A cubic system with twelve small amplitude limit cycles

In this paper, the bifurcation of limit cycles for a cubic polynomial system is investigated. By the computation of the singular point values, we prove that the system has 12 small amplitude limit cycles. The process of the proof is algebraic and symbolic.     

Ten limit cycles around a center-type singular point in a 3-d quadratic system with quadratic perturbation

In this paper, we show that perturbing a simple 3-d quadratic system with a center-type singular point can yield at least 10 small-amplitude limit cycles around a singular point. This result improves the 7 limit cycles obtained recently in a simple 3-d quadratic system around a Hopf singular point. Compared with Bautin’s result for quadratic planar vector fields, which can only have 3 small-amplitude limit cycles around an elementary center or focus, this result of 10 limit cycles is surprisingly high. The theory and methodology developed in this paper can be used to consider bifurcation of limit cycles in higher-dimensional systems.     

Ⅲ类二次系统极限环的惟一性(Ⅰ)

证明了一般的Ⅲ类二次系统当参数a很小时极限环的大范围惟一性,对于一般的参数值a,在适当的条件下也证明了极限环的大范围惟一性.文中也给出了极限环随参数d变化时产生和消失的过程.     

Non-nested configuration of algebraic limit cycles in quadratic systems

This work deals with algebraic limit cycles of planar polynomial differential systems of degree two. More concretely, we show among other facts that a quadratic vector field cannot possess two non-nested algebraic limit cycles contained in different irreducible invariant algebraic curves.     

Bifurcation of limit cycles of the nongeneric quadratic reversible system with discontinuous perturbations

By using the Picard-Fuchs equation and the property of the Chebyshev space to the discontinuous differential system, we obtain an upper bound of the number of limit cycles for the nongeneric quadratic reversible system when it is perturbed inside all discontinuous polynomials with degree n.     

A criterion for the existence of four limit cycles in quadratic systems

A method for the asymptotic integration of the trajectories is proposed for the Liénard equation. The results obtained by this method are used to prove the existence of two “large” limit cycles in quadratic systems with a weak focus. The application of standard procedures of small perturbations of the parameters of quadratic systems enables one to find additionally two “small” limit cycles. It is shown that the criterion obtained for the existence of four limit cycles generalizes the well known Shi theorem.     

Cn中单位球上$mu$-Bloch函数的等价刻画

设$\mu$是$[0,1)$上的正规函数, 给出了${\bf C}^{\it n}$中单位球$B$上$\mu$-Bloch空间$\beta_{\mu}$中函数的几种刻画. 证明了下列条件是等价的: (1) $f\in \beta_{\mu}$; \ (2) $f\in H(B)$且函数$\mu(|z|)(1-|z|^{2})^{\gamma-1}R^{\alpha,\gamma}f(z)$ 在$B$上有界; (3) $f\in H(B)$ 且函数${\mu(|z|)(1-|z|^{2})^{M_{1}-1}\frac{\partial^{M_{1}} f}{\partial z^{m}}(z)}$ 在$B$上有界, 其中$|m|=M_{1}$; (4) $f\in H(B)$ 且函数${\mu(|z|)(1-|z|^{2})^{M_{2}-1}R^{(M_{2})}f(z)}$ 在$B$上有界.     

Multiple limit cycles in an immune system

The nonlinear oscillatory phenomenon has been observed in the system of immune response, which corresponds to the limit cycles in the mathematical models. We prove that the system simulating an immune response studied by Huang has at least three limit cycles in the system. The conditions for the multiple limit cycles are useful in analyzing the nonlinear oscillation in immune response.     

Singular minimizers of strictly polyconvex functionals in {\bf R}^{2 \times 2}

We give examples of non-C¹ one-homogeneous mappings and non-negative strictly polyconvex functions f such that where B denotes the unit ball in . Such u are therefore singular minimizers of the corresponding strictly polyconvex functionals in appropriate Sobolev spaces. Received: 12 January 2004, Accepted: 13 September 2004, Published online: 10 December 2004     

Visualization of four limit cycles of two-dimensional quadratic systems in the parameter space

This paper deals with the visualization of a domain that contains four limit cycles for quadratic dynamical systems of first-order differential equations with real coefficients. The visualization of the domain is carried out in the three-dimensional space of coefficients corresponding to the nonlinear part of the quadratic system. Theoretical and practical aspects of the numerical solution of the Cauchy problem for unstable systems are discussed.     

The limit cycles of a second-order system of differential equations: The method of small forms

In this paper we investigate the existence of limit cycles of a system of the second-order differential equations with a vector parameter.We propose a method for representing a solution as a sum of forms with respect to the initial value and the parameter; we call this technique the method of small forms. We establish the conditions under which a sufficiently small neighborhood of the equilibrium point contains no limit cycles. We construct a polynomial, whose positive roots of odd multiplicity define the lower bound for the number of cycles, and simple positive roots (other positive roots do not exist) define the number of limit cycles in a sufficiently small neighborhood of the equilibrium point.We prove theorems, whose conditions guarantee that a positive root of odd multiplicity defines a unique limit cycle, but a positive root of even multiplicity defines exactly two limit cycles.We propose a method for defining the type of the stability of limit cycles.     

Bifurcation of limit cycles for the quadratic differential system (III)l=n=0

In this paper we will prove that limit cycles for the quadratic differential system (III)l=n=0 in Chinese classification are concentratedly distributed, and that the maximum number of limit cycles around O (0,0) is at least two. This project is supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Educational Committee of Jiangsu Province.     

Sixteen large-amplitude limit cycles in a septic system

In this paper, bifurcation of limit cycles from the infinity of a two-dimensional septic polynomial differential system is investigated. Sufficient and necessary conditions for the infinity to be a center are derived and the fact that there exist 16 large amplitude limit cycles bifurcated from the infinity is proved as well. The study relays on making use of a recursive formula for computing the singular point quantities of the infinity. As far as we know, this is the first example of a septic system with 16 limit cycles bifurcated from the infinity.     

Existence of multiple limit cycles in Chen system

In this paper, the existence of multiple limit cycles for Chen system are investigated. By using the method of computing the singular point quantities, the simple and explicit parametric conditions can be determined to the number and stability of multiple limit cycles from Hopf bifurcation. Especially, at least 4 limit cycles can be obtained for the Chen system as a three-dimensional perturbed system.     

Bifurcation of limit cycles in small perturbations of a hyper-elliptic Hamiltonian system with two nilpotent saddles

In this paper we study the first-order Melnikov function for a planar near-Hamiltonian system near a heteroclinic loop connecting two nilpotent saddles. The asymptotic expansion of this Melnikov function and formulas for the first seven coefficients are given. Next, we consider the bifurcation of limit cycles in a class of hyper-elliptic Hamiltonian systems which has a heteroclinic loop connecting two nilpotent saddles. It is shown that this system can undergo a degenerate Hopf bifurcation and Poincarè bifurcation, which emerges at most four limit cycles in the plane for sufficiently small positive ε. The number of limit cycles which appear near the heteroclinic loop is discussed by using the asymptotic expansion of the first-order Melnikov function. Further more we give all possible distribution of limit cycles bifurcated from the period annulus.