } {TEXT -1 63 " is a subset of V(L), which means that L is a left-multip le of " }{TEXT 294 1 "D" }{TEXT -1 17 ", in other words " }{TEXT 295 1 "D" }{TEXT -1 51 " is a right-hand factor of L. So then we may write :" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 5 " 9) " }{TEXT 296 122 "If L=LCLM(L,D) , in other words C is a subset of V(L), then we can write L = M * D, w here M is obtained by dividing L by D." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 200 "Recall that the multiplication * here represents composition of o perators. Now take a solution y of L, so y in V(L). Then: L(y)=0. But \+ L=M*D so M(D(y))=0, so M(y')=0. So y' is in V(M). We see now that" }} {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 7 " 10) " }{TEXT 297 66 "V(M) is exactly th e set of derivatives of elements of V(L)=V(M*D)." }{TEXT -1 0 "" }} {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 8 "Example:" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 40 "with(DEtools): _Envdiffop domain:=[Dx,x];" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#>%1_Envdiffopdomain G7$%#DxG%\"xG" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 10 "L:=Dx^2-x; " }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#>%\"LG,&*$)%#DxG\"\"#\"\"\"\"\"\"% \"xG!\"\"" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 20 "new_L := LCLM( L,Dx);" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#>%&new_LG,(*&%#DxG\"\"\"%\"x GF(!\"\"*&*$)F'\"\"#\"\"\"F/F)!\"\"F**$)F'\"\"$F/F(" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 77 "Note: doing this step a second time makes no di fference, as explained before:" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 37 "new_L := LCLM(new_L, Dx); # no change" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#>%&new_LG,(*&%#DxG\"\"\"%\"xGF(!\"\"*&*$)F'\"\"#\"\"\"F /F)!\"\"F**$)F'\"\"$F/F(" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 25 "rightdivision(new_L, Dx);" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#7$,(*$)% #DxG\"\"#\"\"\"\"\"\"*&F'F)%\"xG!\"\"!\"\"F,F.\"\"!" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 8 "M:=%[1];" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 " 6#>%\"MG,(*$)%#DxG\"\"#\"\"\"\"\"\"*&F(F*%\"xG!\"\"!\"\"F-F/" }}} {EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 91 "Now lets check. Take a solution of L, differentiate it, and check if it is a solution of M." }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 24 "eqL:=diffop2de(L, y(x));" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#>%$eqLG,&*&%\"xG\"\"\"-%\"yG6#F'F(!\"\"-%%di ffG6$F)-%\"$G6$F'\"\"#F(" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 17 "dsolve(eqL,y(x));" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#/-%\"yG6#%\"xG,& *&%$_C1G\"\"\"-%'AiryAiGF&F+F+*&%$_C2GF+-%'AiryBiGF&F+F+" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 14 "sol_L:=rhs(%);" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#>%&sol_LG,&*&%$_C1G\"\"\"-%'AiryAiG6#%\"xGF(F(*&%$_C2GF (-%'AiryBiGF+F(F(" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 27 "der_so l_L := diff(sol_L,x);" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#>%*der_sol_LG ,&*&%$_C1G\"\"\"-%'AiryAiG6$F(%\"xGF(F(*&%$_C2GF(-%'AiryBiGF+F(F(" }}} {EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 24 "eqM:=diffop2de(M, y(x));" }} {PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#>%$eqMG,(*&%\"xG\"\"\"-%\"yG6#F'F(!\" \"*&-%%diffG6$F)F'\"\"\"F'!\"\"F,-F/6$F)-%\"$G6$F'\"\"#F(" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 28 "subs(y(x) = der_sol_L, eqM);" }} {PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#,(*&%\"xG\"\"\",&*&%$_C1GF&-%'AiryAiG6 $F&F%F&F&*&%$_C2GF&-%'AiryBiGF,F&F&F&!\"\"*&-%%diffG6$F'F%\"\"\"F%!\" \"F1-F46$F'-%\"$G6$F%\"\"#F&" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 12 "simplify(%);" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#\"\"!" }}} {EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 29 "Indeed, der_sol_L is in V(M)." }} {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT 298 29 "Can we a lso do the opposite? " }{TEXT -1 41 "That is, if we start with an oper ator M, " }{TEXT 299 36 "can we integrate the solutions of M?" }{TEXT -1 46 " That is, can we find an operator L such that:" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 25 " (*) D: V(L) ---> V(M)" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 348 "is onto? The answer is yes, as we've seen before we may simply ta ke L=M*D. Then the image is D(V(L))=D(V(M*D)) and we've seen that D(V( M*D)) always equals V(M). So finding an operator L for which (*) is on to is trivial. But can we also find an operator L for which (*) is not only onto but also 1-1? Sometimes this is possible, like in the examp le:" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 2 "M;" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 " " {XPPMATH 20 "6#,(*$)%#DxG\"\"#\"\"\"\"\"\"*&F&F(%\"xG!\"\"!\"\"F+F- " }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 2 "L;" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#,&*$)%#DxG\"\"#\"\"\"\"\"\"%\"xG!\"\"" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 199 "in this example we have that (*) is onto, but \+ since the orders of L and M are the same, we have an onto map D: V(L) \+ --> V(M) between two vector spaces of the same dimension. Such a map i s always 1-1." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 30 "Lets consider another example:" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 10 "M:=Dx+1/x;" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#>%\" MG,&%#DxG\"\"\"*&\"\"\"F)%\"xG!\"\"F'" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 45 "sol_M := rhs(dsolve(diffop2de(M,y(x)),y(x)));" }} {PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#>%&sol_MG*&%$_C1G\"\"\"%\"xG!\"\"" }}} {EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 22 "sol_L := int(sol_M,x);" }} {PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#>%&sol_LG*&%$_C1G\"\"\"-%#lnG6#%\"xGF' " }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 155 "If we want (*) to be 1-1, th en order(L) must be order(M), which is 1 in the example. Then we have \+ no other choice for L than to take (assuming L is monic):" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 29 "L1:=Dx - diff(sol_L,x)/sol_L;" }} {PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#>%#L1G,&%#DxG\"\"\"*&\"\"\"F)*&%\"xG\" \"\"-%#lnG6#F+\"\"\"!\"\"!\"\"" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 68 "If we don't insist on (*) to be 1-1 but just onto, then we can take: " }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 15 "L2:=mult(M,Dx);" }} {PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#>%#L2G,&*&%#DxG\"\"\"%\"xG!\"\"\"\"\"* $)F'\"\"#F(F+" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 37 "rightdivis ion(L2,L1); remainder=%[2];" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#7$,&%#D xG\"\"\"*&,&-%#lnG6#%\"xGF&F&F&\"\"\"*&F,\"\"\"F)\"\"\"!\"\"F&\"\"!" } }{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#/%*REMAINDERG\"\"!" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 74 "We see that L1 is a right-hand factor of L2, wh ich is clear because V(L1)=" }{TEXT 300 1 "C" }{TEXT -1 35 "*sol_L, wh ich is a subset of V(L2)." }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 20 "So i n the example M=" }{TEXT 301 1 "D" }{TEXT -1 39 "+1/x we have the foll owing two choices:" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 137 "*) we insist that \+ (*) is 1-1, so that order(L)=order(M). Then we get L=L1, but we no lon ger have rational functions as coefficients of L." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 3 "*) " }{TEXT 304 2 "OR" }{TEXT -1 134 ": we do not insist t hat (*) is 1-1, then we get L=M*D, so order(L)=order(M)+1, but we do g et rational functions as coefficients for L." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 25 "whereas in the example M=" } {TEXT 302 1 "D" }{TEXT -1 7 "^2-1/x*" }{TEXT 303 1 "D" }{TEXT -1 60 "- x we got the best of both worlds, there was an L such that:" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 44 "*) the map (*) is 1-1, so order(L)=order(M)." } }{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 3 "*) " }{TEXT 305 4 "AND:" }{TEXT -1 42 " L has rational functions as coefficients." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 233 "The question now is: starting wit h an operator M with rational functions as coefficients, when can we g et the best of both worlds, in other words: when does there exist an o perator L with rational functions as coefficients such that:" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 22 " (*) D: V(L) --> V(M)" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 122 "is onto and 1-1, so order(L)=order(M). We've seen one ex ample where such L exists and one example where it does not exist." }} {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 169 "Why is i t so important that (*) is 1-1? Well, if (*) is 1-1 then we will show \+ that we can compute an inverse map of (*). That map will then integrat e the solutions of M." }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}}}{MARK "28 0 0" 31 }{VIEWOPTS 1 1 0 1 1 1803 }