Rational limit cycles of Abel equations

In this paper we deal with Abel equations dy/dx = A(x)y2 + B(x)y3, where A(x) and B(x) are real polynomials. We prove that these Abel equations can have at most three rational limit cycles and we characterize when this happens. Moreover, we provide examples of these Abel equations with three nontriv...

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Authors: Llibre, Jaume|||0000-0002-9511-5999, Valls, Clàudia|||0000-0001-8279-1229
Format: article
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:239782
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/239782
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3934/CPAA.2021007
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Algebraic limit cycles
Rational limit cycles
Abel equations
Hyperbolic limit cycles
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Summary:In this paper we deal with Abel equations dy/dx = A(x)y2 + B(x)y3, where A(x) and B(x) are real polynomials. We prove that these Abel equations can have at most three rational limit cycles and we characterize when this happens. Moreover, we provide examples of these Abel equations with three nontrivial rational limit cycles. We also prove that in this case the limit cycles cannot be hyperbolic.