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In summary, the proposition states that if we have a positive function f mapping n real variables to n ordered numbers, and a function g mapping n real variables to a single positive number, and the general solution phi to the differential equation dot{x}=f(x), then the flow of the differential equation dot{x}=g(x)f(x) can be defined as psi(t,xi)=phi(rho(t,xi),xi), where rho is a family of solutions to the initial value problem dot{y}=g(phi(y,xi)), with parameter xi in the set of real numbers. This can also be found on the Mathematics Stack Exchange forum.
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Could someone help me interpret the following proposition full of symbols? I've been struggling to comprehend it as well. Thanks in advance.

Proposition: Suppose that $f:\mathbb{R^n} \rightarrow \mathbb{R^n}, g:\mathbb{R^n} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is a positive function, and $\phi$ is the flow of the differential equation $\dot{x}=f(x)$. If the family of solutions of the family of initial value problems $$\dot{y} = g(\phi(y,\xi)),$$ $$y(0)=0,$$ with parameter $\xi \in \mathbb{R^n}$, is given by $\rho: \mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R^n} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$, then $\psi$, defined by $\psi(t,\xi)=\phi(\rho(t,\xi),\xi)$ is the flow of the differential equation $\dot{x}=g(x)f(x)$.

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Could someone help me interpret the following proposition full of symbols? I've been struggling to comprehend it as well. Thanks in advance.

Proposition: Suppose that $f:\mathbb{R^n} \rightarrow \mathbb{R^n}, g:\mathbb{R^n} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is a positive function,
f is a function that maps n real variables to a value of n ordered numbers (OR f maps an n dimensional vector to an n dimensional vector). g is a function that maps n real variables to a single positive number (OR g maps an n dimensional vector to a single number).

and $\phi$ is the flow of the differential equation $\dot{x}=f(x)$.
[tex]\phi[/tex] is the general solution to the differential equation. Note that the equation can be thought of as a set of n interrelated differential equations.

If the family of solutions of the family of initial value problems $$\dot{y} = g(\phi(y,\xi)),$$ $$y(0)=0,$$ with parameter $\xi \in \mathbb{R^n}$, is given by $\rho: \mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R^n} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$, then $\psi$, defined by $\psi(t,\xi)=\phi(\rho(t,\xi),\xi)$ is the flow of the differential equation $\dot{x}=g(x)f(x)$.

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