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Is any solution $x_t:\mathbb R_+\to [0,1]$ of the ODE $\dot x = \tfrac 1 2 x^2 - (1-x) (1-e^{-at})$ is a concave function of $g_t=1-e^{-at}$ for any $a>0$?

Note: A solution has to converge to the critical point $x_* = \sqrt{3}-1$, otherwise it would explode (and leave the interval $[0,1]$, so it won't be a solution). There is in fact unique such solution.

This is a simplification of the question: Convexity / concavity of $(g_t,x_t)$, where $x_t$ solves the ODE $\dot x_t=\tfrac 1 2 x_t^2 - (1-x_t) g_t$., which is a simplification of my original problem: System of quadratic autonomous ODEs - convexity of the solution curve

A slightly more general question would be:

Is any solution $x:\mathbb R_+\to [0,1]$ of the ODE $\dot x = \tfrac 1 2 x^2 - b(1-x) (1-e^{-at})$ a concave function of $g_t=1-e^{-at}$ for any $a,b>0$?

I will appreciate a solution or a reference to any similar problems.

  • If it is interesting, I have managed to find that $x(g)=$ $$\frac{2\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{(-a)^{n+1}\Gamma\left(n+\frac{2-\sqrt3}{2a}\right)(1-g)^n}{\Gamma\left(n+\frac{1-\sqrt3}{2a}\right)\Gamma\left(n-\frac{1+\sqrt3}{2a}+1\right)}}{\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{(-a)^n\Gamma\left(n+\frac{2-\sqrt3}{2a}\right)(1-g)^n}{\Gamma\left(n+\frac{1-\sqrt3}{2a}+1\right)\Gamma\left(n-\frac{1+\sqrt3}{2a}+1\right)}}.$$ – Stardust Jan 14 '23 at 15:33
  • I don't find this formula very useful, especially because I asked this question with the hope to get a key for answering it for more general functions $g$. However, it makes me wonder how did you obtain it, did you use Mathematica and some tricks? – Pavel Kocourek Jan 14 '23 at 15:46

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