Small amplitude limit cycles for the polynomial Liénard system

We estimate for the maximal number of limit cycles bifurcating from a focus for the Liénard equation , where f and g are polynomials of degree m and n respectively. These estimates are quadratic in m and n and improve the existing bounds. In the proof we use methods of complex algebraic geometry to bound the number of double points of a rational affine curve.     

Bifurcation of limit cycles by perturbing a piecewise linear Hamiltonian system with a homoclinic loop

In this paper, we study limit cycle bifurcations for a kind of non-smooth polynomial differential systems by perturbing a piecewise linear Hamiltonian system with the center at the origin and a homoclinic loop around the origin. By using the first Melnikov function of piecewise near-Hamiltonian systems, we give lower bounds of the maximal number of limit cycles in Hopf and homoclinic bifurcations, and derive an upper bound of the number of limit cycles that bifurcate from the periodic annulus between the center and the homoclinic loop up to the first order in ε$\epsilon$. In the case when the degree of perturbing terms is low, we obtain a precise result on the number of zeros of the first Melnikov function.     

Multiplicity of limit cycles and analytic m-solutions for planar differential systems

This work deals with limit cycles of real planar analytic vector fields. It is well known that given any limit cycle Γ of an analytic vector field it always exists a real analytic function f₀(x,y), defined in a neighborhood of Γ, and such that Γ is contained in its zero level set. In this work we introduce the notion of f₀(x,y) being an m-solution, which is a merely analytic concept. Our main result is that a limit cycle Γ is of multiplicity m if and only if f₀(x,y) is an m-solution of the vector field. We apply it to study in some examples the stability and the bifurcation of periodic orbits from some non-hyperbolic limit cycles.     

On the period of the limit cycles appearing in one-parameter bifurcations

The generic isolated bifurcations for one-parameter families of smooth planar vector fields {X_μ} which give rise to periodic orbits are: the Andronov-Hopf bifurcation, the bifurcation from a semi-stable periodic orbit, the saddle-node loop bifurcation and the saddle loop bifurcation. In this paper we obtain the dominant term of the asymptotic behaviour of the period of the limit cycles appearing in each of these bifurcations in terms of μ when we are near the bifurcation. The method used to study the first two bifurcations is also used to solve the same problem in another two situations: a generalization of the Andronov-Hopf bifurcation to vector fields starting with a special monodromic jet; and the Hopf bifurcation at infinity for families of polynomial vector fields.     

Linear estimate of the number of limit cycles for a class of non-linear systems

A dynamic system has a finite number of limit cycles. However, finding the upper bound of the number of limit cycles is an open problem for general non-linear dynamical systems. In this paper, we investigated a class of non-linear systems under perturbations. We proved that the upper bound of the number of zeros of the related elliptic integrals of the given system is 7n + 5 including multiple zeros, which also gives the upper bound of the number of limit cycles for the given system.     

Birth of limit cycles bifurcating from a nonsmooth center

This paper is concerned with a codimension analysis of a two-fold singularity of piecewise smooth planar vector fields, when it behaves itself like a center of smooth vector fields (also called nondegenerate Σ-center). We prove that any nondegenerate Σ-center is Σ  -equivalent to a particular normal form _Z0$Z_0$. Given a positive integer number k   we explicitly construct families of piecewise smooth vector fields emerging from _Z0$Z_0$ that have k hyperbolic limit cycles bifurcating from the nondegenerate Σ  -center of _Z0$Z_0$ (the same holds for k=∞$k=\infty$). Moreover, we also exhibit families of piecewise smooth vector fields of codimension k   emerging from _Z0$Z_0$. As a consequence we prove that _Z0$Z_0$ has infinite codimension.     

Fourteen limit cycles in a cubic Hamiltonian system with nine-order perturbed term

We study limit cycles of the following system:

with a>c>0, ac>1, 0<1, m,l,λ are real parameters and n is a positive integer. When n=2, J.B. Li and Z.R. Liu [Publ. Math. 35 (1991) 487] showed that the system has 11 limit cycles. When n=6, H.J. Cao, Z.R. Liu and Z.J. Jing [Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 11 (2000) 2293] showed the system has 13 limit cycles. Using the same method of detection function, we first show that the system and others four systems have the same bifurcation diagrams of limit cycle. Then we demonstrate that any one of the five systems has 14 limit cycles for n=8. The positions of the 14 limit cycles are given by numerical exploration.     

Small-amplitude limit cycles of some Liénard-type systems

As we know, the Liénard system and its generalized forms are classical and important models of nonlinear oscillators, and have been widely studied by mathematicians and scientists. The main problem considered by most people is the number of limit cycles. In this paper, we investigate two kinds of Liénard systems and obtain the maximal number (i.e. the least upper bound) of limit cycles appearing in Hopf bifurcations by applying some known bifurcation theorems with technical analysis.     

Nonautonomous bifurcation patterns for one-dimensional differential equations

Although, bifurcation theory of ordinary differential equations with autonomous and periodic time dependence is a major object of research in the study of dynamical systems since decades, the notion of a nonautonomous bifurcation is not yet established. In this article, two different approaches are discussed which are based on special notions of attractivity and repulsivity. Generalizations of the well-known one-dimensional transcritical and pitchfork bifurcation are obtained.     

On the polynomial limit cycles of polynomial differential equations

In this paper we deal with ordinary differential equations of the form dy/dx = P(x, y) where P(x, y) is a real polynomial in the variables x and y, of degree n in the variable y. If y = φ(x) is a solution of this equation defined for x ∈ [0, 1] and which satisfies φ(0) = φ(1), we say that it is a periodic orbit. A limit cycle is an isolated periodic orbit in the set of all periodic orbits. If φ(x) is a polynomial, then φ(x) is called a polynomial solution.     

The 16th Hilbert problem on algebraic limit cycles

For real planar polynomial differential systems there appeared a simple version of the 16th Hilbert problem on algebraic limit cycles: Is there an upper bound on the number of algebraic limit cycles of all polynomial vector fields of degree m? In [J. Llibre, R. Ramírez, N. Sadovskaia, On the 16th Hilbert problem for algebraic limit cycles, J. Differential Equations 248 (2010) 1401-1409] Llibre, Ramírez and Sadovskaia solved the problem, providing an exact upper bound, in the case of invariant algebraic curves generic for the vector fields, and they posed the following conjecture: Is1+(m−1)(m−2)/2the maximal number of algebraic limit cycles that a polynomial vector field of degree m can have?In this paper we will prove this conjecture for planar polynomial vector fields having only nodal invariant algebraic curves. This result includes the Llibre et al.?s as a special one. For the polynomial vector fields having only non-dicritical invariant algebraic curves we answer the simple version of the 16th Hilbert problem.     

On the number of zeros of Abelian integrals for a polynomial Hamiltonian irregular at infinity

Up to now, most of the results on the tangential Hilbert 16th problem have been concerned with the Hamiltonian regular at infinity, i.e., its principal homogeneous part is a product of the pairwise different linear forms. In this paper, we study a polynomial Hamiltonian which is not regular at infinity. It is shown that the space of Abelian integral for this Hamiltonian is finitely generated as a R[h] module by several basic integrals which satisfy the Picard-Fuchs system of linear differential equations. Applying the bound meandering principle, an upper bound for the number of complex isolated zeros of Abelian integrals is obtained on a positive distance from critical locus. This result is a partial solution of tangential Hilbert 16th problem for this Hamiltonian. As a consequence, we get an upper bound of the number of limit cycles produced by the period annulus of the non-Hamiltonian integrable quadratic systems whose almost all orbits are algebraic curves of degree k+n, under polynomial perturbation of arbitrary degree.     

Bifurcation of limit cycles at the equator for a class of polynomial differential system

In this paper, center conditions and bifurcation of limit cycles from the equator for a class of polynomial system of degree seven are studied. The method is based on converting a real system into a complex system. The recursion formula for the computation of singular point quantities of complex system at the infinity, and the relation of singular point quantities of complex system at the infinity with the focal values of its concomitant system at the infinity are given. Using the computer algebra system Mathematica, the first 14 singular point quantities of complex system at the infinity are deduced. At the same time, the conditions for the infinity of a real system to be a center and 14 order fine focus are derived respectively. A system of degree seven that bifurcates 13 limit cycles from the infinity is constructed for the first time.     

Integrability and algebraic limit cycles for polynomial differential systems with homogeneous nonlinearities

We consider the class of polynomial differential equations , where P_n and Q_n are homogeneous polynomials of degree n. These systems have a focus at the origin if λ≠0, and have either a center or a focus if λ=0. Inside this class we identify a new subclass of Darbouxian integrable systems having either a focus or a center at the origin. Additionally, under generic conditions such Darbouxian integrable systems can have at most one limit cycle, and when it exists is algebraic. For the case n=2 and 3, we present new classes of Darbouxian integrable systems having a focus.     

Integrability and algebraic limit cycles for polynomial differential systems with homogeneous nonlinearities

We consider the class of polynomial differential equations , where P_n and Q_n are homogeneous polynomials of degree n. These systems have a focus at the origin if λ≠0, and have either a center or a focus if λ=0. Inside this class we identify a new subclass of Darbouxian integrable systems having either a focus or a center at the origin. Additionally, under generic conditions such Darbouxian integrable systems can have at most one limit cycle, and when it exists is algebraic. For the case n=2 and 3, we present new classes of Darbouxian integrable systems having a focus.     

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.     

Bifurcation of limit cycles for a class of cubic polynomial system having a nilpotent singular point

In this paper, center conditions and bifurcations of limit cycles for a class of cubic polynomial system in which the origin is a nilpotent singular point are studied. A recursive formula is derived to compute quasi-Lyapunov constant. Using the computer algebra system Mathematica, the first seven quasi-Lyapunov constants of the system are deduced. At the same time, the conditions for the origin to be a center and 7-order fine focus are derived respectively. A cubic polynomial system that bifurcates seven limit cycles enclosing the origin (node) is constructed.