On the existence and uniqueness of limit cycles for generalized Liénard systems

In this paper, we consider a generalized Liénard system

     

A note on existence and uniqueness of limit cycles for Liénard systems

We consider the Liénard equation and we give a sufficient condition to ensure existence and uniqueness of limit cycles. We compare our result with some other existing ones and we give some applications.     

The uniqueness of limit cycles for Liénard system

In monographs [Theory of Limit Cycles, 1984] and [Qualitative Theory of Differential Equations, 1985], eleven propositions by several mathematicians are listed on the uniqueness of limit cycles for equations of type (I), (II), and (III) of the quadratic ordinary differential systems. In this paper, we first point out that all these propositions were not completely proved since the equations under consideration do not satisfy the conditions of the theorems used to guarantee the uniqueness of limit cycles. Then we give a new set of theorems that guarantee the uniqueness of limit cycles for the Liénard systems, which not only can be applied to complete the proof of the propositions mentioned above but generalize many other uniqueness theorems as well. The conditions in these uniqueness theorems, which are independent and were obtained by different methods, can be combined into one improved general theorem that is easy to apply. Thus many of the most frequently used theorems on the uniqueness of limit cycles are corollaries of the results in this paper.     

A note on: “Relaxation oscillators with exact limit cycles”

In this note we give a family of planar polynomial differential systems with a prescribed hyperbolic limit cycle. This family constitutes a corrected and wider version of an example given in the work [M.A. Abdelkader, Relaxation oscillators with exact limit cycles, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 218 (1998) 308-312]. The result given in this note may be used to construct models of Liénard differential equations exhibiting a desired limit cycle.     

The hyperelliptic limit cycles of the Liénard systems

For Liénard systems , with fm and gn real polynomials of degree m and n respectively, in [H. Zoladek, Algebraic invariant curves for the Liénard equation, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 350 (1998) 1681-1701] the author showed that if m?3 and m+1<n<2m there always exist Liénard systems which have a hyperelliptic limit cycle. Llibre and Zhang [J. Llibre, Xiang Zhang, On the algebraic limit cycles of Liénard systems, Nonlinearity 21 (2008) 2011-2022] proved that the Liénard systems with m=3 and n=5 have no hyperelliptic limit cycles and that there exist Liénard systems with m=4 and 5<n<8 which do have hyperelliptic limit cycles. So, it is still an open problem to characterize the Liénard systems which have an algebraic limit cycle in cases m>4 and m+1<n<2m. In this paper we will prove that there exist Liénard systems with m=5 and m+1<n<2m which have hyperelliptic limit cycles.     

On the existence and uniqueness of limit cycles in planar continuous piecewise linear systems without symmetry

Some techniques to show the existence and uniqueness of limit cycles, typically stated for smooth vector fields, are extended to continuous piecewise-linear differential systems.New results are obtained for systems with three linearity zones without symmetry and having one equilibrium point in the central region. We also revisit the case of systems with only two linear zones giving shorter proofs of known results.A relevant application to the McKean piecewise linear model of a single neuron activity is included.     

Bifurcation of limit cycles by perturbing a class of hyper-elliptic Hamiltonian systems of degree five

In this paper, we investigate a class of hyper-elliptic Hamiltonian systems of degree five under the polynomial perturbation of degree m+1$m+1$. First, we study the number of different phase portraits of the unperturbed system when it has a class of family of periodic orbits and prove that the number is 40. Then, we consider the limit cycle bifurcations and obtain some new results on the lower bound of the maximal number of limit cycles for these systems.     

Existence and non-existence of periodic solutions of generalized Lineard equations with damping of no lower bound

This paper establishes criteria for the existence and non-existence of nonzero periodic solutions of the generalized Liénard equationx +f(x,x)x +g(x)=0. The main goal is to study to what extent the dampingf can be small so as to guarantee the existence of nonzero periodic solutions of such a system. With some standard additional assumptions we prove that if for a small ¦x¦, ^± ¦f(x,y)¦^–1 dy=±, then the system has at least one nonzero periodic solution, otherwise, the system has no nonzero periodic solution. Many classical and well-known results can be proved as corollaries to ours.Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.     

Multiple limit cycles for three dimensional Lotka-Volterra equations

A 3D competitive Lotka-Volterra equation with two limit cycles is constructed.     

Local bifurcation of limit cycles and integrability of a class of nilpotent systems of differential equations

We study the analytic system of differential equations in the plane which can be written, in a suitable coordinates system, as

     

The shape of limit cycles for a class of quintic polynomial differential systems

We consider the problem of finding limit cycles for a class of quintic polynomial differential systems and their global shape in the plane. An answer to this problem can be given using the averaging theory. More precisely, we analyze the global shape of the limit cycles which bifurcate from a Hopf bifurcation and periodic orbits of the linear center ẋ = −y, ẏ = x, respectively.     

Estimating the number of limit cycles in polynomials systems

We describe a method based on algorithms of computational algebra for obtaining an upper bound for the number of limit cycles bifurcating from a center or a focus of polynomial vector field. We apply it to a cubic system depending on six parameters and prove that in the generic case at most six limit cycles can bifurcate from any center or focus at the origin of the system.     

Limit cycles of generalized Liénard equations

The generalized Liénard equations of the form:

where F, g, and h are polynomials, are examined. It has been found that the results given by Blows, Lloyd and Lynch [1–5] for Liénard equations hold also for the generalized systems. A new result is also presented within this article.     

Computation and stability of limit cycles in hybrid systems

In this note, a practical way to compute limit cycles in context of hybrid systems is investigated. As in many hybrid applications the steady state is depicted by a limit cycle, control design and stability analysis of such hybrid systems require the knowledge of this periodic motion. Analytical expression of this cycle is generally an impossible task due to the complexity of the dynamic. A fast algorithm is proposed and used to determine these cycles in the case where the switching sequence is known.     

On the stability of limit cycles for planar differential systems

We consider a planar differential system , , where P and Q are C¹ functions in some open set U⊆R², and . Let γ be a periodic orbit of the system in U. Let f(x,y):U⊆R²→R be a C¹ function such that

     

A uniqueness criterion of limit cycles for planar polynomial systems with homogeneous nonlinearities

This paper is devoted to study the planar polynomial system:

$\dot{x}=ax?y+P_n(x,y),\dot{y}=x+ay+Q_n(x,y),$

where $a\in \mathbb{R}$ and $P_n,Q_n$ are homogeneous polynomials of degree $n\ge 2$. Denote $\psi (\theta )=\cos ?(\theta )?Q_n(\cos ?(\theta ),\sin ?(\theta ))?\sin ?(\theta )?P_n(\cos ?(\theta ),\sin ?(\theta ))$. We prove that the system has at most 1 limit cycle surrounding the origin provided $(n?1)a\psi (\theta )+\dot{\psi }(\theta )\ne 0$. Furthermore, this upper bound is sharp. This is maybe the first uniqueness criterion, which only depends on a (linear) condition of ψ, for the limit cycles of this kind of systems. We show by examples that in many cases, the criterion is applicable while the classical ones are invalid. The tool that we mainly use is a new estimate for the number of limit cycles of Abel equation with coefficients of indefinite signs. Employing this tool, we also obtain another geometric criterion which allows the system to possess at most 2 limit cycles surrounding the origin.     

Generalizations of the notion of hyperbolicity

We describe several generalizations of the classical notion of hyperbolicity for a sequence of linear mappings. It is shown that the following three statements are equivalent: (i) the corresponding linear non-homogeneous system has a bounded solution for any bounded nonhomogeneity, (ii) the sequence has a (C, λ)-structure, (iii) the sequence is piecewise hyperbolic with long enough intervals of hyperbolicity.     

The Same Distribution of Limit Cycles in a Hamiltonian System with Nine Seven-order Perturbed Terms

Using qualitative analysis and numerical simulation, we investigate the number and distribution of limit cycles for a cubic Hamiltonian system with nine different seven-order perturbed terms. It is showed that these perturbed systems have the same distribution of limit cycles. Furthermore, these systems have 13, 11 and 9 limit cycles for some parameters, respectively. The accurate positions of the 13, 11 and 9 limit cycles are obtained by numerical exploration, respectively. Our results imply that these perturbed systems are equivalent in the sense of distribution of limit cycles. This is useful for studying limit cycles of perturbed systems.     

Automatic search for multiple limit cycles in three-dimensional Lotka-Volterra competitive systems with classes 30 and 31 in Zeeman's classification

Among the six classes of Zeeman's classification for three-dimensional Lotka-Volterra competitive systems with limit cycles, besides the classes 26, 27, 28 and 29, multiple limit cycles are found in classes 30 and 31 by an algorithmic method proposed by Hofbauer and So [J. Hofbauer, J.W. So, Multiple limit cycles for three-dimensional Lotka-Volterra equations, Appl. Math. Lett. 7 (1994) 65-70]. This also gives an answer to a problem proposed in [J. Hofbauer, J.W. So, Multiple limit cycles for three-dimensional Lotka-Volterra equations, Appl. Math. Lett. 7 (1994) 65-70].