The reversibility and the center problem

In this work we study the narrow relation between reversibility and the center problem and also between reversibility and the integrability problem. It is well known that an analytic system having either a non-degenerate or nilpotent center at the origin is analytically reversible or orbitally analytically reversible, respectively. In this paper we prove the existence of a smooth map that transforms an analytic system having a degenerate center at the origin with either an analytic first integral or a C^∞ inverse integrating factor into a reversible linear system (after rescaling the time). Moreover, if the degenerate center has an analytic or a C^∞ reversing symmetry, then the transformed system by the map also has a reversing symmetry. From the knowledge of a first integral near the center we give a procedure to detect reversing symmetries.     

Hopf bifurcation for a class of three-dimensional nonlinear dynamic systems

In this paper, Hopf bifurcation for a class of three-dimensional nonlinear dynamic systems is studied, a new algorithm of the formal series for the flow on center manifold is discussed, from this, a recursion formula for computation of the singular point quantities is obtained for the corresponding bifurcation equation, which is linear and then avoids complex integrating operations, therefore the calculation can be readily done with using computer symbol operation system such as Mathematica, and more the algebraic equivalence of the singular point quantities and corresponding focal values is proved, thus Hopf bifurcation can be considered easily. Finally an example is studied, by computing the singular point quantities and constructing a bifurcation function, the existence of 5 limit cycles bifurcated from the origin for the flow on center manifold is proved.     

A new approach to center conditions for simple analytic monodromic singularities

In this paper we present an alternative algorithm for computing Poincaré-Lyapunov constants of simple monodromic singularities of planar analytic vector fields based on the concept of inverse integrating factor. Simple monodromic singular points are those for which after performing the first (generalized) polar blow-up, there appear no singular points. In other words, the associated Poincaré return map is analytic. An improvement of the method determines a priori the minimum number of Poincaré-Lyapunov constants which must cancel to ensure that the monodromic singularity is in fact a center when the explicit Laurent series of an inverse integrating factor is known in (generalized) polar coordinates. Several examples show the usefulness of the method.     

On the remarkable values of the rational first integrals of polynomial vector fields

The remarkable values for polynomial vector fields in the plane having a rational first integral were introduced by Poincaré. He was mainly interested in their algebraic aspects. Here we are interested in their dynamic aspects; i.e. how they contribute to the phase portrait of the system, to its separatrices, to its singular points, etc. The relationship between remarkable values and dynamics mainly takes place through the inverse integrating factor.     

Center conditions and bifurcation of limit cycles at degenerate singular points in a quintic polynomial differential system

The center problem and bifurcation of limit cycles for degenerate singular points are far to be solved in general. In this paper, we study center conditions and bifurcation of limit cycles at the degenerate singular point in a class of quintic polynomial vector field with a small parameter and eight normal parameters. We deduce a recursion formula for singular point quantities at the degenerate singular points in this system and reach with relative ease an expression of the first five quantities at the degenerate singular point. The center conditions for the degenerate singular point of this system are derived. Consequently, we construct a quintic system, which can bifurcates 5 limit cycles in the neighborhood of the degenerate singular point. The positions of these limit cycles can be pointed out exactly without constructing Poincaré cycle fields. The technique employed in this work is essentially different from more usual ones. The recursion formula we present in this paper for the calculation of singular point quantities at degenerate singular point is linear and then avoids complex integrating operations.     

Darboux integrating factors: Inverse problems

We discuss planar polynomial vector fields with prescribed Darboux integrating factors, in a nondegenerate affine geometric setting. We establish a reduction principle which transfers the problem to polynomial solutions of certain meromorphic linear systems, and show that the space of vector fields with a given integrating factor, modulo a subspace of explicitly known “standard” vector fields, has finite dimension. For several classes of examples we determine this space explicitly.     

Polynomial differential systems having a given Darbouxian first integral

The Darbouxian theory of integrability allows to determine when a polynomial differential system in has a first integral of the kind f₁^λ₁?f_p^λ_pexp(g/h) where f_i, g and h are polynomials in , and for i=1,…,p. The functions of this form are called Darbouxian functions. Here, we solve the inverse problem, i.e. we characterize the polynomial vector fields in having a given Darbouxian function as a first integral.On the other hand, using information about the degree of the invariant algebraic curves of a polynomial vector field, we improve the conditions for the existence of an integrating factor in the Darbouxian theory of integrability.     

Inverse Jacobian multipliers and Hopf bifurcation on center manifolds

In this paper we consider a class of higher dimensional differential systems in Rⁿ${\mathbb{R}}^n$ which have a two dimensional center manifold at the origin with a pair of pure imaginary eigenvalues. First we characterize the existence of either analytic or C^∞$C^{\infty }$ inverse Jacobian multipliers of the systems around the origin, which is either a center or a focus on the center manifold. Later we study the cyclicity of the system at the origin through Hopf bifurcation by using the vanishing multiplicity of the inverse Jacobian multiplier.     

Analytic integrability and characterization of centers for nilpotent singular points

A method which provides necessary conditions to obtain a local analytic first integral in a neighborhood of a nilpotent singular point is developed. As an application we provide sufficient conditions in order that systems of the form where P_n and Q_n are homogeneous polynomials of degree n = 2, 3, 4, 5 have a local analytic first integral of the form H=y²+F(x, y), where F starts with terms of order higher than 2. We remark that, in general, the existence of such integral is only guaranteed when the singular point is a nilpotent center and the system has a formal first integral, see [6]. Therefore, we characterize the nilpotent centers of systems which have a local analytic first integral.     

Analytic integrability for some degenerate planar vector fields

In this paper we study the analytic integrability of degenerate vector fields of the form (y³+2ax³y+?,−x⁵−3ax²y²+?)$(y^3+2a{x}^{3}y+?,-x^5-3a{x}^2{y}^2+?)$ around the origin. For these vector fields it is proved that integrability does not imply formal orbital equivalence to the Hamiltonian leading part. Moreover, it is shown the existence of a system in this class which has a center but is neither analytically integrable nor formal orbital reversible.     

Polynomial inverse integrating factors for quadratic differential systems

We characterize all the quadratic polynomial differential systems having a polynomial inverse integrating factor and provide explicit normal forms for such systems and for their associated first integrals. We also prove that these families of quadratic systems have no limit cycles.     

Experimental results for the Poincaré center problem

We apply a heuristic method based on counting points over finite fields to the Poincaré center problem. We show that this method gives the correct results for homogeneous non linearities of degree 2 and 3. Also we obtain new evidence for Żoła̧dek’s conjecture about general degree 3 non linearities.      

On the isospectral problem of the dispersionless Camassa–Holm equation

We discuss direct and inverse spectral theory for the isospectral problem of the dispersionless Camassa–Holm equation, where the weight is allowed to be a finite signed measure. In particular, we prove that this weight is uniquely determined by the spectral data and solve the inverse spectral problem for the class of measures which are sign definite. The results are applied to deduce several facts for the dispersionless Camassa–Holm equation. In particular, we show that initial conditions with integrable momentum asymptotically split into a sum of peakons as conjectured by McKean.     

Inverse Problems for Sturm–Liouville Operators on Noncompact Trees

We study Sturm–Liouville differential operators on noncompact graphs without cycles (i.e., on trees) with standard matching conditions in internal vertices. First we establish properties of the spectral characteristics and then we investigate the inverse problem of recovering the operator from the so-called Weyl vector. For this inverse problem we prove a uniqueness theorem and propose a procedure for constructing the solution using the method of spectral mappings. Received: February 13, 2007.     

Non-isochronicity of the center at the origin in polynomial Hamiltonian systems with even degree nonlinearities

In 2002 X. Jarque and J. Villadelprat proved that no center in a planar polynomial Hamiltonian system of degree 4 is isochronous and raised a question: Is there a planar polynomial Hamiltonian system of even degree which has an isochronous center? In this paper we give a criterion for non-isochronicity of the center at the origin of planar polynomial Hamiltonian systems. Moreover, the orders of weak centers are determined. Our results answer a weak version of the question, proving that there is no planar polynomial Hamiltonian system with only even degree nonlinearities having an isochronous center at the origin.     

Inequalities for solutions of singular initial problems for Carathéodory systems via Ważewski’s principle

In this paper we give sufficient conditions for solvability of a singular initial problem formulated for Carathéodory systems of ordinary differential equations. The existence of solutions is proved by the supposition that corresponding auxiliary lower and upper singular problems have solutions. The proof technique uses a notion of a regular polyfacial subset which is developed for Carathéodory systems of ordinary differential equations and a modification of the topological method for such systems given by Palamides, Sficas and Staikos. An application concerning the existence of positive solutions for a special class of singular problems is given as well.     

On the cyclicity of weight-homogeneous centers

Let W be a weight-homogeneous planar polynomial differential system with a center. We find an upper bound of the number of limit cycles which bifurcate from the period annulus of W under a generic polynomial perturbation. We apply this result to a particular family of planar polynomial systems having a nilpotent center without meromorphic first integral.     

Generalized singular point quantity and integrability of degenerate resonant singular point

In this paper, integrability and generalized complex resonant center condition of degenerate resonant singular point for a class of complex polynomial differential system were studied. The concept of generalized singular point quantity of degenerate resonant singular point was proposed and the construction of that was studied. Two methods of computing generalized singular point quantities were given. Furthermore, the sufficient and necessary condition of integrability of degenerate resonant singular point was discussed for the first time.