Piecewise linear perturbations of a linear center

This paper is mainly devoted to study the limit cycles that can bifurcate from a linear center using a piecewise linear perturbation in two zones. We consider the case when the two zones are separated by a straight line Σ and the singular point of the unperturbed system is in Σ. It is proved that th...

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Autores: Buzzi, Claudio|||0000-0003-2037-8417, Torregrosa, Joan|||0000-0002-2753-1827, Pessoa, Claudio|||0000-0001-6790-1055
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:150636
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/150636
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3934/dcds.2013.33.3915
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Non-smooth differential system
Limit cycle
Piecewise linear differential system
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Resumo:This paper is mainly devoted to study the limit cycles that can bifurcate from a linear center using a piecewise linear perturbation in two zones. We consider the case when the two zones are separated by a straight line Σ and the singular point of the unperturbed system is in Σ. It is proved that the maximum number of limit cycles that can appear up to a seventh order perturbation is three. Moreover this upper bound is reached. This result confirm that these systems have more limit cycles than it was expected. Finally, center and isochronicity problems are also studied in systems which include a first order perturbation. For these last systems it is also proved that, when the period function, defined in the period annulus of the center, is not monotone, then it has at most one critical period. Moreover this upper bound is also reached.