Periodic solutions of Abel differential equations

For a class of polynomial non-autonomous differential equations of degree n, we use phase plane analysis to show that each equation in this class has n periodic solutions. The result implies that certain rigid two-dimensional systems have at most one limit cycle which appears through multiple Hopf bifurcation.     

The set of periodic scalar differential equations with cubic nonlinearities

We study the structure induced by the number of periodic solutions on the set of differential equations x^′=f(t,x) where f∈C³(R²) is T-periodic in t, fx³(t,x)<0 for every (t,x)∈R², and f(t,x)→?∞ as x→∞, uniformly on t. We find that the set of differential equations with a singular periodic solution is a codimension-one submanifold, which divides the space into two components: equations with one periodic solution and equations with three periodic solutions. Moreover, the set of differential equations with exactly one periodic singular solution and no other periodic solution is a codimension-two submanifold.     

The number of periodic solutions of polynomial differential equations

We estimate the number of periodic solutions for special classes ofnth-order ordinary differential equations with variable coefficients. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 64, No. 5, pp. 720–727, November, 1998. The author thanks Yu. S. Il'yashenko for setting the problems, permanent advice, and overall support. The author is also thankful to D. A. Panov for numerous discussions. This research was supported by the CRDF Foundation under grant MR1-220, by the INTAS Foundation under grant No. 93-05-07, and by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research under grant No. 95-01-01258.     

The existence of periodic solutions for three-order neutral differential equations

In this paper, by using Kranoselskii fixed point point theorem and Mawhin''s continuation theorem, we establish two existence theorem on the periodic solutions for a class of three-order neutral differential equations.     

A cubic system with thirteen limit cycles

We construct a planar cubic system and demonstrate that it has at least 13 limit cycles. The construction is essentially based on counting the number of zeros of some Abelian integrals.     

Existence and numerical approximations of periodic solutions of semilinear fourth-order differential equations

A multiplicity result of existence of periodic solutions with prescribed wavelength for a class of fourth-order nonautonomous differential equations related either to the extended Fisher-Kolmogorov or to the Swift-Hohenberg equation is proved. Variational approach is used. Some numerical solutions are calculated via the finite element method.     

Periodic solutions for planar autonomous systems with nonsmooth periodic perturbations

In this paper we consider a class of planar autonomous systems having an isolated limit cycle x₀ of smallest period T>0 such that the associated linearized system around it has only one characteristic multiplier with absolute value 1. We consider two functions, defined by means of the eigenfunctions of the adjoint of the linearized system, and we formulate conditions in terms of them in order to have the existence of two geometrically distinct families of T-periodic solutions of the autonomous system when it is perturbed by nonsmooth T-periodic nonlinear terms of small amplitude. We also show the convergence of these periodic solutions to x₀ as the perturbation disappears and we provide an estimation of the rate of convergence. The employed methods are mainly based on the theory of topological degree and its properties that allow less regularity on the data than that required by the approach, commonly employed in the existing literature on this subject, based on various versions of the implicit function theorem.     

Bifurcations of periodic solutions of delay differential equations

In this paper we develop Kaplan-Yorke's method and consider the existence of periodic solutions for some delay differential equations. We especially study Hopf and saddle-node bifurcations of periodic solutions with certain periods for these equations with parameters, and give conditions under which the bifurcations occur. We also give application examples and find that Hopf and saddle-node bifurcations often occur infinitely many times.     

Periodic solutions with nonconstant sign in Abel equations of the second kind

The study of periodic solutions with constant sign in the Abel equation of the second kind can be made through the equation of the first kind. This is because the situation is equivalent under the transformation x?x−1, and there are many results available in the literature for the first kind equation. However, the equivalence breaks down when one seeks for solutions with nonconstant sign. This note is devoted to periodic solutions with nonconstant sign in Abel equations of the second kind. Specifically, we obtain sufficient conditions to ensure the existence of a periodic solution that shares the zeros of the leading coefficient of the Abel equation. Uniqueness and stability features of such solutions are also studied.     

On the behavior of the solutions to periodic linear delay differential and difference equations

Some new results on the behavior of the solutions to periodic linear delay differential equations as well as to periodic linear delay difference equations are given. These results are obtained by the use of two distinct roots of the corresponding (so called) characteristic equation.     

First order functional differential equations with periodic boundary conditions

In this article, the authors prove an existence theorem for periodic boundary value problems for first order functional differential equations (FDE) in Banach algebras under mixed generalized Lipschitz and Carathéodory conditions. The existence of extremal positive solutions is also proved under certain monotonicity conditions. An example illustrating the results is included.     

Existence and uniqueness of periodic solutions for forced Rayleigh-type equations

In this paper, we use the coincidence degree theory to establish new results on the existence and uniqueness of T-periodic solutions for a kind of forced Rayleigh equation of the form

x^″+f(x^′(t))+g(t,x(t))=e(t).     

Numbers of subnormal solutions for higher order periodic differential equations

In this paper, we estimate the number of subnormal solutions for higher order linear periodic differential equations, and estimate the growth of subnormal solutions and all other solutions. We also give a representation of subnormal solutions of a class of higher order linear periodic differential equations.     

On monotone method for first and second order periodic boundary value problems and periodic solutions of functional differential equations

In this paper, we show that the method of monotone iterative technique is valid to obtain two monotone sequences that converge uniformly to extremal solutions of first and second order periodic boundary value problems and periodic solutions of functional differential equations. We obtain some new results relative to the lower solution α and upper solution β with α?β.     

A new uniqueness criterion for the number of periodic orbits of Abel equations

A solution of the Abel equation such that x(0)=x(1) is called a periodic orbit of the equation. Our main result proves that if there exist two real numbers a and b such that the function aA(t)+bB(t) is not identically zero, and does not change sign in [0,1] then the Abel differential equation has at most one non-zero periodic orbit. Furthermore, when this periodic orbit exists, it is hyperbolic. This result extends the known criteria about the Abel equation that only refer to the cases where either A(t)?0 or B(t)?0 does not change sign. We apply this new criterion to study the number of periodic solutions of two simple cases of Abel equations: the one where the functions A(t) and B(t) are 1-periodic trigonometric polynomials of degree one and the case where these two functions are polynomials with three monomials. Finally, we give an upper bound for the number of isolated periodic orbits of the general Abel equation , when A(t), B(t) and C(t) satisfy adequate conditions.     

Multiple positive solutions of periodic boundary value problems for second order impulsive differential equations

This paper is devoted to study the existence of multiple positive solutions for the second order periodic boundary value problem with impulse effects. The main results here are the generalization of Jiang [Daqing Jiang, On the existence of positive solutions to second order periodic BVPs, Acta Math. Sci. 18 (1998) 31–35] for ordinary differential equations. Existence is established via the theory of fixed point index in cones.     

弱化希尔伯特第16问题及其研究现状

V.I.Arnold多次提出如下问题:对于给定的自然数n≥2,所有n次多项式1-形式,沿一切可能的m≥3次闭代数曲线族的阿贝尔积分的孤立零点的最大个数Z(m,n)=?由Poincare-Pontryagin定理可知,当阿贝尔积分不恒为零时,A(n)=Z(n+1,n)给出n次Hamilton系统在n次多项式扰动下从原有周期环域分支出极限环的最大个数,因此Arnold把这个问题称为弱化的希尔伯特第16问题.30多年来,对此问题的研究取得了一定进展,也遇到了很大困难.本文拟对这个问题和相关研究工作做一个粗浅的介绍.     

Existence of positive periodic solutions of impulsive functional differential equations with two parameters

In this paper, we employ a well-known fixed-point index theorem to study the existence and non-existence of positive periodic solutions for the periodic impulsive functional differential equations with two parameters. Several existence and non-existence results are established.