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Exponential growth and decay modeled by continuous dynamical systems

 

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Exponential growth and decay in continuous dynamical systems.

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For the differential equation \begin{align*} \diff{x}{t} &= rx\\ x(0) &= x_0, \end{align*} what is the condition for the solution to exhibit exponential growth?

What is the condition for the solution to exhibit exponential decay?