Feb 11, Lect - 15

Theorem

The approximation of of an IVP satisfies

Proof

We have


Cauchy-Peano Theorem

Let be continuous on the rectangle

Then a solution to IVP in the interval

where .

Proof

Let .

By the -approximation theorem, for each , an -approximation of the IVP such that

is uniformly bounded.

Moreover,

is equicontinuous on .

Then is uniformly bounded and equicontinuous.

Hence by Arzelà-Ascoli theorem, of which converges to uniformly.

Hence is continuous and,


Claim The limit is a solution of the IVP.

We define

By integrating from , we get

We know that uniformly. Then uniformly.

Again, as .

Hence for we get

is a solution of the IVP.