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9.1 Modeling with Differential

Equations

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Modeling with Differential Equations

The mathematical model often takes the form of a

differential equation, that is, an equation that contains an unknown function and some of its derivatives.

This is not surprising because in a real-world problem we often notice that changes occur and we want to predict

future behavior on the basis of how current values change.

Let’s begin by examining several examples of how differential equations arise when we model physical phenomena.

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Models of Population Growth

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Models of Population Growth

One model for the growth of a population is based on the assumption that the population grows at a rate proportional to the size of the population.

That is a reasonable assumption for a population of bacteria or animals under ideal conditions (unlimited environment, adequate nutrition, absence of predators, immunity from disease).

Let’s identify and name the variables in this model:

t = time (the independent variable)

P = the number of individuals in the population (the dependent variable)

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Models of Population Growth

The rate of growth of the population is the derivative dP/dt.

So our assumption that the rate of growth of the population is proportional to the population size is written as the

equation

where k is the proportionality constant. Equation 1 is our first model for population growth; it is a differential equation because it contains an unknown function P and its

derivative dP/dt.

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Models of Population Growth

Having formulated a model, let’s look at its consequences.

If we rule out a population of 0, then P(t) > 0 for all t. So, if k > 0, then Equation 1 shows that P′(t) > 0 for all t.

This means that the population is always increasing. In fact, as P(t) increases, Equation 1 shows that dP/dt becomes

larger.

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Models of Population Growth

In other words, the growth rate increases as the population increases.

Let’s try to think of a solution of Equation 1. This equation asks us to find a function whose derivative is a constant multiple of itself.

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Models of Population Growth

We know that exponential functions have that property. In fact, if we let P(t) = Cekt, then

P′(t) = C(kekt) = k(Cekt) = kP(t) Thus any exponential function of

the form P(t) = Cekt is a solution of Equation 1.

Allowing C to vary through all the real numbers, we get the family of solutions P(t) = Cekt whose graphs are shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1

The family of solutions of dP/dt = kP

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Models of Population Growth

But populations have only positive values and so we are interested only in the solutions with C > 0. And we are probably concerned only with values of t greater than the initial time t = 0. Figure 2 shows the physically meaningful solutions.

Figure 2

The family of solutions of P(t) = Cekt with C > 0 and t≥ 0

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Models of Population Growth

Putting t = 0, we get P(0) = Cek(0) = C, so the constant C turns out to be the initial population, P(0).

Equation 1 is appropriate for modeling population growth under ideal conditions, but we have to recognize that a more realistic model must reflect the fact that a given environment has limited resources.

Many populations start by increasing in an exponential

manner, but the population levels off when it approaches its carrying capacity M (or decreases toward M if it ever

exceeds M).

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Models of Population Growth

For a model to take into account both trends, we make two assumptions:

if P is small (Initially, the growth rate is proportional to P.)

if P > M (P decreases if it ever exceeds M.) A simple expression that incorporates both assumptions is given by the equation

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Models of Population Growth

Notice that if P is small compared with M, then P/M is close to 0 and so dP/dt ≈ kP. If P > M, then 1 – P/M is negative and so dP/dt < 0.

Equation 2 is called the logistic differential equation and was proposed by the Dutch mathematical biologist

Pierre-François Verhulst in the 1840s as a model for world population growth.

We first observe that the constant functions P(t) = 0 and P(t) = M are solutions because, in either case, one of the factors on the right side of Equation 2 is zero. These two constant solutions are called equilibrium solutions.

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Models of Population Growth

If the initial population P(0) lies between 0 and M, then the right side of Equation 2 is positive, so dP/dt > 0 and the population increases. But if the population exceeds the carrying capacity (P > M), then 1 – P/M is negative, so dP/dt < 0 and the population decreases.

Notice that, in either case, if the population approaches the carrying capacity (P → M), then dP/dt → 0, which means the population levels off.

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Models of Population Growth

So we expect that the solutions of the logistic differential equation have graphs that look something like the ones in Figure 3.

Notice that the graphs move away from the equilibrium solution P = 0 and move toward the equilibrium solution P = M.

Figure 3

Solutions of the logistic equation

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A Model for the Motion of a Spring

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A Model for the Motion of a Spring

Let’s now look at an example of a model from the physical sciences. We consider the motion of an object with mass m at the end of a vertical spring (as in Figure 4).

Figure 4

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A Model for the Motion of a Spring

We have discussed Hooke’s Law, which says that if the spring is stretched (or compressed) x units from its natural length, then it exerts a force that is proportional to x:

restoring force = –kx

where k is a positive constant (called the spring constant).

If we ignore any external resisting forces (due to air

resistance or friction) then, by Newton’s Second Law (force equals mass times acceleration), we have

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A Model for the Motion of a Spring

This is an example of what is called a second-order

differential equation because it involves second derivatives.

Let’s see what we can guess about the form of the solution directly from the equation. We can rewrite Equation 3 in the form

which says that the second derivative of x is proportional to x but has the opposite sign.

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General Differential Equations

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General Differential Equations

In general, a differential equation is an equation that contains an unknown function and one or more of its derivatives.

The order of a differential equation is the order of the highest derivative that occurs in the equation. Thus

Equations 1 and 2 are first-order equations and Equation 3 is a second-order equation.

In all three of those equations the independent variable is called t and represents time, but in general the independent variable doesn’t have to represent time.

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General Differential Equations

For example, when we consider the differential equation y′ = xy

it is understood that y is an unknown function of x.

A function f is called a solution of a differential equation if the equation is satisfied when y = f(x) and its derivatives are substituted into the equation. Thus f is a solution of Equation 4 if

f′(x) = xf(x) for all values of x in some interval.

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General Differential Equations

When we are asked to solve a differential equation we are expected to find all possible solutions of the equation. We have already solved some particularly simple differential equations, namely, those of the form

y′ = f(x)

For instance, we know that the general solution of the differential equation

y′ = x3 is given by

where C is an arbitrary constant.

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Example 1

Show that every member of the family of functions

is a solution of the differential equation .

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Example 1 – Solution

We use the Quotient Rule to differentiate the expression for y:

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Example 1 – Solution

The right side of the differential equation becomes

Therefore, for every value of c, the given function is a solution of the differential equation.

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General Differential Equations

When applying differential equations, we are usually not as interested in finding a family of solutions (the general

solution) as we are in finding a solution that satisfies some additional requirement.

In many physical problems we need to find the particular solution that satisfies a condition of the form y(t0) = y0.

This is called an initial condition, and the problem of

finding a solution of the differential equation that satisfies the initial condition is called an initial-value problem.

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