If we perturb an ODE, with the same starting conditions can we show that they converge together over time or at least do not diverge?

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Suppose we have two ODEs:

  • $\dot{x}(t) = f(x(t),t)$
  • $\dot{y}(t) = f(y(t),t) + g(y(t),t)$

If we have identical starting conditions $x(0) = y(0)$, we see $$y(t) - x(t) = \int_0^t \left[ f(y(t),t)-f(x(t),t) \right] dt + \int_0^t g(y(t),t)dt $$

Is there analysis giving conditions on $f$ and $g$ that permits us to prove that $\lim_t x(t) - y(t) = 0$ or maybe their limits exist and $x(\infty), y(\infty)$ land very close together?

Intuitively for small $g$ (uniformly bounded near 0) and some condition on the derivative of $f$ (like $f'$ has eigenvalues with real part bounded below a negative number and $\nabla f$'s first component is uniformly bounded) we can ensure these end up close together.