Dulac-Cherkas function in a neighborhood of a structurally unstable focus of an autonomous polynomial system on the plane

We consider the problem of estimating the number of limit cycles and their localization for an autonomous polynomial system on the plane with fixed real coefficients and with a small parameter. At the origin, the system has a structurally unstable focus whose first Lyapunov focal quantity is nonzero for the zero value of the parameter. We develop an algebraic method for constructing a Dulac-Cherkas function in a neighborhood of this focus in the form of a polynomial of degree 4. The method is based on the construction of an auxiliary positive polynomial containing terms of order ≥ 4 in the phase variables. The coefficients of these terms are found from a linear algebraic system obtained by equating the coefficients of the corresponding auxiliary function with zero. We present examples in which the suggested method permits one to find parameter intervals and the corresponding neighborhoods of the focus in each of which the number of limit cycles remains constant for all parameter values in the respective interval.     

Regular and singular periodic perturbations of an oscillator with cubic restoring force

The paper considers small periodic regular and singular perturbations of a system, whose conservative part is an oscillator with cubic restoring force. The smallness of perturbations is due to both the smallness of the neighborhood of equilibrium and the presence of a small parameter. In the absence of a small parameter, we obtain conditions for Lyapunov stability of the equilibrium position. If a small parameter is present, we derive (both for regular and singular perturbations) an equation whose positive roots are in correspondence with invariant two-dimensional tori of the perturbed system.     

Asymptotics of the solution to a stationary piecewise-smooth reaction-diffusion equation with a multiple root of the degenerate equation

A piecewise-smooth second-order singularly perturbed differential equation whose right-hand side is a nonlinear function with a discontinuity on some curve is investigated. This is a new class of problems in the case where the degenerate equation has a multiple root on the left-hand side of the curve which separates the domain and an isolated root on the right-hand side of that curve. The asymptotics of a solution with an internal layer near a point on the discontinuous curve and the transition point is constructed. The method to construct the internal layer function is proposed. The behavior of the solution in the internal layer consisting of four zones essentially differs from the case of isolated roots. For sufficiently small parameter values, the existence of a smooth solution with an internal layer from the multiple root of the degenerate equation to the isolated root in the neighborhood of a point on the discontinuous curve is proved. The method can be shown to be effective in the given example.     

Dynamics of a spatially distributed logistic equation with small diffusion and small delay

For the spatially distributed Hutchinson equation with transport and small diffusion constant, we show that the loss of stability of the equilibrium can occur even for asymptotically small values of the delay coefficient. Here infinitely many roots of the characteristic quasipolynomial tend to the imaginary axis as the small parameter, the diffusion constant, tends to zero. Thus, the critical (in the problem on the equilibrium stability) case of infinite dimension is realized. We construct special quasinormal forms, namely, nonlinear parabolic systems and families of degenerate parabolic systems whose nonlocal dynamics describes the behavior of solutions of the original equation in a small neighborhood of the equilibrium. These quasinormal forms can have a rather complicated dynamics; moreover, the onset and disappearance of steady-state modes as the small parameter tends to zero is a typical phenomenon. Therefore, the local dynamics of the Hutchinson equation with and without transport are very distinct.     

Local dynamics of a spatially distributed logistic equation with delay and large transport coefficient

We study the behavior of all solutions in some sufficiently small neighborhood of the positive equilibrium of the spatially distributed Hutchinson equation with diffusion and advection. On the basis of the method of invariant integral manifolds and the method of normal forms, we consider the dynamics for the case critical in the problem on the stability of the stationary solution. We show that, for a sufficiently large value of the transport (advection) coefficient, the critical case has infinite dimension. We construct a quasinormal form, which is a nonlinear parabolic boundary value problem with a deviation in the space variable and which plays the role of a normal form; i.e., its nonlocal dynamics defines the local dynamics of the original equation. Secondary bifurcations in the quasinormal form are considered for the case close to the critical case in the problem on the stability of the stationary solution.     

Bifurcation of Invariant Tori of Codimension One

We propose a method for constructing classes of real systems of differential equations of order 2^d (d ≥ 1), including polynomial systems, in which for all sufficiently small positive values of the parameter a bifurcation from the point of equilibrium to invariant tori of dimension 2^d?1 occurs.

     

Limit cycles for a perturbation of a quadratic center with symmetry

To estimate the number of limit cycles appearing under a perturbation of a quadratic system that has a center with symmetry, we use the method of generalized Dulac functions. To this end, we reduce the perturbed system to a Liénard system with a small parameter, for which we construct a Dulac function depending on the parameter. This permits one to estimate the number of limit cycles in the perturbed system for all sufficiently small parameter values. We find the Dulac function by solving a linear programming problem. The suggested method is used to analyze four specific perturbed systems that globally have exactly three limit cycles [i.e., the limit cycle distribution 3 or (3, 0)] and two systems that have the limit cycle distribution (3, 1) (i.e., one nest around each of the two foci).     

Analysis of Local Dynamics of Difference and Close to Them Differential-Difference Equations

We study the local dynamics of one class of nonlinear difference equations which is important for applications. Using perturbation theory methods, we construct sets of singularly perturbed differential-difference equations that are close (in a sense) to initial difference equations. For the problem on the stability of the zero equilibrium state and for certain infinite-dimensional critical cases, we propose a method that allows us to construct analogs of normal forms. We mean special nonlinear boundary value problems without small parameters, whose nonlocal dynamics describes the structure of solutions to initial equations in a small neighborhood of the equilibrium state. We show that dynamic properties of difference and close to them differential-difference equations considerably differ.     

关于Sturm定理的一点注记

经典的S turm定理用于判定多项式在给定区间上不同的实根个数,但是并不能刻画重根的情况.在这里定义了推广的S turm序列,将S turm定理进行一定地延拓,给出区间上多项式的所有实根均是偶重根或奇重根的充要条件.作为应用,讨论了多项式正(负)半定的判定问题.     

The Center Conditions and Hopf Cyclicity for a 3D Lotka-Volterra System

The main objective of this paper is not only to find necessary and The main objective of this paper is not only to find necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a center on a local center manifold for a three dimensional Lotka-Volterra system, but also to determine the maximum number of limit cycles that can bifurcate from the positive equilibrium as a fine focus. Firstly, the singular point quantities are computed and simplified to obtain necessary conditions for local integrability, and Darboux method is applied to show the sufficiency. Then, the Hopf bifurcation on the center manifold is investigated, from this, the conclusion of at most five small limit cycles generated in the vicinity of the equilibrium is obtained. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case with five possible limit cycles for the cyclicity of 3D Lotka-Volterra systems.     

Limit cycles under perturbations of a quadratic Hamiltonian system

The perturbed quadratic Hamiltonian system is reduced to a Lienard system with a small parameter for which a Dulac function depending on it is constructed. This permits one to estimate the number of limit cycles of the perturbed system for all sufficiently small parameter values. To find the Dulac function, we use the solution of a linear programming problem. The suggested method is used for studying three specific perturbed systems that have exactly two limit cycles, i.e., the distribution 2 or (0, 2), and one system with distribution (1, 1).     

Invariant surfaces of standard two-dimensional systems with conservative first approximation of the third order

We simultaneously study two classes of two-dimensional time-periodic systems of differential equations with a small positive parameter, namely, systems with “slow” or “fast” time whose first-approximation systems are autonomous and conservative and do not contain terms of order higher than three. Thus, the corresponding unperturbed systems have one, two, or three rest points.For the perturbations, we indicate explicit conditions, independent of the small parameter, under which every original system of either class with coefficients three times continuously differentiable with respect to the phase variables and the parameter in a neighborhood of zero has finitely many two-dimensional invariant surfaces homeomorphic to tori for all sufficiently small parameter values. We also give formulas for these surfaces.     

Center conditions and bifurcation of limit cycles at degenerate singular points in a quintic polynomial differential system

The center problem and bifurcation of limit cycles for degenerate singular points are far to be solved in general. In this paper, we study center conditions and bifurcation of limit cycles at the degenerate singular point in a class of quintic polynomial vector field with a small parameter and eight normal parameters. We deduce a recursion formula for singular point quantities at the degenerate singular points in this system and reach with relative ease an expression of the first five quantities at the degenerate singular point. The center conditions for the degenerate singular point of this system are derived. Consequently, we construct a quintic system, which can bifurcates 5 limit cycles in the neighborhood of the degenerate singular point. The positions of these limit cycles can be pointed out exactly without constructing Poincaré cycle fields. The technique employed in this work is essentially different from more usual ones. The recursion formula we present in this paper for the calculation of singular point quantities at degenerate singular point is linear and then avoids complex integrating operations.     

四次函数实零点的完全判据和正定条件

本文给出了四次函数实零点的完全判据和正定条件,这一结果在研究多项式系统的奇点分析和分支问题时给出了可以实用的判据．     

Steplike contrast structures for a second-order ordinary differential equation with a small parameter multiplying the highest derivative

A boundary value problem is considered for a second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equation with a small parameter multiplying the highest derivative. The limit equation has three solutions, of which two are stable and are separated by the third unstable one. For the original problem, an asymptotic expansion of a solution is studied that undergoes a jump from one stable root of the limit equation to the other in the neighborhood of a certain point. A uniform asymptotic approximation of this solution is constructed up to an arbitrary power of the small parameter.     

Bifurcations in the Generalized Korteweg–de Vries Equation

We study the generalized Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) equation and the Korteweg–de Vries–Burgers (KdVB) equation with periodic in the spatial variable boundary conditions. For various values of parameters, in a sufficiently small neighborhood of the zero equilibrium state we construct asymptotics of periodic solutions and invariant tori. Separately we consider the case when the stability spectrum of the zero solution contains a countable number of roots of the characteristic equation. In this case we state a special nonlinear boundary-value problem which plays the role of a normal form and determines the dynamics of the initial problem.     

一类三次Kolmogorov系统的极限环分支

本文研究了一类三次Kolmogorov系统，得出了该系统可分支出三个极限环，且其中有两个是稳定的，同时给出了其中心条件.     

Multiple solutions and their limiting behavior of coupled nonlinear Schrödinger systems

We study the multiplicity of positive solutions and their limiting behavior as ? tends to zero for a class of coupled nonlinear Schrödinger system in R^N. We relate the number of positive solutions to the topology of the set of minimum points of the least energy function for ? sufficiently small. Also, we verify that these solutions concentrate at a global minimum point of the least energy function.     

A Barrier Function Method for the Nonconvex Quadratic Programming Problem with Box Constraints

In this paper a barrier function method is proposed for approximating a solution of the nonconvex quadratic programming problem with box constraints. The method attempts to produce a solution of good quality by following a path as the barrier parameter decreases from a sufficiently large positive number. For a given value of the barrier parameter, the method searches for a minimum point of the barrier function in a descent direction, which has a desired property that the box constraints are always satisfied automatically if the step length is a number between zero and one. When all the diagonal entries of the objective function are negative, the method converges to at least a local minimum point of the problem if it yields a local minimum point of the barrier function for a sequence of decreasing values of the barrier parameter with zero limit. Numerical results show that the method always generates a global or near global minimum point as the barrier parameter decreases at a sufficiently slow pace.