A Bendixson-Dulac theorem for some piecewise systems

The Bendixson-Dulac Theorem provides a criterion to find upper bounds for the number of limit cycles in analytic differential systems. We extend this classical result to some classes of piecewise differential systems. We apply it to three different Liénard piecewise differential systems ¨ x+f±(x)˙ x...

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Autores: Da Cruz, Leonardo Pereira Costa|||0000-0002-2853-4974, Torregrosa, Joan|||0000-0002-2753-1827
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:224216
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/224216
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1088/1361-6544/ab6812
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bendixson-Dulac theory
Piecewise vector field
Uniqueness of limit cycle
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Sumario:The Bendixson-Dulac Theorem provides a criterion to find upper bounds for the number of limit cycles in analytic differential systems. We extend this classical result to some classes of piecewise differential systems. We apply it to three different Liénard piecewise differential systems ¨ x+f±(x)˙ x+x = 0. The first is linear, the second is rational and the last corresponds to a particular extension of the cubic van der Pol oscillator. In all cases, the systems present regions in the parameter space with no limit cycles and others having at most one.