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Re: DSolve to solve simultaneous ODEs

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  • Subject: [mg9485] Re: DSolve to solve simultaneous ODEs
  • From: Wojciech Budzianowski <wbudzian at iic.pwr.wroc.pl>
  • Date: Sat, 8 Nov 1997 23:04:19 -0500
  • Organization: I-13 PWr
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Kelvin Yip wrote:
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> Although I follow closely the Mathematica book's instruction , I still
> only receive a out put which is just a parapharse of my input. The
> Program (Version 2.2) work well on solving single equation but not a
> systems of ODEs, anyone can help ?
> 
> DSolve[(u*x[t]*(1-x[t]/xmax)-x'[t]==0),x[t],t]
>               t u
>              E
> {{x[t] -> -----------}, {x[t] -> 0}}
>            t u
>           E
>           ---- + C[1]
>           xmax
> 
> This one is OK but not the one below!
> 
> DSolve[{(u*x[t]*(1-x[t]/m)-x'[t]==0),
> (n*x[t]-p'[t]==0),(-p'[t]/Yp-x'[t]/Yx-s'[t]==0)},{x,p,s},t]
>                     x[t]
> DSolve[{u x[t] (1 - ----) - x'[t] == 0, n x[t] - p'[t] == 0,
>                      m
> 
>     p'[t]            x'[t]
>   -(-----) - s'[t] - ----- == 0}, {x, p, s}, t]
>      Yp               Yx
> 
> I have tried to load the DSolve package first then type my equation in,
> still no success.
> 
> Thank you for your attention!
> 
> Kelvin Yip

Your ODE could be simplified to:

s'[t]==(-n/Yp-u)*x[t]+(u/m)*x[t]*x[t] Try
Integrate[(-n/Yp-u)*x[t]+(u/m)*x[t]*x[t],x] Maybe that would help
Best regards

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