Melnikov Functions for a Class of Piecewise Hamiltonian Systems

This paper is concerned with the number of limit cycles for a class of piecewise Hamiltonian systems with two zones separated by two semi-straight lines. By constructing a Poincar\''{e} map, we obtain explicit expressions of the first, second and third order Melnikov functions. In addition, we apply their expressions to give upper bounds of the number of limit cycles bifurcated from a period annulus of a piecewise polynomial Hamiltonian system.