Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions
There are several theorems that establish existence and uniqueness of solutions to initial value problems involving ODEs both locally and globally. The two main theorems are
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Theorem Assumption Conclusion Peano existence theorem F continuous local existence only Picard–Lindelöf theorem F Lipschitz continuous local existence and uniqueness
which are both local results.
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