Solution of the Ulam Stability Problem for Euler–Lagrange Quadratic Mappings

AbstractIn 1940 S. M. Ulam proposed at the University of Wisconsin theproblem: “Give conditions in order for a linear mapping near an approximately linear mapping to exist.” In 1968 S. U. Ulam proposed the moregeneral problem: “When is it true that by changing a little the hypotheses of a theorem one can still assert that the thesis of the theorem remains true or approximately true?” In 1978 P. M. Gruber proposed theUlam type problem: “Suppose a mathematical object satisfies a certain property approximately. Is it then possible to approximate this object by objects, satisfying the property exactly?” According to P. M. Gruber this kind of stability problems is of particular interest in probability theory and in the case of functional equations of different types. In 1982–1996 we solved the above Ulam problem, or equivalently the Ulam type problem for linear mappings and established analogous stability problems. In this paper we first introduce newquadratic weighted meansandfundamental functional equationsand then solve theUlam stability problemfornon-linear Euler–Lagrange quadratic mappingsQ:X→Y, satisfying a mean equation and functional equation[formula]for all 2-dimensional vectors (x1,x2)∈X2, withXa normed linear space (Y≔ a real complete normed linear space), and any fixed pair (a1,a2) of realsaiand any fixed pair (m1,m2) of positive realsmi(i=1,2), [formula