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Effective reducibility of quasiperiodic linear equations close to constant coefficients

Jorba, Angel,Ramírez Ros, Rafael,Villanueva Castelltort, Jordi

Abstract

Let us consider the differential equation $$ \dot{x}=(A+\varepsilon Q(t,\varepsilon))x, \;\;\;\; |\varepsilon|\le\varepsilon_0, $$ where $A$ is an elliptic constant matrix and $Q$ depends on time in a quasiperiodic (and analytic) way. It is also assumed that the eigenvalues of $A$ and the basic frequencies of $Q$ satisfy a diophantine condition. Then it is proved that this system can be reduced to $$ \dot{y}=(A^{*}(\varepsilon)+\varepsilon R^{*}(t,\varepsilon))y, \;\;\;\; |\varepsilon|\le\varepsilon_0, $$ where $R^{*}$ is exponentially small in $\varepsilon$, and the linear change of variables that performs such reduction is also quasiperiodic with the same basic frequencies than $Q$. The results are illustrated and discussed in a practical example.

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EFFECTIVE REDUCIBILITY OF QUASIPERIODIC LINEAR EQUATIONS CLOSE TO CONSTANT COEFFICIENTS   ANGEL JORBA y ,RAFAEL RAMREZ-ROS y , AND JORDI VILLANUEVA y . Abs ac . Le us conside he die en ial equa ion _ x =( A + "Q (  " )) x j " j " 0  whe e A is an ellip ic cons an ma ix and Q depends on ime in a quasipe io dic (andanaly ic) way. I is also assumed ha he e igen alues o A and he basic equencie s o Q sa is y a diophan ine condi ion. Then i is p o ed ha his sys em can be e duce d o _ y =( A  ( " )+ "R  (  " )) y j " j " 0  whe e R  is exp onen ially small in " ,and helinea change o a iables ha pe o ms such educ ion is also quasipe io dic wi h hesame basic equencie s han Q .The e sul s a e illus a ed and discuss e d in a p ac ical example. Key wo ds. quasipe io dic Flo que heo em, quasipe io dic pe u ba ions, e ducibili yo linea equa ions. AMS(MOS) sub jec class ica ions. 34A30, 34C20, 34C27, 34C50, 58F30 1. In o duc ion. Thewell-known Flo que heo em s a es ha anylinea p e i- o dic sys em, _ x = A ( ) x , can b e e duce d ocons an co ecien s, _ y = By ,bymeans o a p e io dic change o a iable s. Mo eo e , hi s change o a iable s can b e aken, o e C ,wi h hesamepe iod han A ( ). Ana u al ex ens ion i s oconside hecaseinwhich hema ix A ( )dep ends on ime in a quas ip e io dic way. Be o e s a ing he di scuss ion o hi s i ssue, le us ecall hedeni ion and bas ic p op e ie s o quas ip e io dic unc ions. De ini ion 1.1. A unc ion is a quasipe iodic unc ion wi h ec o o basic equencies ! =( ! 1 :::! ) i ( )= F (  1 ::: ) , whe e F is 2  pe iodic in al l i s a gumen s and  j = ! j o j =1 ::: .Mo eo e , is cal led analy ic on a s ip o wid h  i F is analy ical on an open se con aining j Im  j j  o j =1 ::: . I i s also known ha ananaly ic quas ip e io dic unc ion ( ) on a s ip o wid h  has Fou ie co ecien sdened by k = 1 (2  ) Z T F (  1 ::: ) e ; ( k ) p ; 1 d  such ha can b e expanded as ( )= X k 2 Z k e ( k! ) p ; 1  o all such ha j Im j = k ! k 1 .Wedeno eby k k  he no m k k  = X k 2 Z j k j e j k j   andi isno dicul ocheck ha i iswell dened o anyanaly ical quas ip e io dic unc ion dene d on a s ip o wid h  .Finally, odeneananaly ic quas ip e io dic  This pape was w i en on Janua y 20 h, 1995. y Dep . deMa ema ica Aplicada I, ETSEIB, Uni e si a Poli ecnica deCa alunya, Diagonal 647, 08028 Ba celona, Spain (E-mails: jo [email protected] , a ael@ e e.upc.es , jo di@ e e.upc.es ). 1 ma ix, we no e ha all hese deni ions hold when is a ma ix- alue d unc ion. In hi s cas e, odene k k  weuse heinni y no m ( ha willbedeno ed by jj 1 ) o hema ice s k . A e hos e deni ions andp op e ie s, le us e u n o he p oblem o he edu- cibili yo a linea quas ip e io dic equa ion, _ x = b A ( ) x , o cons an co ecien s. The app oacho hi s wo kis o assume ha he sys em i s clos e ocons an co ecien s, ha is, b A ( )= A + "Q (  " ), whe e " is small. Thi s cas e has al eady b een cons ide e d in many pap e s (s ee 2], 8]and9]amongo he s), and he esul scanbesumma ize d as ollows: le  i be he e igen alue s o A ,and  ij =  i ;  j , o i 6 = j .Then, i all he alue s Re  ij a e die en om ze o, he educ ion can b e p e o med o j " j <" 0 , " 0 sucien ly small (s ee 2]). I someo heRe  ij a e ze o ( hi s happ ens, o ins ance, i A i s ellip ic, ha i s, i all he  i a eon heimagina y axi s) mo e hyp o hesis a e nee ded. The usual oneisadiophan inecondi ion in ol ing he  ij and hebasic e- quencie s o Q (  " ), and o assumeanondegene acy condi ion wi h e sp ec o " on he co e sp onding  ij ( " )o hema ix A + "Q ( " )( Q ( " )deno es hea e age o Q (  " )). Thi s allows o p o e(see 9] o hede ails) ha he e exi s saCan o ian s e E such ha he educ ion can b e p e o me d o all " 2E . Mo eo e , he ela i emeasu e o he s e 0 " 0 ] nE in 0 " 0 ] i s exp onen ially small in " 0 . Ou pu p os e he e i s a li le bi die en : ins ead o lo oking o a o al e duc ion o cons an co ecien s( hi s s eems oleadus o elimina ea dens e s e o alue s o " ,see 8]o 9]), we y o minimize he quas ip e io dic pa , wi hou akingou any alue o " .The e sul ob ained is ha he quasipe iodic pa can be made exp onen ially small. As all he p o o i s cons uc i e(and i can b e ca ie d ou wi h a ni enumbe o s eps), i can b e applie d o p ac ical example s in o de o do an eec i e" e duc ion: i " is small enough, he emainde will b e so small ha , o p ac ical pu p os e s, i can b e aken equal o ze o. The e o p o duce d wi h hi s d opping can b e b ounded eas ily,bymeans o heG onwall lemma. Finally,wewan o s e ss ha weha ealso elimina ed henondegene acy hyp o he s i s o p e ious pap e s (8], 9]). Be o e ni shing hi s in o duc ion, wewan omen ion some s imila e sul sob- ained when hedynamics o he sys em i s slow: _ x = " ( A + "Q (  " )) x . Thi s cas e is con aine d in 14], whichisanex ens ion o 12]. The esul ob ained is also ha he quas ip e io dic pa can b e made exp onen ially small in " .To al e ducibili yhas b een also cons ide e d in hi s cas e: in 15]iss a ed ha he educ ion can b e p e o med excep o a s e o alue s o " o measu e exp onen ially small. The e a e manyo he e sul s o he educibili y p oblem. Fo ins ance, in he cas e o heSch odinge equa ion wi h quasipe iodic po en ial wecanmen ion 3], 4], 5], 10], 11]and13]. Ano he class ical and ema kable pap e i s 7], whe e hegene al cas e ( ha i s, wi hou asking o b e clos e o cons an co ecien s) i s cons ide e d. Finally, he class ical e sul s o quas ip e io dic sys ems can b e oundin6]. In o de o s impli y he eading, hepape has b een di ided in sec ions as ollows: Sec ion 2 con ains he exp os i ion (wi hou echnical de ails) o hemain ideas and me ho dology, Sec ion 3 con ains hemain heo em, Sec ions 4 and5 a e de o ed o he p o o s and, nally,Sec ion 6 con ains an example oshowhow hese esul s can be applie d o a conc e e p oblem. 2. Theme hod. Theme hod used is based on hesameinduc i escheme ha 8]. Le us w i e ou equa ion as _ x =( A + "Q (  " )) x (1) 2 whe e A i s an ellip ic d  d ma ix and Q (  " ) i s quas ip e io dic wi h ! =( ! 1 :::! ) as ec o o bas ic equencie s, andanaly ic on a s ip o wid h  . Fi s o all, le us ew i e hi s equa ion as _ x =( A 0 ( " )+ " e Q (  " )) x whe e A 0 ( " )= A + Q ( " )and e Q (  " )= Q (  " ) ; Q ( " ). Now le us assume ha wea e able ond a quasipe iodic d  d ma ix P (wi h he same bas ic equencie s han Q ) e i ying _ P = A 0 ( " ) P ; PA 0 ( " )+ e Q (  " )  (2) such ha k "P (  " ) k  < 1, o some > 0. In hi s cas e, i i s no dicul ocheck ha hechange o a iable s x =( I + "P (  " )) y ans o ms equa ion (1) in o _ y =( A 0 ( " )+ " 2 ( I + "P (  " )) ; 1 e Q (  " ) P (  " )) y: (3) As hi s equa ion i s like(1) bu wi h " 2 ins ead o " , heinduc i escheme s eems clea : oa e age he quas ip e io dic pa o (3) and o es a hi s p o ce ss. Themain dicul y ha app ea in hi s p o ce ss come s om equa ion (2), b ecaus e hesolu ion con ains he denomina o s  i ( " ) ;  j ( " )+ p ; 1( k ! ), 1  i j  d ,whe e  i ( " )a e heeigen alue s o A 0 ( " )( hi s i s shown ins ide he p o o o Lemma 4.2). Thi s di i so app ea s in he k h Fou ie co ecien o P .No e ha i he alue s  i ( " ) ;  j ( " ) a e ou side heimagina y axi s, he (mo dulus o he) di i so can b e b ounded om below, b e ingeasy op o e he con e gence. On heo he hand, he alue  i ( " ) ;  j ( " )+ p ; 1( k ! ) can b e a bi a ily small gi ing ise o con e gence p oblems. 2.1. A oiding hesmall di i so s. Le us s a assuming ha heeigen alue s  i o he o iginal unp e u b e d ma ix A (s ee equa ion (1)) and he bas ic equencie s o Q sa i s y hediophan ine condi ion j  i ;  j + p ; 1( k ! ) j c j k j   8 k 2 Z n 0 g : (4) whe e j k j = j k 1 j +  + j k j .No e ha , in p inciple, we can no gua an ee ha in equa ion (2) hi s condi ion holds, b ecaus e he e igen alue s o A 0 ( " )ha e b een change d wi h e sp ec o heones o A (in an amoun o O ( " )) andsomeo hedi iso scanbe e y small o e en ze o. Thekey p oin is o ealize ha , as heeigen alue s o A mo ein an amoun o O ( " )a mos , hequan i ie s  i ( " ) ;  j ( " ) a e con aine d in a (complex) ball B ij ( " ) cen e e d in  i ;  j andwi h adius O ( " ). As hecen e o heballsa i se s condi ion (4), he alue s ( k ! ) can no b e ins ide ha balli j k j i s le ss han some alue M ( " ). Thi s implie s ha i i s p oss ible o cancel all heha monics such ha 0 < j k j <M ( " ), b ecaus e hey do no p o duce small di i so s (no e ha we can only ha e e sonance s when ( k ! )isinside B ij ( " )). Theha monics wi h j k j M ( " ) a e exp onen ially small in M ( " ) (when M ( " ) !1 ), hi s i s, exp onen ially small in " (when " ! 0), so wedo no nee d o elimina e hem. Theidea o cons ide ing only equencie s le ss han some h e shold M has al eady b een applie d b e o e in o he con ex s (s ee, o ins ance, 1]). 2.2. Thei e a i escheme. Toapply heconside a ions abo ewedene, as b e o e, A 0 ( " )= A + "Q ( " ), e Q (  " )= Q (  " ) ; Q ( " )andwe spli e Q (  " )in hesum 3 o woma ice s Q 0 (  " ), R 0 (  " ): Q 0 (  " )con ains heha monics Q k e ( k! ) p ; 1 wi h j k j <M ( " )and R 0 (  " ) heone s wi h j k j M ( " ). So, (1) can b e ew i ed as _ x =( A 0 ( " )+ "Q 0 (  " )+ "R 0 (  " )) x (5) Now heidea i s o cancel Q 0 (  " )and o lea e R 0 (  " ) (i i s al eady exp onen ially small wi h " ). So, we compu e P 0 such ha _ P 0 = A 0 ( " ) P 0 ; P 0 A 0 ( " )+ Q 0 (  " ) : Then, hechange x =( I + "P 0 (  " )) y gi es _ y =  A 0 + " 2 ( I + "P 0 ) ; 1 Q 0 P 0 + " ( I + "P 0 ) ; 1 R 0 ( I + "P 0 )  y: Thi s equa ion can b e ew i en obelike (5) o ep ea he p o ce ss. No e ha he s ize o heha monics wi h0 < j k j <M ( " )has b een squa e d. As we will s ee in he p o o s, hi s i s enough o gua an ee con e gence o hos e e ms o ze o. Thus, henal equa ion has a pu ely quas ip e io dic pa exp onen ially small wi h " . 2.3. Rema ks. I i s in e e s ing ono e ha i i s enough oapply a ni enumbe o s eps o heinduc i e p o ce ss: wedono nee d o cancel comple ely heha monics wi h0 < j k j <M ( " )bu we can s op he p o ce ss when hey a e o hesamesize o heones o R ( om he p o o i can b e s een ha henumbe o s eps nee ded o achie e hi s i s o o de j ln j " jj ). Thi s allows oapply (wi h hehelp o a compu e ) hi s p o ce du e on a p ac ical example. Ano he ema kable p oin isabou hediophan inecondi ion: no e ha weonly nee d he condi ion up o a ni e o de ( M ( " ), ha iso o de (1 = j " j ) 1 = ,asweshall see in he p o o s). Thi s means ha , in a p ac ical example when hepe u bing equencie s a e known wi hni e p eci s ion, he diophan ine condi ion can b e checked eas ily. 3. TheTheo em. In wha ollows, Q d (  ! )s a es o he s e o heanaly ic quas ip e io dic d  d ma ice s on a s ip o wid h  andha ing ! as ec o o bas ic equencie s. Mo eo e , i will deno e p ; 1. Theo em 3.1. Conside he equa ion _ x =( A + "Q (  " )) x , j " j " 0 ,and x 2 R d , whe e 1. A isacons an d  d ma ix wi h die en eigen alues  1 ::: d . 2. Q (  " ) 2Q d (  ! ) wi h k Q (  " ) k   q , 8j " j " 0 , o some ! 2 R ,and q  > 0 . 3. The ec o ! sa ises he diophan ine condi ions j  j ;  ` + i ( k ! ) j c j k j   8 k 2 Z n 0 g  8 j ` 2 1 :::d g  (6) o some cons an s c> 0 , > ; 1 . As usual, j k j = j k 1 j +  + j k j . Then he e exis posi i e cons an s "  , a  ,  and m such ha o al l " , j " j "  , he ini ial equa ion can be ans o med in o _ y =( A  ( " )+ "R  (  " )) y (7) whe e: 1. A  isacons an ma ix wi h j A  ( " ) ; A j 1  a  j " j . 2. R  (  " ) 2Q d (  ! ) and k R  (  " ) k  ;    exp  ;  m j " j  1 =   , 8  2 ]0  ] . 4 Fu he mo e he quasipe iodic change o a iables ha pe o ms his ans o ma ion is also an elemen o Q d (  ! ) . Final ly, a gene al explici compu a ion o "  , a  ,  and m is possible: "  = min  " 0   eq  (3 d ; 1)  a  = eq  2 e ; 1   = ea  m = c 10 eq  whe e e = exp (1) ,  =min j 6 = ` ( j  j ;  ` j ) and  is he condi ion numbe o a egula ma ix S such ha S ; 1 AS is diagonal, ha is,  = C ( S )= j S ; 1 j 1 j S j 1 . Rema k 3.1. Fo xed alues o  1 ::: d and  hypo hesis 3 is no sa ised o any c> 0 only o a se o alues o ! o ze omeasu ei > ; 1 . Rema k 3.2. In case ha he eigen alues o he pe u bed ma ices mo e on bal ls o adius O ( " p ) ( ha is, i he nondegene acy hypo hesis needed in 8] o 9] is no sa ised), i is no dicul o show ha he bound o he exponen ial can be imp o ed: k R  (  " ) k  ;    exp ( ; ( m= j " j ) p=  ) .Thep oo is e y simila , bu using M ( " )=( m= j " j ) p= ins ead o ( m= j " j ) 1 = . Thi s las ema k s eems oshow ha hi s nondegene acy hyp o hesis is no nece s- sa y,andi isonlyused o echnical easons. In ac , he esul sseem obebe e when hi s hyp o hesis is no sa i se d. Rema k 3.3. I he unpe u bed ma ix A has mul iple eigen alues ( ha is, i hypo hesis 1 is no sa ised) he heo em is s il l ue, bu he exponen o " in he ex- ponen ial o he emainde is sligh ly wo se. This happens because he (smal l) di iso s a e now aised oa powe ha inc eases wi h he mul iplici y o he eigen alues. The p oo is no included, sincei does no in oduce new ideas and he echnical de ails a e a he edious. Rema k 3.4. The alues o "  , a  ,  and m gi en in he heo em a e a he pessimis ic. In he p oo , we ha e p e e ed o use simple (bu ough) bounds ins ead o cumbe some bu mo eaccu a e ones. I one is in e es edin ealis ic bounds o a gi en p oblem, he bes hing o do is o ew i e he p oo o ha pa icula case. We ha e done his in Sec ion 6 whe e, wi h he help o a compu e p og am, we ha e applied some s eps o he me hod o an example. This al lows no only o ob ain be e bounds, bu also o ob ain (nume ical ly) he educed ma ix as wel l as he co esponding change o a iables. 4. Lemmas. We will us e some lemmas o s impli y he p o o o he heo em. 4.1. Bas ic lemmas. Lemma 4.1. Le Q ( )= X k 2 Z Q k e i ( k! ) be an elemen o Q d (  ! ) and M> 0 . Le us dene Q = Q 0 , e Q ( )= Q ( ) ; Q 0 , Q  M ( )= X k 2 Z j k j M Q k e i ( k! )  and e Q <M = e Q ; Q  M . Then we ha e he bounds 1. j Q j 1 , k e Q k  , k e Q <M k  k Q k  . 2. k Q  M k  ;  k Q k  e ; M , 8  2 ]0  ] . P oo . I isanimme dia echeck. Thenex lemmais used ocon ol he a ia ion o he e igen alue s o a p e u b e d diagonal ma ix. 5 Lemma 4.2. Le D bea d  d diagonal ma ix wi h die en eigen alues  1 ::: d and  = min j 6 = ` ( j  j ;  ` j ) .Theni A e ies j A ; D j 1  b   3 d ; 1 , he ol lowing condi ions hold: 1. A has die en eigen alues  1 ::: d and j  j ;  j j b i j =1 :::d . 2. The e exis s a egula ma ix S such ha S ; 1 AS = D  =diag(  1 ::: d ) sa is ying C ( S )  2 . P oo .I iscon aine d in 8]. Lemma 4.3. Le ( q n ) n , ( a n ) n and ( n ) n besequences denedby q n +1 = q 2 n  a n +1 = a n + q n +1  n +1 = 2+ q n 2 ; q n n + q n +1 : wi h ini ial alues q 0 = a 0 = 0 = e ; 1 . Then ( q n ) n is dec easing o ze o and ( a n ) n , ( n ) n a e inc easing and con e gen o some alues a 1 and 1 espec i ely, wi h a 1 < 1 e ; 1 , 1 < e e ; 1 . P oo . I i s immedia e ha q n goes o ze o quad a ically and hi s implie s ha a n i s con e gen o he alue a 1 : a 1 = 1 X j =0 q j < 1 X j =1 e ; j = 1 e ; 1 : Then n  p 0 @ 0 + n X j =1 q j 1 A  pa 1  whe e p = Q 1 j =0 2+ q j 2 ; q j . Thi s p o duc i s con e gen , in ac : ln p = 1 X j =0 ln(1 + q j = 2) ; ln(1 ; q j = 2)]  3 2 a 1  3 2( e ; 1) < 1  andso p<e ,whe e weha eused ha ln(1 + x )  x and ; ln(1 ; x )  2 x , o x 2 (0  1 = 2). 4.2. Theinduc i e lemma. Thenex lemmais used odoas ep o heinduc i e p o ce du e. Be o e s a ing he e sul , le us in o duce some no a ion. Le D and  be likein Lemma4.2 andle "  , q  , L and M ( " ) b e p os i i e cons an s. Weconside he equa ion a hes ep n o hei e a i e p o ce ss: _ x n =( A n ( " )+ "Q n (  " )+ "R n (  " )) x n  j " j "   (8) whe e Q n (  " ), R n (  " ) 2Q d (  ! )and Q n ( " )= Q n (  " )  M ( " ) =0. Weassume ha o some a n , q n , n  0and j " j <"  he ollowingbounds hold: j A n ( " ) ; D j q  a n j " j  k Q n (  " ) k   q  q n  k R n (  " ) k  ;   q  n e ; M ( " )   whe e  is such ha 0 <   ( hecons an q  has b een in o duce d o s impli y, la e , he p o o o he heo em). Wewan o s ee i i i s p oss ible oapply a s ep o he i e a i e p o ce ss o equa ion (8) oob ain _ x n +1 =( A n +1 ( " )+ "Q n +1 (  " )+ "R n +1 (  " )) x n +1  j " j "   (9) 6 such ha Q n +1 (  " ), R n +1 (  " ) 2Q d (  ! ), Q n +1 ( " )= Q n +1 (  " )  M ( " ) =0. Wealso wan o ela e hebounds a n +1 , q n +1 and n +1 o he e ms o hi s equa ion wi h he co e sp ondingbounds o equa ion (8). Lemma 4.4. Le  ( n ) 1 ( " ) ::: ( n ) d ( " ) be he eigen alues o A n ( " ) . Unde he p e ious no a ions, i 1. L  8 q  , "    q  (3 d ; 1) , 2. a n  1 , q n  e ; 1 , 3. he condi ion j  ( n ) j ( " ) ;  ( n ) ` ( " )+ i ( k ! ) j L j " j  j " j "   is sa ised o al l j , ` and o al l k 2 Z such ha 0 < j k j <M ( " ) , hen, equa ion (8) can be ans o med in o (9) and: q n +1 = q 2 n  a n +1 = a n + q n +1  n +1 = 2+ q n 2 ; q n n + q n +1 : The quasipe iodic change o a iables ha pe o ms his ans o ma ion is x n =( I + "P n (  " )) x n +1  (10) whe e P n (  " ) is he (only) solu ion o _ P n = A n ( " ) P n ; P n A n ( " )+ Q n (  " )  P n =0  (11) ha belongs o Q d (  ! ) .Mo eo e , k "P n (  " ) k   q n = 2 < 1 = 2 . Rema k 4.1. A n , Q n , R n , P n , M and  ( n ) j depend on " bu , o simplici y, we wil l no w i e his explici ely. P oo . Le us s a s udying he solu ions o (11). Le S n be hema ix oundin Lemma 4.2 wi h S ; 1 n A n S n = D n = diag (  ( n ) 1 ::: ( n ) d ), C ( S n )  2. Thi s lemma can be applie d b ecaus e j A n ; D j 1  q  a n j " j q  "    3 d ; 1 o all j " j "  : Making hechange o a iable s P n = S n X n S ; 1 n anddening Y n = S ; 1 n Q n S n , equa ion (11) b ecomes _ X n = D n X n ; X n D n + Y n  Y n =0 : As D n i s a diagonal ma ix wecanhandle hi s equa ion as d 2 unidimens ional equa ions, ha can b e sol e d eas ily by expandinginFou ie se ies. I X n =( x `jn ), Y n =( y `jn ), wi h x `jn ( )= X k 2 Z 0 < j k j <M x k `jn e i ( k! )  y `jn ( )= X k 2 Z 0 < j k j <M y k `jn e i ( k! )  he co ecien smus b e x k `jn = y k `jn  ( n ) j ;  ( n ) ` + i ( k ! )  7 and, byhyp o hesis 3 hey can b e b ounded by j x k `jn j ( L j " j ) ; 1 j y k `jn j ,and hi s implie s k P n k   C ( S n ) k X n k   C ( S n )( L j " j ) ; 1 k Y n k   C ( S n ) 2 ( L j " j ) ; 1 k Q n k    4( L j " j ) ; 1 q  q n j " j ; 1 q n 2 : Hence, k "P n k   q n = 2 < 1 = 2. Thus I + "P n is in e ible and k ( I + "P n ) ; 1 k   1 1 ;k "P n k  < 2 : Now, applying hechange (10) o (8) anddening Q  n = " ( I + "P n ) ; 1 Q n P n , A n +1 = A n + "Q  n , Q n +1 =( Q  n ) <M and R n +1 =( I + "P n ) ; 1 R n ( I + "P n )+( Q  n )  M ,i is easy ode i e equa ion (9). Finally we us e Lemma4.1 obound he e ms o hi s equa ion: k Q  n k   k ( I + "P n ) ; 1 k  k Q n k  k "P n k  k Q n k  q n  q  q 2 n = q  q n +1 k Q n +1 k   k Q  n k   q  q n +1 j A n +1 ; D j 1  j A n ; D j 1 + j "Q  n j 1  q  ( a n + q n +1 ) j " j = q  a n +1 j " j k R n +1 k  ;   1+ k "P n k  1 ;k "P n k  k R n k  ;  + k ( Q  n )  M k  ;     1+ q n = 2 1 ; q n = 2 n + q n +1  q  e ; M = q  n +1 e ; M  8  2 ]0  ] : 5. P o o o Theo em. Le S b e a egula ma ix such ha S ; 1 AS = D = diag (  1 ::: d ). Wedene "  ,  ,  and m as in hes a emen o Theo em 3.1. We also dene q  = e q , M = M ( " )=  m j " j  1 = and L =8 q  . The (cons an ) change x = Sx 0 ans o ms heini ial equa ion in o _ x 0 =( D + "Q  (  " )) x 0 (12) whe e Q  = S ; 1 QS andso k Q  k   e ; 1 q  o j " j "  .We spli equa ion (12) as _ x =( A 0 + "Q 0 ( )+ "R 0 ( )) x 0 whe e A 0 = D + "Q  , Q 0 = Q  <M and R 0 = Q   M .Using Lemma 4.1 i i s easy o see ha j A 0 ; D j 1  q  a 0 j " j  k Q 0 k   q  q 0  k R 0 k  ;   q  0 e ; M  8  2 ]0  ]  j " j "  ,i a 0 = q 0 = 0 = e ; 1 . We a e going oshow ha in all hes eps hehyp o hesis o Lemma 4.4 a e sa ised. As hyp o hesis1and 2 a e easy ocheck, we o cus on hyp o hesis 3. Now s ince a n  1and j " j "  , j A n ; D j 1  q  j " j  3 d ; 1 , Lemma 4.2 gi es ha j  ( n ) j` ;  j` j < 2 q  j " j o all j ` j " j "   whe e  j` =  j ;  ` ,  ( n ) j` =  ( n ) j ;  ( n ) ` being  ( n ) 1 ::: ( n ) d he e igen alue s o A n ( " ). 8 Us inghyp o hesis 3 o heTheo em we ob ain ha , i k 2 Z and0 < j k j <M ( " ), j  ( n ) j` + i ( k ! ) j  j  j` + i ( k ! ) j;j  ( n ) j` ;  j` j > c j k j  ; 2 q  j " j > >  c m ; 2 q   j " j = L j " j  andhyp o hesis 3 o Lemma 4.4 i s e ie d. In cons equence hei e a i e p o ce ss can b e ca ie d ou andLemma 4.3 ensu e s he con e gence o he p o ce ss. Thecomposi ion o all hechange s I + "P n i s con e gen b ecaus e k I + "P n k   1+ q n = 2. Then henal equa ion i s _ x 1 =( A 1 ( " )+ "R 1 (  " )) x 1  j " j "   (13) whe e j A 1 ( " ) ; D j 1  q  a 1 j " j e e ; 1 q j " j ,and k R 1 (  " ) k  ;   q  1 e ; M ( " )   e 2  e ; 1 q exp ( ;  m j " j  1 =  )  8  2 ]0  ] : Toendup he p o o , hechange x 1 = S ; 1 y ans o ms equa ion (13) in o equa ion (7) wi h hebounds ha wewe e lo oking o . 6. An example. The esul so hi s pap e can b e applie d in manyways, acco d- ing o he kind o p oblem wea ein e e s e d in. Le us illus a e hi s wi h hehelp o an example. Le us cons ide he equa ion  x +(1+ "q ( )) x =0  (14) whe e q ( )=cos( ! 1 )+cos( ! 2 ), b e ing ! 1 = p 2and ! 2 = p 3. Dening y as _ x we can ew i e (14) as  _ x _ y  =  0 1 ; 1 0  + "  0 0 ; q ( ) 0  x y  : (15) As  1  2 =  i , hediophan inecondi ion (6) i s sa i se d o  = 1 (b ecaus e he equen- cie s a e quad a ic i a ionals). The alue o c will b e di scuss e d la e . Fo hesakeo s implici y, le us ake  =2and  =1. This implies ha q = k Q k  =2 e 2 . I isno dicul ode i e  =2 and, nally, "  =4 : 9787 :::  10 ; 3 and  =2 : 5419 :::  10 2 . The alue o c migh b e calcula ed o all k =( k 1 k 2 ), bu be e (bigge ) alue s can be used since weonlynee d oconside j k j up o a ni e o de . Fo ins ance, an easy compu a ion shows ha o j k j 125 c is 0 : 149. I j k j =126, hen c mus b e 0 : 013 a mos , due o he quas i e sonance p o duce d by k =(70  ; 56). In he ange 126 j k j 10 5 he e a e no mo e ele an esonance s, so he alue c =0 : 013 suce s. Tos a he di scuss ion, le us suppose ha he alue o " in (15) i s " =2  10 ; 6 . I we ake c =0 : 149 weob ain ha m =1 : 8545 :::  10 ; 4 and M = 93 ( ecall ha he p o ce ss cancels equencie s such ha j k j <M ( " )). I he alue o M had b een bigge han 125, weshould ha eused he alue c =0 : 013 ins ead. So, we can e duce he sys em o cons an co ecien swi ha emainde R  such ha k R  k  ; 1 < 10 ; 37 . I he gi en alue o " is smalle , o ins ance " =10 ; 7 , he compu ed alue o M i c =0 : 149 i s 1855, so c =0 : 013 mus b e us e d. Thi s p o duce s M =162and k R  k  ; 1 < 10 ; 67 .A alue o " =5  10 ; 8 implie s M = 324 and k R  k  ; 1 < 10 ; 138 . 9