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2025
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2024
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
centrale-maths1__mp 45 centrale-maths1__pc 22 centrale-maths1__psi 17 centrale-maths2__mp 30 centrale-maths2__pc 28 centrale-maths2__psi 44 x-ens-maths1__mp 24 x-ens-maths2__mp 7 x-ens-maths__pc 17 x-ens-maths__psi 19
2016
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2015
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2014
centrale-maths1__mp 28 centrale-maths1__pc 26 centrale-maths1__psi 36 centrale-maths2__mp 24 centrale-maths2__pc 23 centrale-maths2__psi 29 x-ens-maths2__mp 13
2013
centrale-maths1__mp 3 centrale-maths1__pc 45 centrale-maths1__psi 20 centrale-maths2__mp 32 centrale-maths2__pc 50 centrale-maths2__psi 32 x-ens-maths1__mp 14 x-ens-maths2__mp 10 x-ens-maths__pc 22 x-ens-maths__psi 9
2012
centrale-maths1__pc 23 centrale-maths1__psi 20 centrale-maths2__mp 27 centrale-maths2__psi 20
2011
centrale-maths1__mp 27 centrale-maths1__pc 15 centrale-maths1__psi 21 centrale-maths2__mp 29 centrale-maths2__pc 8 centrale-maths2__psi 28
2010
centrale-maths1__mp 7 centrale-maths1__pc 23 centrale-maths1__psi 9 centrale-maths2__mp 10 centrale-maths2__pc 36 centrale-maths2__psi 27
2017 centrale-maths2__psi

44 maths questions

QI.A.1 Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Monotonicity and boundedness analysis View
Verify that a periodic sequence is bounded.
QI.A.2 Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence True/false or conceptual reasoning about sequences View
What can be said about 1-periodic sequences?
QI.A.3 Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Proof by induction on sequence properties View
Verify that, if $\left( z _ { k } \right)$ is $p$-periodic, then $\forall n \in \mathbb { N } , \forall k \in \mathbb { N } , z _ { n + k p } = z _ { n }$.
QI.A.4 Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Convergence proof and limit determination View
What can be said about sequences that are both periodic and convergent?
Verify the following property: $\forall ( A , B ) \in \left( \mathcal { M } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } ) \right) ^ { 2 } \quad \| A B \| _ { 0 } \leqslant n \| A \| _ { 0 } \cdot \| B \| _ { 0 }$
Verify the following property: $\forall A \in \mathcal { M } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } ) , \forall Y \in \mathbb { C } ^ { n } \quad \| A Y \| _ { \infty } \leqslant n \| A \| _ { 0 } \cdot \| Y \| _ { \infty }$
QII.A.1 Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Closed-form expression derivation View
In this subsection II.A, $a$ is a nonzero real number. We denote by Sol(II.1) the set of complex sequences $\left( z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ satisfying the recurrence relation $$\forall k \in \mathbb { N } ^ { * } , \quad z _ { k + 1 } + a z _ { k } + z _ { k - 1 } = 0$$ Give the general form of sequences belonging to $\operatorname { Sol } ($ II.1 $)$ as a function of the complex roots $r _ { 1 }$ and $r _ { 2 }$ of the equation $r ^ { 2 } + a r + 1 = 0$. What are $r _ { 1 } + r _ { 2 }$ and $r _ { 1 } r _ { 2 }$?
QII.A.2 Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Monotonicity and boundedness analysis View
In this subsection II.A, $a$ is a nonzero real number. We denote by Sol(II.1) the set of complex sequences $\left( z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ satisfying the recurrence relation $$\forall k \in \mathbb { N } ^ { * } , \quad z _ { k + 1 } + a z _ { k } + z _ { k - 1 } = 0$$ Show that if $| a | > 2$, the zero sequence is the only periodic solution of (II.1).
QII.A.3 Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Monotonicity and boundedness analysis View
In this subsection II.A, $a$ is a nonzero real number. We denote by Sol(II.1) the set of complex sequences $\left( z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ satisfying the recurrence relation $$\forall k \in \mathbb { N } ^ { * } , \quad z _ { k + 1 } + a z _ { k } + z _ { k - 1 } = 0$$ Show that if $a = - 2$ then, (II.1) admits infinitely many constant solutions and infinitely many unbounded solutions.
QII.A.4 Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Monotonicity and boundedness analysis View
In this subsection II.A, $a$ is a nonzero real number. We denote by Sol(II.1) the set of complex sequences $\left( z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ satisfying the recurrence relation $$\forall k \in \mathbb { N } ^ { * } , \quad z _ { k + 1 } + a z _ { k } + z _ { k - 1 } = 0$$ Show that if $a = + 2$ then, (II.1) admits infinitely many 2-periodic solutions and infinitely many unbounded solutions.
QII.A.5 Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Convergence proof and limit determination View
In this subsection II.A, $a$ is a nonzero real number. We denote by Sol(II.1) the set of complex sequences $\left( z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ satisfying the recurrence relation $$\forall k \in \mathbb { N } ^ { * } , \quad z _ { k + 1 } + a z _ { k } + z _ { k - 1 } = 0$$ Suppose in this question that $p$ is an integer greater than or equal to 3. Give a value of $a \in ] - 2,2 [$ for which all solutions of equation (II.1) are $p$-periodic.
QII.B.1 Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Linear Transformation and Endomorphism Properties View
We assume that $p$ is an integer greater than or equal to 2, that $\left( a _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ and $\left( b _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ are two sequences of real numbers that are $p$-periodic and that $\forall k \in \mathbb { N } , b _ { k } \neq 0$. We denote by Sol(II.2) the set of complex sequences $\left( z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ that satisfy the recurrence relation $$\forall k \in \mathbb { N } ^ { * } , \quad b _ { k } z _ { k + 1 } + a _ { k } z _ { k } + b _ { k - 1 } z _ { k - 1 } = 0$$ Justify that the application $\left. \Psi : \left\lvert \, \begin{array} { l l l } \operatorname { Sol } ( \mathrm { II } .2 ) & \rightarrow & \mathbb { C } ^ { 2 } \\ \left( z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } } & \mapsto & \left( z _ { 0 } \right) \\ z _ { 1 } \end{array} \right. \right)$ is an isomorphism of $\mathbb { C }$-vector spaces.
QII.B.2 Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Proof by induction on sequence properties View
We assume that $p$ is an integer greater than or equal to 2, that $\left( a _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ and $\left( b _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ are two sequences of real numbers that are $p$-periodic and that $\forall k \in \mathbb { N } , b _ { k } \neq 0$. We denote by Sol(II.2) the set of complex sequences $\left( z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ that satisfy the recurrence relation $$\forall k \in \mathbb { N } ^ { * } , \quad b _ { k } z _ { k + 1 } + a _ { k } z _ { k } + b _ { k - 1 } z _ { k - 1 } = 0$$ We fix $\left( y _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ and $\left( z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$, two solution sequences of (II.2). We set for all $k \in \mathbb { N } , W _ { k } = b _ { k } \left( y _ { k } z _ { k + 1 } - z _ { k } y _ { k + 1 } \right)$. Show that the sequence $\left( W _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ is constant.
QII.B.3 Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Proof by induction on sequence properties View
We assume that $p$ is an integer greater than or equal to 2, that $\left( a _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ and $\left( b _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ are two sequences of real numbers that are $p$-periodic and that $\forall k \in \mathbb { N } , b _ { k } \neq 0$. We denote by Sol(II.2) the set of complex sequences $\left( z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ that satisfy the recurrence relation $$\forall k \in \mathbb { N } ^ { * } , \quad b _ { k } z _ { k + 1 } + a _ { k } z _ { k } + b _ { k - 1 } z _ { k - 1 } = 0$$ We fix $\left( y _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ and $\left( z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$, two solution sequences of (II.2), and set for all $k \in \mathbb { N } , W _ { k } = b _ { k } \left( y _ { k } z _ { k + 1 } - z _ { k } y _ { k + 1 } \right)$. Show that the two sequences $\left( y _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ and $\left( z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ form a basis of $\operatorname { Sol } ($ II.2 $)$ if and only if $W _ { 0 } \neq 0$.
QII.C Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Matrix Power Computation and Application View
We assume that $p$ is an integer greater than or equal to 2, that $\left( a _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ and $\left( b _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ are two sequences of real numbers that are $p$-periodic and that $\forall k \in \mathbb { N } , b _ { k } \neq 0$. We denote by Sol(II.2) the set of complex sequences $\left( z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ that satisfy the recurrence relation $$\forall k \in \mathbb { N } ^ { * } , \quad b _ { k } z _ { k + 1 } + a _ { k } z _ { k } + b _ { k - 1 } z _ { k - 1 } = 0$$ To any complex sequence $\left( z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$, we associate the sequence $\left( Z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ of elements of $\mathbb { C } ^ { 2 }$ defined by $$\forall k \in \mathbb { N } , \quad Z _ { k } = \binom { z _ { k } } { z _ { k + 1 } }$$ Prove that the sequence $\left( z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ is a solution of (II.2) if and only if the sequence $\left( Z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ is a solution of a system (II.3) of the form $$\forall k \in \mathbb { N } , \quad Z _ { k + 1 } = A _ { k } Z _ { k }$$ Specify the matrix $A _ { k } \in \mathcal { M } _ { 2 } ( \mathbb { C } )$.
QII.D.1 Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Determinant and Rank Computation View
We denote $Q = A _ { p - 1 } A _ { p - 2 } \cdots A _ { 0 }$. Prove that $\operatorname { det } Q = 1$.
QII.D.2 Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Matrix Power Computation and Application View
We denote $Q = A _ { p - 1 } A _ { p - 2 } \cdots A _ { 0 }$. We fix a solution $\left( Z _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ of (II.3). Prove that, for any natural integer $k$ and any natural integer $r \in \llbracket 1 , p - 1 \rrbracket$, $$\left\{ \begin{array} { l } Z _ { k p } = Q ^ { k } Z _ { 0 } \\ Z _ { k p + r } = A _ { r - 1 } A _ { r - 2 } \cdots A _ { 0 } Q ^ { k } Z _ { 0 } \end{array} \right.$$
QII.E.1 Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Compute eigenvalues of a given matrix View
We denote $Q = A _ { p - 1 } A _ { p - 2 } \cdots A _ { 0 }$. Prove that (II.2) admits a nonzero periodic solution of period $p$ if and only if 1 is an eigenvalue of $Q$.
QII.E.2 Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Diagonalizability determination or proof View
We denote $Q = A _ { p - 1 } A _ { p - 2 } \cdots A _ { 0 }$. Deduce that (II.2) admits a nonzero periodic solution of period $p$ if and only if $\operatorname { tr } ( Q ) = 2$. Prove that in this case, either all solutions of (II.2) are periodic of period $p$, or (II.2) admits an unbounded solution.
One may prove that there exists a matrix $P \in \mathrm { GL } _ { 2 } ( \mathbb { C } )$ and a complex number $\alpha$ such that $Q = P \left( \begin{array} { c c } 1 & \alpha \\ 0 & 1 \end{array} \right) P ^ { - 1 }$ and, in the case where $\alpha \neq 0$, consider the solution of Sol(II.2) whose image by $\Psi$ is the vector $P \binom { 0 } { 1 }$.
QII.E.3 Second order differential equations Eigenvalue constraints from matrix properties View
We denote $Q = A _ { p - 1 } A _ { p - 2 } \cdots A _ { 0 }$. Show that if $| \operatorname { tr } Q | < 2$, then every solution of (II.2) is bounded.
QIII.A Second order differential equations Linear Transformation and Endomorphism Properties View
Let $n$ and $p$ be two integers greater than or equal to 2. We fix throughout this part a sequence $\left( A _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ of matrices of $\mathrm { GL } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } )$ which we assume to be $p$-periodic, that is such that $\forall k \in \mathbb { N } , A _ { k + p } = A _ { k }$. We denote by $\operatorname { Sol }$ (III.1) the set of sequences $\left( Y _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ of vectors of $\mathbb { C } ^ { n }$ satisfying the recurrence relation $$\forall k \in \mathbb { N } , \quad Y _ { k + 1 } = A _ { k } Y _ { k }$$ Justify that we define a sequence $\left( \Phi _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ of matrices of $\mathrm { GL } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } )$ by setting $\left\{ \begin{array} { l } \Phi _ { 0 } = I _ { n } \\ \Phi _ { k + 1 } = A _ { k } \Phi _ { k } \quad \forall k \in \mathbb { N } \end{array} \right.$ and that $\left( Y _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } } \in \operatorname { Sol }$ (III.1) if and only if $\forall k \in \mathbb { N } , Y _ { k } = \Phi _ { k } Y _ { 0 }$.
QIII.B.1 Invariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors Matrix Algebra and Product Properties View
Let $n$ and $p$ be two integers greater than or equal to 2. We fix a sequence $\left( A _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ of matrices of $\mathrm { GL } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } )$ which is $p$-periodic. The sequence $\left( \Phi _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ of matrices of $\mathrm { GL } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } )$ is defined by $\Phi _ { 0 } = I _ { n }$ and $\Phi _ { k + 1 } = A _ { k } \Phi _ { k }$ for all $k \in \mathbb{N}$. Prove that $\forall k \in \mathbb { N } , \Phi _ { k + p } = \Phi _ { k } \Phi _ { p }$.
QIII.B.2 Invariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors Properties of eigenvalues under matrix operations View
Let $n$ and $p$ be two integers greater than or equal to 2. We fix a sequence $\left( A _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ of matrices of $\mathrm { GL } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } )$ which is $p$-periodic. The sequence $\left( \Phi _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ is defined by $\Phi _ { 0 } = I _ { n }$ and $\Phi _ { k + 1 } = A _ { k } \Phi _ { k }$. The matrix $\Phi _ { p }$ is called the Floquet matrix of equation (III.1) and its complex eigenvalues are called the Floquet multipliers of (III.1). Let $\rho$ be a Floquet multiplier of (III.1).
a) Prove that there exists a nonzero solution $\left( Y _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ of (III.1) satisfying $\forall k \in \mathbb { N } , Y _ { k + p } = \rho Y _ { k }$.
b) Let $\left( Y _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ be such a solution, prove that, if $| \rho | < 1 , \lim _ { k \rightarrow + \infty } \left\| Y _ { k } \right\| _ { \infty } = 0$.
QIII.C Second order differential equations Linear System and Inverse Existence View
Let $n$ and $p$ be two integers greater than or equal to 2. We fix a sequence $\left( A _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ of matrices of $\mathrm { GL } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } )$ which is $p$-periodic. The sequence $\left( \Phi _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ is defined by $\Phi _ { 0 } = I _ { n }$ and $\Phi _ { k + 1 } = A _ { k } \Phi _ { k }$. We denote by $B$ a matrix belonging to $\mathrm { GL } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } )$ satisfying $B ^ { p } = \Phi _ { p }$. Prove that there exists a unique sequence $\left( P _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } } \in \left( \mathrm { GL } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } ) \right) ^ { \mathbb { N } }$, periodic of period $p$, such that $$\forall k \in \mathbb { N } , \quad \Phi _ { k } = P _ { k } B ^ { k }$$
QIII.D.1 Second order differential equations Matrix Norm, Convergence, and Inequality View
Let $n$ and $p$ be two integers greater than or equal to 2. We fix a sequence $\left( A _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ of matrices of $\mathrm { GL } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } )$ which is $p$-periodic. The sequence $\left( \Phi _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ is defined by $\Phi _ { 0 } = I _ { n }$ and $\Phi _ { k + 1 } = A _ { k } \Phi _ { k }$. We denote by $B$ a matrix in $\mathrm { GL } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } )$ satisfying $B ^ { p } = \Phi _ { p }$, and $\left( P _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ the unique $p$-periodic sequence in $\left( \mathrm { GL } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } ) \right) ^ { \mathbb { N } }$ such that $\Phi _ { k } = P _ { k } B ^ { k }$ for all $k \in \mathbb{N}$. Let $\left( Y _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ be a solution of (III.1). Justify the existence of $M = \max _ { k \in \mathbb { N } } \left\| P _ { k } \right\| _ { 0 }$. Show that for all $k \in \mathbb { N } , \left\| \Phi _ { k } \right\| _ { 0 } \leqslant n M \left\| B ^ { k } \right\| _ { 0 }$.
QIII.D.2 Second order differential equations Matrix Norm, Convergence, and Inequality View
Let $n$ and $p$ be two integers greater than or equal to 2. We fix a sequence $\left( A _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ of matrices of $\mathrm { GL } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } )$ which is $p$-periodic. The sequence $\left( \Phi _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ is defined by $\Phi _ { 0 } = I _ { n }$ and $\Phi _ { k + 1 } = A _ { k } \Phi _ { k }$. We denote by $B$ a matrix in $\mathrm { GL } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } )$ satisfying $B ^ { p } = \Phi _ { p }$, and $\left( P _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ the unique $p$-periodic sequence such that $\Phi _ { k } = P _ { k } B ^ { k }$. Let $\left( Y _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ be a solution of (III.1).
a) Prove that if $\lim _ { k \rightarrow + \infty } \left\| B ^ { k } \right\| _ { 0 } = 0$, then $\lim _ { k \rightarrow + \infty } \left\| Y _ { k } \right\| _ { \infty } = 0$.
b) Prove that if the sequence $\left( \left\| B ^ { k } \right\| _ { 0 } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ is bounded, then the sequence $\left( \left\| Y _ { k } \right\| _ { \infty } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ is also bounded.
QIII.E.1 Second order differential equations Multiplicity and derivative analysis of roots View
We still assume that $p$ is an integer greater than or equal to 2. Let $R \in \mathbb { C } [ X ]$ be a polynomial of degree greater than or equal to 1 with simple roots. Prove that the polynomial $R \left( X ^ { p } \right)$ has simple roots if and only if $R ( 0 ) \neq 0$.
QIII.E.2 Invariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors Diagonalizability determination or proof View
We still assume that $p$ is an integer greater than or equal to 2. We denote by $B$ a matrix in $\mathrm { GL } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } )$ satisfying $B ^ { p } = \Phi _ { p }$. Deduce that $\Phi _ { p }$ is diagonalizable if and only if $B$ is diagonalizable.
QIII.E.3 Second order differential equations Eigenvalue constraints from matrix properties View
We still assume that $p$ is an integer greater than or equal to 2. We denote by $B$ a matrix in $\mathrm { GL } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } )$ satisfying $B ^ { p } = \Phi _ { p }$. Suppose that $B$ is diagonalizable and that all its eigenvalues have modulus strictly less than 1. Prove that for every solution $\left( Y _ { k } \right) _ { k \in \mathbb { N } }$ of (III.1), $\lim _ { k \rightarrow + \infty } \left\| Y _ { k } \right\| _ { \infty } = 0$.
QIV.A.1 Second order differential equations Floquet theory and periodic-coefficient second-order ODE View
Let $A$ be a continuous function, periodic of period $T > 0$ and $X$ a function of class $\mathcal { C } ^ { 1 }$ $$A : \left\lvert \, \begin{aligned} & \mathbb { R } \rightarrow \mathcal { M } _ { 2 } ( \mathbb { C } ) \\ & t \mapsto A ( t ) \end{aligned} \quad X \right. : \begin{aligned} & \mathbb { R } \rightarrow \mathbb { C } ^ { 2 } \\ & t \mapsto \binom { x _ { 1 } ( t ) } { x _ { 2 } ( t ) } \end{aligned}$$ We are interested in the homogeneous differential system with unknown $X$ $$\forall t \in \mathbb { R } , \quad X ^ { \prime } ( t ) = A ( t ) X ( t ) \tag{IV.1}$$ We fix $t _ { 0 } \in \mathbb { R }$. We denote by $U$ and $V$ the two solutions of the differential system (IV.1) satisfying $U \left( t _ { 0 } \right) = \binom { 1 } { 0 }$ and $V \left( t _ { 0 } \right) = \binom { 0 } { 1 }$.
We consider the linear differential system (IV.2) whose solutions are functions of class $\mathcal { C } ^ { 1 }$ with values in $\mathcal { M } _ { 2 } ( \mathbb { C } )$ $$\forall t \in \mathbb { R } , \quad M ^ { \prime } ( t ) = A ( t ) M ( t ) \tag{IV.2}$$ For all $t \in \mathbb { R }$, we set $E ( t ) = [ U ( t ) , V ( t ) ]$. Verify that $E$ is the solution of (IV.2) satisfying $E \left( t _ { 0 } \right) = I _ { 2 }$.
QIV.A.2 Second order differential equations Structure of the solution space View
Let $A$ be a continuous function, periodic of period $T > 0$. We are interested in the homogeneous differential system $$\forall t \in \mathbb { R } , \quad X ^ { \prime } ( t ) = A ( t ) X ( t ) \tag{IV.1}$$ We consider the linear differential system $$\forall t \in \mathbb { R } , \quad M ^ { \prime } ( t ) = A ( t ) M ( t ) \tag{IV.2}$$ If $M : \left\lvert \, \begin{aligned} & \mathbb { R } \rightarrow \mathcal { M } _ { 2 } ( \mathbb { C } ) \\ & t \mapsto [ F ( t ) , G ( t ) ] \end{aligned} \right.$ is a solution of (IV.2) and $W = \binom { w _ { 1 } } { w _ { 2 } } \in \mathbb { C } ^ { 2 }$, prove that the function $Y : \begin{aligned} & \mathbb { R } \rightarrow \mathbb { C } ^ { 2 } \\ & t \mapsto M ( t ) W = w _ { 1 } F ( t ) + w _ { 2 } G ( t ) \end{aligned}$ is a solution of (IV.1).
QIV.B.1 Second order differential equations Structure of the solution space View
Let $A$ be a continuous function, periodic of period $T > 0$. We are interested in the homogeneous differential system $$\forall t \in \mathbb { R } , \quad X ^ { \prime } ( t ) = A ( t ) X ( t ) \tag{IV.1}$$ We fix $t _ { 0 } \in \mathbb { R }$. We denote by $U$ and $V$ the two solutions of (IV.1) satisfying $U \left( t _ { 0 } \right) = \binom { 1 } { 0 }$ and $V \left( t _ { 0 } \right) = \binom { 0 } { 1 }$, and set $E ( t ) = [ U ( t ) , V ( t ) ]$.
Let $t _ { 1 } \in \mathbb { R }$ and $W = \binom { w _ { 1 } } { w _ { 2 } } \in \mathbb { C } ^ { 2 }$. Assume that $E \left( t _ { 1 } \right) W = \binom { 0 } { 0 }$. Show that the function $Y : \left\lvert \, \begin{aligned} & \mathbb { R } \rightarrow \mathbb { C } ^ { 2 } \\ & t \mapsto E ( t ) W = w _ { 1 } U ( t ) + w _ { 2 } V ( t ) \end{aligned} \right.$ is zero. Deduce that for all real $t , E ( t )$ is invertible.
QIV.B.2 Second order differential equations Structure of the solution space View
Let $A$ be a continuous function, periodic of period $T > 0$. We are interested in the homogeneous differential system $$\forall t \in \mathbb { R } , \quad X ^ { \prime } ( t ) = A ( t ) X ( t ) \tag{IV.1}$$ We fix $t _ { 0 } \in \mathbb { R }$ and set $E ( t ) = [ U ( t ) , V ( t ) ]$ where $U, V$ are the solutions of (IV.1) with $U(t_0) = \binom{1}{0}$, $V(t_0) = \binom{0}{1}$. We consider the linear differential system $$\forall t \in \mathbb { R } , \quad M ^ { \prime } ( t ) = A ( t ) M ( t ) \tag{IV.2}$$ Let $M \in \mathcal { C } ^ { 1 } \left( \mathbb { R } , \mathcal { M } _ { 2 } ( \mathbb { C } ) \right)$ be a solution of system (IV.2). Show that for all real $t , M ( t ) = E ( t ) M \left( t _ { 0 } \right)$.
QIV.B.3 Second order differential equations Floquet theory and periodic-coefficient second-order ODE View
Let $A$ be a continuous function, periodic of period $T > 0$. We are interested in the homogeneous differential system $$\forall t \in \mathbb { R } , \quad X ^ { \prime } ( t ) = A ( t ) X ( t ) \tag{IV.1}$$ We fix $t _ { 0 } \in \mathbb { R }$ and set $E ( t ) = [ U ( t ) , V ( t ) ]$ where $U, V$ are the solutions of (IV.1) with $U(t_0) = \binom{1}{0}$, $V(t_0) = \binom{0}{1}$. Deduce from the previous question that there exists a unique matrix $B \in \mathrm { GL } _ { 2 } ( \mathbb { C } )$ independent of $t$ such that for all real $t , E ( t + T ) = E ( t ) B$.
QIV.C.1 Second order differential equations Floquet theory and periodic-coefficient second-order ODE View
Let $A$ be a continuous function, periodic of period $T > 0$. We are interested in the homogeneous differential system $$\forall t \in \mathbb { R } , \quad X ^ { \prime } ( t ) = A ( t ) X ( t ) \tag{IV.1}$$ We fix $t _ { 0 } \in \mathbb { R }$ and set $E ( t ) = [ U ( t ) , V ( t ) ]$ where $U, V$ are the solutions of (IV.1) with $U(t_0) = \binom{1}{0}$, $V(t_0) = \binom{0}{1}$. $B \in \mathrm { GL } _ { 2 } ( \mathbb { C } )$ is the unique matrix such that $E(t+T) = E(t)B$ for all $t$. The Floquet multipliers of (IV.1) are the eigenvalues of $B$.
Let $\rho \in \mathbb { C }$ be a Floquet multiplier of (IV.1) and $Z \in \mathbb { C } ^ { 2 }$ be an eigenvector of $B$ associated with this eigenvalue. We denote $Y : \begin{aligned} & \mathbb { R } \rightarrow \mathbb { C } ^ { 2 } \\ & t \mapsto E ( t ) Z \end{aligned}$.
a) Prove that $\forall t \in \mathbb { R } , Y ( t + T ) = \rho Y ( t )$.
b) Prove that there exists a complex number $\mu$ and a function $S : \left\lvert \, \begin{aligned} & \mathbb { R } \rightarrow \mathbb { C } ^ { 2 } \\ & t \mapsto S ( t ) \end{aligned} \right.$ non-zero and $T$-periodic such that $\forall t \in \mathbb { R } , Y ( t ) = \mathrm { e } ^ { \mu t } S ( t )$.
QIV.C.2 Second order differential equations Floquet theory and periodic-coefficient second-order ODE View
Let $A$ be a continuous function, periodic of period $T > 0$. We are interested in the homogeneous differential system $$\forall t \in \mathbb { R } , \quad X ^ { \prime } ( t ) = A ( t ) X ( t ) \tag{IV.1}$$ $B \in \mathrm { GL } _ { 2 } ( \mathbb { C } )$ is the Floquet matrix of (IV.1) and its eigenvalues are the Floquet multipliers. Give a necessary and sufficient condition on the Floquet multipliers for the differential system (IV.1) to admit a non-zero periodic solution of period $T$.
QIV.C.3 Second order differential equations Floquet theory and periodic-coefficient second-order ODE View
Let $A$ be a continuous function, periodic of period $T > 0$. We are interested in the homogeneous differential system $$\forall t \in \mathbb { R } , \quad X ^ { \prime } ( t ) = A ( t ) X ( t ) \tag{IV.1}$$ $B \in \mathrm { GL } _ { 2 } ( \mathbb { C } )$ is the Floquet matrix of (IV.1) and its eigenvalues are the Floquet multipliers. Assume that the matrix $B$ is diagonalizable. Give a necessary and sufficient condition on the Floquet multipliers for the differential system (IV.1) to admit an unbounded solution on $\mathbb { R }$.
QIV.D.1 Second order differential equations Structure of the solution space View
Let $A$ be a continuous function, periodic of period $T > 0$. We are interested in the homogeneous differential system $$\forall t \in \mathbb { R } , \quad X ^ { \prime } ( t ) = A ( t ) X ( t ) \tag{IV.1}$$ We fix $t _ { 0 } \in \mathbb { R }$ and set $E ( t ) = [ U ( t ) , V ( t ) ]$ where $U, V$ are the solutions of (IV.1) with $U(t_0) = \binom{1}{0}$, $V(t_0) = \binom{0}{1}$. We set for all $t \in \mathbb { R } , W ( t ) = \operatorname { det } ( E ( t ) )$. Show that for all real $t , W ^ { \prime } ( t ) = \operatorname { tr } ( A ( t ) ) W ( t )$.
QIV.D.2 Second order differential equations Floquet theory and periodic-coefficient second-order ODE View
Let $A$ be a continuous function, periodic of period $T > 0$. We are interested in the homogeneous differential system $$\forall t \in \mathbb { R } , \quad X ^ { \prime } ( t ) = A ( t ) X ( t ) \tag{IV.1}$$ We fix $t _ { 0 } \in \mathbb { R }$ and set $E ( t ) = [ U ( t ) , V ( t ) ]$ where $U, V$ are the solutions of (IV.1) with $U(t_0) = \binom{1}{0}$, $V(t_0) = \binom{0}{1}$. We set $W ( t ) = \operatorname { det } ( E ( t ) )$ and denote $\rho _ { 1 }$ and $\rho _ { 2 }$ the Floquet multipliers of (IV.1). Deduce that $\rho _ { 1 } \rho _ { 2 } = \exp \left( \int _ { 0 } ^ { T } \operatorname { tr } ( A ( s ) ) \mathrm { d } s \right)$.
We fix a natural number $p$ greater than or equal to 2. We recall the following result: for all matrices $A _ { 1 }$ and $A _ { 2 }$ in $\mathcal { M } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } )$, all matrices $X _ { 1 }$ and $X _ { 2 }$ in $\mathcal { M } _ { n , 1 } ( \mathbb { C } )$ and all complex numbers $\lambda _ { 1 }$ and $\lambda _ { 2 }$: $$\left( \begin{array} { c c } A _ { 1 } & X _ { 1 } \\ 0 _ { 1 , n } & \lambda _ { 1 } \end{array} \right) \left( \begin{array} { c c } A _ { 2 } & X _ { 2 } \\ 0 _ { 1 , n } & \lambda _ { 2 } \end{array} \right) = \left( \begin{array} { c c } A _ { 1 } A _ { 2 } & A _ { 1 } X _ { 2 } + \lambda _ { 2 } X _ { 1 } \\ 0 _ { 1 , n } & \lambda _ { 1 } \lambda _ { 2 } \end{array} \right)$$ Let $A \in \mathcal { M } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } ) , X \in \mathcal { M } _ { n , 1 } ( \mathbb { C } )$ and $\lambda \in \mathbb { C }$. Prove that, for all integer $k \geqslant 1$ we have: $$\left( \begin{array} { c c } A & X \\ 0 _ { 1 , n } & \lambda \end{array} \right) ^ { k } = \left( \begin{array} { c c } A ^ { k } & X _ { k } \\ 0 _ { 1 , n } & \lambda ^ { k } \end{array} \right)$$ where $X _ { k } = \left( \sum _ { j = 0 } ^ { k - 1 } \lambda ^ { k - 1 - j } A ^ { j } \right) X$.
QV.B.1 Complex Numbers Arithmetic Roots of Unity and Cyclotomic Expressions View
We fix a natural number $p$ greater than or equal to 2. We denote $\mathcal { V } _ { p } = \left\{ \mathrm { e } ^ { \frac { 2 \mathrm { i } k \pi } { p } } ; k \in \llbracket 1 , p - 1 \rrbracket \right\}$, the set of $p$-th roots of unity different from 1. Let $a$ and $\lambda$ be non-zero complex numbers. Assume that $\frac { a } { \lambda } \notin \mathcal { V } _ { p }$, which means that either $a = \lambda$ or $\frac { a ^ { p } } { \lambda ^ { p } } \neq 1$. Prove that the complex number $\sum _ { j = 0 } ^ { p - 1 } \lambda ^ { p - 1 - j } a ^ { j }$ is non-zero.
We fix a natural number $p$ greater than or equal to 2. We denote $\mathcal { V } _ { p } = \left\{ \mathrm { e } ^ { \frac { 2 \mathrm { i } k \pi } { p } } ; k \in \llbracket 1 , p - 1 \rrbracket \right\}$, the set of $p$-th roots of unity different from 1. Let $A = \left( a _ { i , j } \right)$ be a matrix in $\mathcal { M } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } )$ that is upper triangular and invertible. Let $\lambda$ be a non-zero complex number. Assume that, for all $i \in \llbracket 1 , n \rrbracket , \frac { a _ { i , i } } { \lambda } \notin \mathcal { V } _ { p }$. Prove that the matrix $\sum _ { j = 0 } ^ { p - 1 } \lambda ^ { p - 1 - j } A ^ { j }$ is invertible.
We fix a natural number $p$ greater than or equal to 2. Show that every upper triangular and invertible matrix admits at least one upper triangular $p$-th root.
One may prove by induction on $n \geqslant 1$ the following property: $$\forall B \in \mathcal { T } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } ) \cap \mathrm { GL } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } ) , \quad \exists A \in \mathcal { T } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } ) \quad \text { such that } \left\{ \begin{array} { l } A ^ { p } = B \\ \forall ( i , j ) \in \llbracket 1 , n \rrbracket ^ { 2 } , \frac { a _ { i , i } } { a _ { j , j } } \notin \mathcal { V } _ { p } \end{array} \right.$$
QV.B.4 Invariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors Matrix Decomposition and Factorization View
We fix a natural number $p$ greater than or equal to 2. Prove that every invertible matrix in $\mathcal { M } _ { n } ( \mathbb { C } )$ admits at least one $p$-th root.
One may use the fact that every upper triangular and invertible matrix admits at least one upper triangular $p$-th root (as established in V.B.3).