The loop quantities and bifurcations of homoclinic loops

The stability and bifurcations of a homoclinic loop for planar vector fields are closely related to the limit cycles. For a homoclinic loop of a given planar vector field, a sequence of quantities, the homoclinic loop quantities were defined to study the stability and bifurcations of the loop. Among the sequence of the loop quantities, the first nonzero one determines the stability of the homoclinic loop. There are formulas for the first three and the fifth loop quantities. In this paper we will establish the formula for the fourth loop quantity for both the single and double homoclinic loops. As applications, we present examples of planar polynomial vector fields which can have five or twelve limit cycles respectively in the case of a single or double homoclinic loop by using the method of stability-switching.     

Bifurcations of limit cycles in a perturbed quintic Hamiltonian system with six double homoclinic loops

This paper concerns with the number and distributions of limit cycles of a quintic subject to a seven-degree perturbation. With the aid of numeric integral computation provided by Mathematica 4.1, at least 45 limit cycles are found in the above system by applying the method of double homoclinic loops bifurcation, Hopf bifurcation and qualitative analysis. The four configurations of 45 limit cycles of the system are also shown. The results obtained are useful to the study of the weakened 16th Hilbert Problem.     

On the number of limit cycles in double homoclinic bifurcations

LetL be a double homoclinic loop of a Hamiltonian system on the plane. We obtain a condition under whichL generates at most two large limit cycles by perturbations. We also give conditions for the existence of at most five or six limit cycles which appear nearL under perturbations.     

On the best constant of weighted Poincaré inequalities

We compute the optimal constant for some weighted Poincaré inequalities obtained by Fausto Ferrari and Enrico Valdinoci in [F. Ferrari, E. Valdinoci, Some weighted Poincaré inequalities, Indiana Univ. Math. J. 58 (4) (2009) 1619-1637].     

On the equivalence of fractional-order Sobolev semi-norms

We present various results on the equivalence and mapping properties under affine transformations of fractional-order Sobolev norms and semi-norms of orders between zero and one. Main results are mutual estimates of the three semi-norms of Sobolev–Slobodeckij, interpolation and quotient space types. In particular, we show that the former two are uniformly equivalent under affine mappings that ensure shape regularity of the domains under consideration.     

On the continuity of the Lyapunov functions in the converse stability theorems for discontinuous dynamical systems

In [H. Ye, A.N. Michel, L. Hou, Stability theory for hybrid dynamical systems, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 43 (4) (1998) 461–474] we established, among other results, a set of sufficient conditions for the uniform asymptotic stability of invariant sets for discontinuous dynamical systems (DDS) defined on metric space, and under some additional minor assumptions, we also established a set of necessary conditions (a converse theorem). This converse theorem involves Lyapunov functions which need not necessarily be continuous. In the present paper, we show that under some additional very mild assumptions, the Lyapunov functions for the converse theorem need actually be continuous.     

Center conditions and bifurcation of limit cycles at three-order nilpotent critical point in a cubic Lyapunov system

In the present paper, for the three-order nilpotent critical point of a cubic Lyapunov system, the center problem and bifurcation of limit cycles are investigated. With the help of computer algebra system-MATHEMATICA, the first 7 quasi-Lyapunov constants are deduced. As a result, sufficient and necessary conditions in order to have a center are obtained. The fact of there exist 7 small amplitude limit cycles created from the three-order nilpotent critical point is also proved. Henceforth we give a lower bound of cyclicity of three-order nilpotent critical point for cubic Lyapunov systems.     

On a Family of Hyperplane Arrangements Related to the Affine Weyl Groups

Let be an irreducible crystallographic rootsystem in a Euclidean space V, with ⁺ theset of positive roots. For , , let be the hyperplane . We define a set of hyperplanes . This hyperplane arrangement is significant inthe study of the affine Weyl groups. In this paper it is shown that thePoincaré polynomial of is , where n is the rank of and h is the Coxeter number of the finiteCoxeter group corresponding to .     

Construction of form factors of composite systems by a generalized Wigner-Eckart theorem for the Poincaré group

We generalize the previously developed relativistic approach for electroweak properties of two-particle composite systems to the case of nonzero spin. This approach is based on the instant form of relativistic Hamiltonian dynamics. We use a special mathematical technique to parameterize matrix elements of electroweak current operators in terms of form factors. The parameterization is a realization of the generalized Wigner-Eckart theorem for the Poincaré group, used when considering composite-system form factors as distributions corresponding to reduced matrix elements. The electroweak-current matrix element satisfies the relativistic covariance conditions and also automatically satisfies the conservation law in the case of an electromagnetic current.__________Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 143, No. 2, pp. 258–277, May, 2005.     

On a class of nonlocal bifurcation concerning the Lorenz attractor

In this paper, we consider a two-parameter family of systemsE in whichE ₀ has a contour consisting of a saddle point and two hyperbolic periodic orbits, i.e., the situation is similar to that described by the Lorenz equations for parametersb= 8/3,=10,r=r ₁ 24.06. For the generic unfoldingE ofE ₀, we find three kinds of infinitely many bifurcation curves and establish the correspondence of the trajectories which stay forever in a sufficiently small neighborhood of the contour with symbolic systems of finite or countably infinite symbols; these results can be used to explain the turbulence behaviors appearing at the critical valuer=r ₁ 24.06 observed on computer for Lorenz equations in a precise mathematical way.     

Hopf bifurcation of the third-order Hénon system based on an explicit criterion

In this paper, Hopf bifurcation of the third-order Hénon system is studied via a simple explicit criterion, which is derived from the Schur–Cohn Criterion. Moreover stability of Hopf bifurcation is also investigated by using the normal form method and center manifold theory for the discrete time system developed by Kuznetsov. Test results containing simulations and circuit measurement are shown to demonstrate that the criterion is correct and feasible.     

The center conditions and bifurcation of limit cycles at the infinity for a cubic polynomial system

In this paper, the problem of center conditions and bifurcation of limit cycles at the infinity for a class of cubic systems are investigated. The method is based on a homeomorphic transformation of the infinity into the origin, the first 21 singular point quantities are obtained by computer algebra system Mathematica, the conditions of the origin to be a center and a 21st order fine focus are derived, respectively. Correspondingly, we construct a cubic system which can bifurcate seven limit cycles from the infinity by a small perturbation of parameters. At the end, we study the isochronous center conditions at the infinity for the cubic system.     

On the simultaneous diagonal stability of a pair of positive linear systems

In this paper we derive a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of a diagonal common quadratic Lyapunov function (CQLF) for a pair of positive linear time-invariant (LTI) systems.     

On the stability and boundedness of solutions of a kind of third order delay differential equations

In this paper, we study Eq. (1.1) for asymptotic stability of the zero solution when and uniformly bounded and uniformly ultimate bounded of all solutions when      

On the number of limit cycles by perturbing a piecewise smooth Hamilton system with two straight lines of separation

This paper deals with the problem of limit cycle bifurcations for a piecewise smooth Hamilton system with two straight lines of separation. By analyzing the obtained first order Melnikov function, we give upper and lower bounds of the number of limit cycles bifurcating from the period annulus between the origin and the generalized homoclinic loop. It is found that the first order Melnikov function is more complicated than in the case with one straight line of separation and more limit cycles can be bifurcated.     

On the Betti number of the image of a generic map

Let be a differentiable map of a closed m-dimensional manifold into an (m + k)-dimensional manifold with k > 0. We show, assuming that f is generic in a certain sense, that f is an embedding if and only if the (m - k + 1)-th Betti numbers with respect to the Čech homology of M and f(M) coincide, under a certain condition on the stable normal bundle of f. This generalizes the authors' previous result for immersions with normal crossings [BS1]. As a corollary, we obtain the converse of the Jordan-Brouwer theorem for codimension-1 generic maps, which is a generalization of the results of [BR, BMS1, BMS2, Sae1] for immersions with normal crossings. Received: January 3, 1996     

On a limiting system of the triangular SKT competition model with large cross-diffusion and random-diffusion

This paper mainly focus on the limiting system which arises from the study of SKT competition model when both the cross-diffusion rate and the random-diffusion rate tend to infinity. For multi-dimensional domains, the existence of positive steady states bifurcating from a double eigenvalue can be proved by applying the bifurcation argument with some special transformation when the birth rate of one species is near some critical value. Further by virtue of the spectral perturbation argument based on the Lyapunov–Schmidt decomposition method, we prove the spectral instability of such nontrivial positive steady states for the limiting system.