On the existence and uniqueness of limit cycles in Liénard differential equations allowing discontinuities

In this paper we study the non-existence and the uniqueness of limit cycles for the Liénard differential equation of the form x'' − f(x)x' + g(x) = 0 where the functions f and g satisfy xf(x) > 0 and xg(x) > 0 for x ≠ 0 but can be discontinuous at x = 0. In particular, our resul...

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Autores: Llibre Saló, Jaume, Ponce Núñez, Enrique, Torres Peral, Francisco
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/58704
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/58704
https://doi.org/10.1088/0951-7715/21/9/013
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Liénard differential equations
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Resumo:In this paper we study the non-existence and the uniqueness of limit cycles for the Liénard differential equation of the form x'' − f(x)x' + g(x) = 0 where the functions f and g satisfy xf(x) > 0 and xg(x) > 0 for x ≠ 0 but can be discontinuous at x = 0. In particular, our results allow us to prove the non-existence of limit cycles under suitable assumptions, and also prove the existence and uniqueness of a limit cycle in a class of discontinuous Liénard systems which are relevant in engineering applications.