On the Existence and Global Bifurcation of Periodic Solutions to Planar Differential Delay Equations

This paper is concerned with periodic solutions to one-parameter families of planar differential delay equations. The concept of slowly oscillating periodic solution is extended to this setting and we state the existence of an unbounded continuum of such solutions.     

Periodic solutions of abstract functional differential equations with state‐dependent delay

In this paper, we are concerned with the existence of solutions of systems determined by abstract functional differential equations with infinite and state‐dependent delay. We establish the existence of mild solutions and the existence of periodic solutions. Our results are based on local Lipschitz conditions of the involved functions. We apply our results to study the existence of periodic solutions of a partial differential equation with infinite and state‐dependent delay. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Delay model of glucose-insulin systems: Global stability and oscillated solutions conditional on delays

Recently P. Palumbo, S. Panunzi and A. De Gaetano analyzed a delay model of the glucose-insulin system. They proved its persistence, the existence of a unique positive equilibrium point, as well as the local stability of this point. In this paper we consider further the uniform persistence of such equilibrium solutions and their global stability. Using the omega limit set of a persistent solution and constructing a full time solution, we also investigate the effect of delays in connection with the behavior of oscillating solutions to the system. The model is shown to admit global stability under certain conditions of the parameters. It is also shown that the model admits slowly oscillating behavior, which demonstrates that the model is physiologically consistent and actually applicable to diabetological research.     

Slowly Oscillating Periodic Solutions for a Delayed Physiological Model

In this paper, we study a simplified model with delay for a control of testosterone secretion. Employing the ejective fixed point principle due to Nussbaum, the existence of slowly oscillating periodic solution of the model is proven when the delay parameter r>r_0, for some constant r_0>0.     

Global exponential stability of periodic solutions in a nonsmooth model of hematopoiesis with time‐varying delays

In this paper, we study a model of hematopoiesis with time‐varying delays and discontinuous harvesting, which is described by a nonsmooth dynamical system. Based on a newly developed method, nonsmooth analysis, and the generalized Lyapunov method, some new delay‐dependent criteria are established to ensure the existence and global exponential stability of positive periodic solutions. Moreover, an example with numerical simulations is presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of theoretical results. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Stability and bifurcation analysis of a nutrient-phytoplankton model with time delay

We proposed a nutrient-phytoplankton interaction model with a discrete and distributed time delay to provide a better understanding of phytoplankton growth dynamics and nutrient-phytoplankton oscillations induced by delay. Standard linear analysis indicated that delay can induce instability of a positive equilibrium via Hopf bifurcation. We derived the conditions guaranteeing the existence of Hopf bifurcation and tracked its direction and the stability of the bifurcating periodic solutions. We also obtained the sufficient conditions for the global asymptotic stability of the unique positive steady state. Numerical analysis in the fully nonlinear regime showed that the stability of the positive equilibrium is sensitive to changes in delay values under select conditions. Numerical results were consistent with results predicted by linear analysis.     

Fluctuations in a SIS epidemic model with variable size population

In an epidemiological model, time spent in one compartment is often modeled by a delay in the model. In general the presence of delay in differential equations can change the stability of an equilibrium to instability and causes the appearance of oscillatory solutions.In this paper we consider a SIS epidemiological model with demographic effects: birth, mortality and mortality caused by infection. The delay is the period of infection. We define the concept of oscillation in the sense that solutions of the model studied fluctuate around a steady state. Our goal is to show that in this model, there are oscillating solutions for certain parameters values. We determine a large set of initial data for which solutions of this model are slowly oscillating.     

Local Hopf bifurcation and global existence of periodic solutions in a kind of physiological system

The dynamics of a physiological control systems described by a first-order nonlinear delay differential equations are investigated. we proved that a sequence of Hopf bifurcations occur at the positive equilibrium as the delay increases. Explicit algorithm for determining the direction of the Hopf bifurcations and the stability of the bifurcating periodic solutions are derived, using the theory of normal form and center manifold. Global existence of periodic solutions are established using a global Hopf bifurcation result due to Wu [Symmetric functional differential equations and neural networks with memory, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 350 (1998) 4799–4838].     

Global dynamics of a modified Leslie-Gower predator-prey model with Crowley-Martin functional responses

In this paper, we study a modified Leslie-Gower predator-prey model with Crowley-Martin functional responses. We show the existence of a bounded positive invariant and attracting set. The possibility of existence and uniqueness of positive equilibrium are considered. The asymptotic behavior of the positive equilibrium and the existence of Hopf-bifurcation of nonconstant periodic solutions surrounding the interior equilibrium are considered. The existence and non-existence of periodic solutions are established under suitable conditions. The permanence conditions are also established. We obtained sufficient conditions to ensure the global stability of the unique positive equilibrium, by using suitable Lyapunov functions, LaSalle invariance principle and Dulac’s criterion. We obtained also sufficient conditions for the global stability of the prey-extinction equilibrium when the unique positive equilibrium is not feasible. Finally, numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the analytical results.     

Bifurcation analysis in a delayed diffusive Nicholson’s blowflies equation

The dynamics of a diffusive Nicholson’s blowflies equation with a finite delay and Dirichlet boundary condition have been investigated in this paper. The occurrence of steady state bifurcation with the changes of parameter is proved by applying phase plane ideas. The existence of Hopf bifurcation at the positive equilibrium with the changes of specify parameters is obtained, and the phenomenon that the unstable positive equilibrium state without dispersion may become stable with dispersion under certain conditions is found by analyzing the distribution of the eigenvalues. By the theory of normal form and center manifold, an explicit algorithm for determining the direction of the Hopf bifurcation and stability of the bifurcating periodic solutions are derived.     

Bifurcation and chaos in a ratio-dependent predator–prey system with time delay

In this paper, a ratio-dependent predator–prey model with time delay is investigated. We first consider the local stability of a positive equilibrium and the existence of Hopf bifurcations. By using the normal form theory and center manifold reduction, we derive explicit formulae which determine the stability, direction and other properties of bifurcating periodic solutions. Finally, we consider the effect of impulses on the dynamics of the above time-delayed population model. Numerical simulations show that the system with constant periodic impulsive perturbations admits rich complex dynamic, such as periodic doubling cascade and chaos.     

具有时滞的周期Lotka-Volterra型系统的全局渐近稳定性

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Dynamics of SIS Epidemic Model with Varying Total Population and Multivaccination Control Strategies

In this paper, two susceptible‐infected‐susceptible epidemic models with varying total population size, continuous vaccination, and state‐dependent pulse vaccination are formulated to describe the transmission of infectious diseases, such as diphtheria, measles, rubella, pertussis, and so on. The first model incorporates the proportion of infected individuals in population as monitoring threshold value; we analytically show the existence and orbital asymptotical stability of positive order‐1 periodic solution for this control model. The other model determines control strategy by monitoring the proportion of susceptible individuals in population; we also investigate the existence and global orbital asymptotical stability of the disease‐free periodic solution. Theoretical results imply that the disease dies out in the second case. Finally, using realistic parameter values, we carry out some numerical simulations to illustrate the main theoretical results and the feasibility of state‐dependent pulse control strategy.     

Analysis of a viral infection model with delayed immune response

It is well known that the immune response plays an important role in eliminating or controlling the disease after human body is infected by virus. In this paper, we investigate the dynamical behavior of a viral infection model with retarded immune response. The effect of time delay on stability of the equilibria of the system has been studied and sufficient condition for local asymptotic stability of the infected equilibrium and global asymptotic stability of the infection-free equilibrium and the immune-exhausted equilibrium are given. By numerical simulating,we observe that the stationary solution becomes unstable at some critical immune response time, while the delay time and birth rate of susceptible host cells increase, and we also discover the occurrence of stable periodic solutions and chaotic dynamical behavior. The results can be used to explain the complexity of the immune state of patients.     

A stage-structured predator-prey system with time delay

A stage-structured predator-prey system with time delay is considered. By analyzing the corresponding characteristic equation, the local stability of a positive equilibrium is investigated. The existence of Hopf bifurcations is established. Formulae are derived to determine the direction of bifurcations and the stability of bifurcating periodic solutions by using the normal form theory and center manifold theorem. Numerical simulations are carried out to illustrate the theoretical results. Based on the global Hopf bifurcation theorem for general functional differential equations, the global existence of periodic solutions is established.     

Global existence and long-time behavior of smooth solutions of two-fluid Euler–Maxwell equations

We consider Cauchy problems and periodic problems for two-fluid compressible Euler–Maxwell equations arising in the modeling of magnetized plasmas. These equations are symmetrizable hyperbolic in the sense of Friedrichs but don?t satisfy the so-called Kawashima stability condition. For both problems, we prove the global existence and long-time behavior of smooth solutions near a given constant equilibrium state. As a byproduct, we obtain similar results for two-fluid compressible Euler–Poisson equations.     

Asymptotic stability of stationary solutions to the compressible bipolar Navier–Stokes–Poisson equations

In this paper, we consider the compressible bipolar Navier–Stokes–Poisson equations with a non‐flat doping profile in three‐dimensional space. The existence and uniqueness of the non‐constant stationary solutions are established when the doping profile is a small perturbation of a positive constant state. Then under the smallness assumption of the initial perturbation, we show the global existence of smooth solutions to the Cauchy problem near the stationary state. Finally, the convergence rates are obtained by combining the energy estimates for the nonlinear system and the L²‐decay estimates for the linearized equations. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Dynamics of a delayed business cycle model with general investment function

The aim of this paper is to study the dynamics of a delayed business cycle model with general investment function. The model describes the interaction of the gross product and capital stock. Furthermore, the delay represents the time between the decision of investment and implementation. Firstly, we show that the model is well posed by proving the global existence and boundedness of solutions. Secondly, we determine the economic equilibrium of the model. By analyzing the characteristic equation, we investigate the stability of the economic equilibrium and the local existence of Hopf bifurcation. Also, the direction of the Hopf bifurcation and the stability of the bifurcating periodic solutions are derived by applying the normal form method and center manifold theory. Moreover, the global existence of bifurcating periodic solutions is established by using the global Hopf bifurcation theory. Finally, our theoretical results are illustrated with some numerical simulations.     

Global attractivity of the almost periodic solution of a delay logistic population model with impulses

In this paper, we study the existence of almost periodic solutions of a delay logistic model with fixed moments of impulsive perturbations. By using a comparison theorem and constructing a suitable Lyapunov functional, a set of sufficient conditions for the existence and global attractivity of a unique positive almost periodic solution is obtained. As applications, some special models are studied; our new results improve and generalize former results.     

Stability and Hopf bifurcation in a delayed competition system

In this paper, Hopf bifurcation for two-species Lotka–Volterra competition systems with delay dependence is investigated. By choosing the delay as a bifurcation parameter, we prove that the system is stable over a range of the delay and beyond that it is unstable in the limit cycle form, i.e., there are periodic solutions bifurcating out from the positive equilibrium. Our results show that a stable competition system can be destabilized by the introduction of a maturation delay parameter. Further, an explicit algorithm for determining the direction of the Hopf bifurcation and the stability of the bifurcating periodic solutions is derived by using the theory of normal forms and center manifolds, and numerical simulations supporting the theoretical analysis are also given.