How to solve this system differential equations to determine the local flow of a smooth vector field?












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I want to calculate the local flow of the following smooth vector field on $mathbb{R}^2$, $X:mathbb{R}^2to Tmathbb{R}^2$, defined by $X=(x^2-x^1)frac{partial}{partial x^1}-(x^1+x^2)frac{partial}{partial x^2}$.



To do this, I have to resolve the following sistem of differential equations:



begin{cases}
frac{d}{dt}theta^p(t)^1=theta^p(t)^2-theta^p(t)^1 \
frac{d}{dt}theta^p(t)^2=-(theta^p(t)^1+theta^p(t)^2)\
theta^p(0)=p
end{cases}



for all $pinmathbb{R}^2$. (Where $theta^p(t)^i $ is the $i$-component function of $theta^p(t)$ )



I know the solution should be $theta^p(t)=(p^1e^{-t}cos t+p^2e^{-t}sin t,-p^1e^{-t}sin t+p^2e^{-t}cos t)$ defined for all $tin mathbb{R}$ and for all $pinmathbb{R}^2$.



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    I want to calculate the local flow of the following smooth vector field on $mathbb{R}^2$, $X:mathbb{R}^2to Tmathbb{R}^2$, defined by $X=(x^2-x^1)frac{partial}{partial x^1}-(x^1+x^2)frac{partial}{partial x^2}$.



    To do this, I have to resolve the following sistem of differential equations:



    begin{cases}
    frac{d}{dt}theta^p(t)^1=theta^p(t)^2-theta^p(t)^1 \
    frac{d}{dt}theta^p(t)^2=-(theta^p(t)^1+theta^p(t)^2)\
    theta^p(0)=p
    end{cases}



    for all $pinmathbb{R}^2$. (Where $theta^p(t)^i $ is the $i$-component function of $theta^p(t)$ )



    I know the solution should be $theta^p(t)=(p^1e^{-t}cos t+p^2e^{-t}sin t,-p^1e^{-t}sin t+p^2e^{-t}cos t)$ defined for all $tin mathbb{R}$ and for all $pinmathbb{R}^2$.



    Any hint/ suggestion/ strategy/ observation on how to resolve this?










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      I want to calculate the local flow of the following smooth vector field on $mathbb{R}^2$, $X:mathbb{R}^2to Tmathbb{R}^2$, defined by $X=(x^2-x^1)frac{partial}{partial x^1}-(x^1+x^2)frac{partial}{partial x^2}$.



      To do this, I have to resolve the following sistem of differential equations:



      begin{cases}
      frac{d}{dt}theta^p(t)^1=theta^p(t)^2-theta^p(t)^1 \
      frac{d}{dt}theta^p(t)^2=-(theta^p(t)^1+theta^p(t)^2)\
      theta^p(0)=p
      end{cases}



      for all $pinmathbb{R}^2$. (Where $theta^p(t)^i $ is the $i$-component function of $theta^p(t)$ )



      I know the solution should be $theta^p(t)=(p^1e^{-t}cos t+p^2e^{-t}sin t,-p^1e^{-t}sin t+p^2e^{-t}cos t)$ defined for all $tin mathbb{R}$ and for all $pinmathbb{R}^2$.



      Any hint/ suggestion/ strategy/ observation on how to resolve this?










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      I want to calculate the local flow of the following smooth vector field on $mathbb{R}^2$, $X:mathbb{R}^2to Tmathbb{R}^2$, defined by $X=(x^2-x^1)frac{partial}{partial x^1}-(x^1+x^2)frac{partial}{partial x^2}$.



      To do this, I have to resolve the following sistem of differential equations:



      begin{cases}
      frac{d}{dt}theta^p(t)^1=theta^p(t)^2-theta^p(t)^1 \
      frac{d}{dt}theta^p(t)^2=-(theta^p(t)^1+theta^p(t)^2)\
      theta^p(0)=p
      end{cases}



      for all $pinmathbb{R}^2$. (Where $theta^p(t)^i $ is the $i$-component function of $theta^p(t)$ )



      I know the solution should be $theta^p(t)=(p^1e^{-t}cos t+p^2e^{-t}sin t,-p^1e^{-t}sin t+p^2e^{-t}cos t)$ defined for all $tin mathbb{R}$ and for all $pinmathbb{R}^2$.



      Any hint/ suggestion/ strategy/ observation on how to resolve this?







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          Hint. Your system can be written as:
          $$begin{pmatrix}dot{theta_p^1}\dot{theta_p^2}end{pmatrix}=begin{pmatrix}-1& 1\-1&-1end{pmatrix}begin{pmatrix}theta_p^1\theta_p^2end{pmatrix},$$
          which is a first order linear equation in $mathbb{R}^2$ and notice that one has:
          $$expleft(tbegin{pmatrix}-1& 1\-1&-1end{pmatrix}right)=begin{pmatrix}e^{-t}cos(t)&e^{-t}sin(t)\-e^{-t}sin(t)&e^{-t}cos(t)end{pmatrix},$$
          whence the result.



          Remark. I must explain how I compute this matrix exponential, I diagonalize it over $mathbb{C}$, finding its eigenvalues are $(-1-i)t$ and $(-1+i)t$ and the change of basis matrix is given by $begin{pmatrix}i&-i\1&1end{pmatrix}$.



          Reminder. Let $A$ be a square matrix, then one has:
          $$dot{x}=Axifffrac{mathrm{d}}{mathrm{d}t}e^{tA}x=0iff x=x(0)e^{-tA},$$
          the point being that the derivative of $tmapsto e^{tA}$ is $tmapsto Ae^{tA}$ and that $e^{-tA}e^{tA}=I$.






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            Thank-you very much! I don't know the theory behind your answer, and Here on Wikipedia it ist not mentioned the case in which the eigenvalues are complex. Can you also provide me a reference for the theory behind your answer?
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            I have added a little addendum on the resolution of a linear system of differential equations of order $1$. Regarding the complex eigenvalues case, there is no more to it than the real eigenvalues case, the point is that $exp(PAP^{-1})=Pexp(A)P^{-1}$.
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          The method in C. Falcon's solution applies in a much broader setting (all systems of linear, constant-coefficient, homogeneous o.d.e.s of $n$ functions in $n$ variables). But if you don't have the machinery at hand, here's a naive method:



          Hint Differentiating, say, the first equation in the system gives
          $$ddottheta{}^1 = -dottheta{}^1 + dottheta{}^2 = -(-theta{}^1 + theta^2) - (theta^1 + theta^2) = -2theta^2 = -2 (dottheta{}^1 + theta^1) ,$$
          and rearranging gives the o.d.e.
          $$boxed{ddottheta{}^1 + 2 dottheta{}^1 + 2 theta^1 = 0}$$
          in $theta^1$ alone. (For legibility we've denoted $theta^i := theta^p(t)^i$.) NB this is a second-order equation, so to find a unique solution, we need two conditions, say, on $theta^1(0)$ and $dottheta{}^1(0)$---can you find these?






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            Hint. Your system can be written as:
            $$begin{pmatrix}dot{theta_p^1}\dot{theta_p^2}end{pmatrix}=begin{pmatrix}-1& 1\-1&-1end{pmatrix}begin{pmatrix}theta_p^1\theta_p^2end{pmatrix},$$
            which is a first order linear equation in $mathbb{R}^2$ and notice that one has:
            $$expleft(tbegin{pmatrix}-1& 1\-1&-1end{pmatrix}right)=begin{pmatrix}e^{-t}cos(t)&e^{-t}sin(t)\-e^{-t}sin(t)&e^{-t}cos(t)end{pmatrix},$$
            whence the result.



            Remark. I must explain how I compute this matrix exponential, I diagonalize it over $mathbb{C}$, finding its eigenvalues are $(-1-i)t$ and $(-1+i)t$ and the change of basis matrix is given by $begin{pmatrix}i&-i\1&1end{pmatrix}$.



            Reminder. Let $A$ be a square matrix, then one has:
            $$dot{x}=Axifffrac{mathrm{d}}{mathrm{d}t}e^{tA}x=0iff x=x(0)e^{-tA},$$
            the point being that the derivative of $tmapsto e^{tA}$ is $tmapsto Ae^{tA}$ and that $e^{-tA}e^{tA}=I$.






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              Thank-you very much! I don't know the theory behind your answer, and Here on Wikipedia it ist not mentioned the case in which the eigenvalues are complex. Can you also provide me a reference for the theory behind your answer?
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              – Minato
              Jan 7 at 11:11










            • $begingroup$
              I have added a little addendum on the resolution of a linear system of differential equations of order $1$. Regarding the complex eigenvalues case, there is no more to it than the real eigenvalues case, the point is that $exp(PAP^{-1})=Pexp(A)P^{-1}$.
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              Jan 7 at 11:40
















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            Hint. Your system can be written as:
            $$begin{pmatrix}dot{theta_p^1}\dot{theta_p^2}end{pmatrix}=begin{pmatrix}-1& 1\-1&-1end{pmatrix}begin{pmatrix}theta_p^1\theta_p^2end{pmatrix},$$
            which is a first order linear equation in $mathbb{R}^2$ and notice that one has:
            $$expleft(tbegin{pmatrix}-1& 1\-1&-1end{pmatrix}right)=begin{pmatrix}e^{-t}cos(t)&e^{-t}sin(t)\-e^{-t}sin(t)&e^{-t}cos(t)end{pmatrix},$$
            whence the result.



            Remark. I must explain how I compute this matrix exponential, I diagonalize it over $mathbb{C}$, finding its eigenvalues are $(-1-i)t$ and $(-1+i)t$ and the change of basis matrix is given by $begin{pmatrix}i&-i\1&1end{pmatrix}$.



            Reminder. Let $A$ be a square matrix, then one has:
            $$dot{x}=Axifffrac{mathrm{d}}{mathrm{d}t}e^{tA}x=0iff x=x(0)e^{-tA},$$
            the point being that the derivative of $tmapsto e^{tA}$ is $tmapsto Ae^{tA}$ and that $e^{-tA}e^{tA}=I$.






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              Thank-you very much! I don't know the theory behind your answer, and Here on Wikipedia it ist not mentioned the case in which the eigenvalues are complex. Can you also provide me a reference for the theory behind your answer?
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              – Minato
              Jan 7 at 11:11










            • $begingroup$
              I have added a little addendum on the resolution of a linear system of differential equations of order $1$. Regarding the complex eigenvalues case, there is no more to it than the real eigenvalues case, the point is that $exp(PAP^{-1})=Pexp(A)P^{-1}$.
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            Hint. Your system can be written as:
            $$begin{pmatrix}dot{theta_p^1}\dot{theta_p^2}end{pmatrix}=begin{pmatrix}-1& 1\-1&-1end{pmatrix}begin{pmatrix}theta_p^1\theta_p^2end{pmatrix},$$
            which is a first order linear equation in $mathbb{R}^2$ and notice that one has:
            $$expleft(tbegin{pmatrix}-1& 1\-1&-1end{pmatrix}right)=begin{pmatrix}e^{-t}cos(t)&e^{-t}sin(t)\-e^{-t}sin(t)&e^{-t}cos(t)end{pmatrix},$$
            whence the result.



            Remark. I must explain how I compute this matrix exponential, I diagonalize it over $mathbb{C}$, finding its eigenvalues are $(-1-i)t$ and $(-1+i)t$ and the change of basis matrix is given by $begin{pmatrix}i&-i\1&1end{pmatrix}$.



            Reminder. Let $A$ be a square matrix, then one has:
            $$dot{x}=Axifffrac{mathrm{d}}{mathrm{d}t}e^{tA}x=0iff x=x(0)e^{-tA},$$
            the point being that the derivative of $tmapsto e^{tA}$ is $tmapsto Ae^{tA}$ and that $e^{-tA}e^{tA}=I$.






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            Hint. Your system can be written as:
            $$begin{pmatrix}dot{theta_p^1}\dot{theta_p^2}end{pmatrix}=begin{pmatrix}-1& 1\-1&-1end{pmatrix}begin{pmatrix}theta_p^1\theta_p^2end{pmatrix},$$
            which is a first order linear equation in $mathbb{R}^2$ and notice that one has:
            $$expleft(tbegin{pmatrix}-1& 1\-1&-1end{pmatrix}right)=begin{pmatrix}e^{-t}cos(t)&e^{-t}sin(t)\-e^{-t}sin(t)&e^{-t}cos(t)end{pmatrix},$$
            whence the result.



            Remark. I must explain how I compute this matrix exponential, I diagonalize it over $mathbb{C}$, finding its eigenvalues are $(-1-i)t$ and $(-1+i)t$ and the change of basis matrix is given by $begin{pmatrix}i&-i\1&1end{pmatrix}$.



            Reminder. Let $A$ be a square matrix, then one has:
            $$dot{x}=Axifffrac{mathrm{d}}{mathrm{d}t}e^{tA}x=0iff x=x(0)e^{-tA},$$
            the point being that the derivative of $tmapsto e^{tA}$ is $tmapsto Ae^{tA}$ and that $e^{-tA}e^{tA}=I$.







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              Thank-you very much! I don't know the theory behind your answer, and Here on Wikipedia it ist not mentioned the case in which the eigenvalues are complex. Can you also provide me a reference for the theory behind your answer?
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              – Minato
              Jan 7 at 11:11










            • $begingroup$
              I have added a little addendum on the resolution of a linear system of differential equations of order $1$. Regarding the complex eigenvalues case, there is no more to it than the real eigenvalues case, the point is that $exp(PAP^{-1})=Pexp(A)P^{-1}$.
              $endgroup$
              – C. Falcon
              Jan 7 at 11:40


















            • $begingroup$
              Thank-you very much! I don't know the theory behind your answer, and Here on Wikipedia it ist not mentioned the case in which the eigenvalues are complex. Can you also provide me a reference for the theory behind your answer?
              $endgroup$
              – Minato
              Jan 7 at 11:11










            • $begingroup$
              I have added a little addendum on the resolution of a linear system of differential equations of order $1$. Regarding the complex eigenvalues case, there is no more to it than the real eigenvalues case, the point is that $exp(PAP^{-1})=Pexp(A)P^{-1}$.
              $endgroup$
              – C. Falcon
              Jan 7 at 11:40
















            $begingroup$
            Thank-you very much! I don't know the theory behind your answer, and Here on Wikipedia it ist not mentioned the case in which the eigenvalues are complex. Can you also provide me a reference for the theory behind your answer?
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            – Minato
            Jan 7 at 11:11




            $begingroup$
            Thank-you very much! I don't know the theory behind your answer, and Here on Wikipedia it ist not mentioned the case in which the eigenvalues are complex. Can you also provide me a reference for the theory behind your answer?
            $endgroup$
            – Minato
            Jan 7 at 11:11












            $begingroup$
            I have added a little addendum on the resolution of a linear system of differential equations of order $1$. Regarding the complex eigenvalues case, there is no more to it than the real eigenvalues case, the point is that $exp(PAP^{-1})=Pexp(A)P^{-1}$.
            $endgroup$
            – C. Falcon
            Jan 7 at 11:40




            $begingroup$
            I have added a little addendum on the resolution of a linear system of differential equations of order $1$. Regarding the complex eigenvalues case, there is no more to it than the real eigenvalues case, the point is that $exp(PAP^{-1})=Pexp(A)P^{-1}$.
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            – C. Falcon
            Jan 7 at 11:40











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            The method in C. Falcon's solution applies in a much broader setting (all systems of linear, constant-coefficient, homogeneous o.d.e.s of $n$ functions in $n$ variables). But if you don't have the machinery at hand, here's a naive method:



            Hint Differentiating, say, the first equation in the system gives
            $$ddottheta{}^1 = -dottheta{}^1 + dottheta{}^2 = -(-theta{}^1 + theta^2) - (theta^1 + theta^2) = -2theta^2 = -2 (dottheta{}^1 + theta^1) ,$$
            and rearranging gives the o.d.e.
            $$boxed{ddottheta{}^1 + 2 dottheta{}^1 + 2 theta^1 = 0}$$
            in $theta^1$ alone. (For legibility we've denoted $theta^i := theta^p(t)^i$.) NB this is a second-order equation, so to find a unique solution, we need two conditions, say, on $theta^1(0)$ and $dottheta{}^1(0)$---can you find these?






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              The method in C. Falcon's solution applies in a much broader setting (all systems of linear, constant-coefficient, homogeneous o.d.e.s of $n$ functions in $n$ variables). But if you don't have the machinery at hand, here's a naive method:



              Hint Differentiating, say, the first equation in the system gives
              $$ddottheta{}^1 = -dottheta{}^1 + dottheta{}^2 = -(-theta{}^1 + theta^2) - (theta^1 + theta^2) = -2theta^2 = -2 (dottheta{}^1 + theta^1) ,$$
              and rearranging gives the o.d.e.
              $$boxed{ddottheta{}^1 + 2 dottheta{}^1 + 2 theta^1 = 0}$$
              in $theta^1$ alone. (For legibility we've denoted $theta^i := theta^p(t)^i$.) NB this is a second-order equation, so to find a unique solution, we need two conditions, say, on $theta^1(0)$ and $dottheta{}^1(0)$---can you find these?






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                The method in C. Falcon's solution applies in a much broader setting (all systems of linear, constant-coefficient, homogeneous o.d.e.s of $n$ functions in $n$ variables). But if you don't have the machinery at hand, here's a naive method:



                Hint Differentiating, say, the first equation in the system gives
                $$ddottheta{}^1 = -dottheta{}^1 + dottheta{}^2 = -(-theta{}^1 + theta^2) - (theta^1 + theta^2) = -2theta^2 = -2 (dottheta{}^1 + theta^1) ,$$
                and rearranging gives the o.d.e.
                $$boxed{ddottheta{}^1 + 2 dottheta{}^1 + 2 theta^1 = 0}$$
                in $theta^1$ alone. (For legibility we've denoted $theta^i := theta^p(t)^i$.) NB this is a second-order equation, so to find a unique solution, we need two conditions, say, on $theta^1(0)$ and $dottheta{}^1(0)$---can you find these?






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                The method in C. Falcon's solution applies in a much broader setting (all systems of linear, constant-coefficient, homogeneous o.d.e.s of $n$ functions in $n$ variables). But if you don't have the machinery at hand, here's a naive method:



                Hint Differentiating, say, the first equation in the system gives
                $$ddottheta{}^1 = -dottheta{}^1 + dottheta{}^2 = -(-theta{}^1 + theta^2) - (theta^1 + theta^2) = -2theta^2 = -2 (dottheta{}^1 + theta^1) ,$$
                and rearranging gives the o.d.e.
                $$boxed{ddottheta{}^1 + 2 dottheta{}^1 + 2 theta^1 = 0}$$
                in $theta^1$ alone. (For legibility we've denoted $theta^i := theta^p(t)^i$.) NB this is a second-order equation, so to find a unique solution, we need two conditions, say, on $theta^1(0)$ and $dottheta{}^1(0)$---can you find these?







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