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System of quadratic autonomous ODEs - convexity of the solution curve

Crossposted on MathOverflow Problem: For a given parameter $a>0$, consider the following autonomous system of ODEs for $(x,y,z): \mathbb R_+\to [0,1)^3$: \begin{align*} \dot{x}_t &= (1-x_t) (...
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ODE equivalent to a system of Difference Equations (Discrete to Continuous time)

Consider the following gradient-descent ascent system of equations: $$\begin{cases} x_{k+1} = x_{k} - \eta \nabla_{x} g(x_{k}, y_{k}) \\ y_{k+1} = y_{k} + \eta \nabla_{y} g(x_{k+1}, y_{k}) \end{...
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Four-Dogs Pursuit [closed]

Four dogs start at the corners of square $ABCD$ (labelled anti-clockwise). Running anti-clockwise, the dog starting at $A$ pursues the dog starting at $B$, which pursues the dog starting at $C$, which ...
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Does Tom catch Jerry?

Tom has Jerry backed against a wall. Tom is distance 1 away (perpendicularly). At time t=0, Jerry runs along the wall. Tom runs directly towards Jerry. Tom always runs directly towards Jerry. Tom and ...
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