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  • Limit point bifurcation of cycles. Jan 1, 2003 · Abstract. Sep 1, 2009 · DOI: 10. A phase-parameter diagram of this bifurcation is sketched in Fig. Jan 14, 2010 · This paper deals with the problems of bifurcation of limit cycles and pseudo-isochronous center conditions at degenerate singular point in a class of septic polynomial differential system. ; Prohens, R. According to Corollary 1, the bifurcation takes place at $ I^* = 1. By making use of singular values methods and computing carefully, we give the expressions of the first four focal values of the two singular point that system has. Jun 1, 2011 · The heteroclinic loop with two cusps. By using the Melnikov function of piecewise smooth near-Hamiltonian systems, we obtain that at most \begin{document} $12n+7$ \end{document} limit cycles can bifurcate from the period annulus up to the first order in \begin{document} $\varepsilon$ \end{document} . Finally, the cyclic bifurcation behaviors under the near-resonant conditions indicate the coexistence of multiple limit cycles, and the loop of equilibria and limit cycles detected between two Dec 15, 2019 · This paper concerns bifurcation of limit cycles in a class of 3-dimensional quadratic systems with a special type of symmetry. [36]obtained K(4) ≥ 6. [7,8,10] discussed the problem of limit cycle bifurcation in the quartic Kolmogorov systems with several singular points, but the known maximum number of limit cycles bifurcating from a single positive equilibrium point of those systems was still five. Heteroclinic bifurcation in which a limit cycle collides with two or more saddle points. 3. We show that the number of bifurcated limit cycles can grow exponentially with the dimension of Apr 1, 2005 · For example, the bifurcation of limit cycles from the periodic orbits around a center has been extensively studied in the literatures [9,14,[20][21][22][24][25][26]31,33,37] and the references Jun 5, 2023 · For Hopf bifurcation in system (5), we can find the same number of small limit cycles near the origin as for heteroclinic bifurcation near L s in Theorem 1. Dec 15, 2021 · Making use of the normal form, we verify that observations of focus-fold bifurcation in some special piecewise linear systems also hold for general PWS systems, including the existence of two types of sliding limit cycles and coexistence of crossing and sliding limit cycles. A limit cycle is a cyclic, closed trajectory in the phase space that is defined as an asymptotic limit of other oscillatory trajectories nearby. 761, both limit cycles collide in a non-hyperbolic semistable limit cycle and disappear, leaving the equilibrium as the only stable scenario (see bottom panels in Fig. Then we construct a septic system which allows the appearance of eight limit Abstract. limit cycle. The limit cycles undergo symmetry-breaking, cyclic-fold, and period Mar 15, 2022 · In this paper, the bifurcation of limit cycles for planar piecewise smooth systems is studied which is separated by a straight line. This will also cause a change in stability of the heteroclinic cycle. This chapter discusses the bifurcation theory of limit cycles of planar systems with relatively simple dynamics. 1), (2. matcont is a Matlab continuation package with a GUI for the interactive numerical study of a range of parameterized nonlinear problems. , we transform the degenerate singular point into an elementary singular point. 2, Theorem 1. Both packages allow us to compute curves of equilibria, limit points, Hopf points, limit cycles, flip, fold, and torus bifurcation points of limit cycles. Coll, B. We provide a detailed analysis of tipping Jul 9, 2014 · We investigate multiple limit cycles bifurcation and center-focus problem of the degenerate equilibrium for a three-dimensional system. In the present paper, we study a general near-Hamiltonian system on the plane whose unperturbed system has a nilpotent center. 1016/J. Jul 1, 2017 · In this paper we study the limit cycle bifurcation of a piecewise smooth Hamiltonian system. Concentrating on the case in which the vector fields are defined in four domains and the discontinuity surfaces are codimension-2 manifolds in the phase space. A recent addition to the matcont package, namely the continuation of branch points of limit cycles in three parameters which is not available in any other package, is discussed. By computing singular point values, the center conditions are established for a class of 7th-degree planar polynomial systems with 15 parameters. matcont is a matlab continuation package for the interactive numerical study of a range of parameterized nonlinear problems. In the case of ODEs it allows to compute curves of equilibria, limit points, Hopf points, limit cycles, period doubling bifurcation points of limit cycles and fold bifurcation points of limit cycles. 10 a shows phase portraits of cycles after a pitchfork bifurcation. Jul 18, 2018 · Blue and purple lines show two unstable limit cycles appearing at bifurcation points w_ {3} and w_ {4}, respectively. Apr 30, 2024 · A Hopf bifurcation typically causes the appearance (or disappearance) of a limit cycle around the equilibrium point. Our main result concerns the number of limit cycles that can bifurcate from the origin in a zero–Hopf bifurcation. if no symmetry is present, then BPC are not expected on curves of limit cycles. Almost all known works are concerned with the bifurcation and number of limit cycles near a nondegenerate focus or center. In application, for piecewise quadratic system the existence of 10 limit cycles and 12 small-amplitude limit cycles is proved respectively. The stability analysis and bifurcation methods… Example A saddle-node bifurcation of limit cycles. It is shown that the stable oscillations in such a system occur on the two-dimensional invariant manifold which also exists after the passage through the “static Jan 9, 2013 · In this paper, the problem of bifurcation of limit cycles from degenerate singular point and infinity in a class of septic polynomial differential systems is investigated. 4. The point e 0 of the amplitude system Eq. Jun 20, 2020 · In this paper small amplitude limit cycles and the local bifurcation of critical periods for a quartic Kolmogrov system at the single positive equilibrium point (1, 1) are investigated. We present a method for computing the coefficients in the corresponding expansion of the first order Melnikov function. 5 12 Period LPC LPC Figure 11: Period of the cycle versus k 7. It is proved that such systems can have 13 small-amplitude limit cycles in the neighborhood of the origin. InspiredbytheworkofZhanetal. By applying the method of symbolic computation, we obtain the first four quasi-Lyapunov constants. ; Gasull, A. Apr 1, 2021 · In this paper, we study the bifurcation of limit cycles near a heterocilinc loop with hyperbolic saddles in a perturbed planar Hamiltonian system. Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems Series A: Mathematical Analysis , 12 (2), 275-287. A fundamental step towards modem bifurcation theory in differential order Melnikov functions in studying the number of limit cycles of piecewise smooth near-Hamiltonian systems on the plane. When a stable limit cycle surrounds an unstable equilibrium point, the bifurcation is called a supercritical Hopf bifurcation. MSC(2010) 37G15, 34C05. We discuss computational details of the continuation of limit cycles and flip, fold, and torus bifurcations of limit cycles in MATCONT and ${\rm CL\_MATCONT}$ using orthogonal collocation. 3a May 19, 2018 · The effect of the nonlinear terms on bifurcation behaviors of limit cycles of a simplified railway wheelset model is investigated. The cycle can be either attracting/repelling or saddle type, depending on the location of the non-zero eigenvalues of $ x _ {0} $ on the complex plane. By bifurcation theory, proper perturbations are given to show that the system may have 20, 21 or 23 limit cycles with Jun 1, 2023 · As long as the parameter continues increasing, both limit cycles (stable and unstable) start approaching each other. It allows to compute curves of equilibria, limit points, Hopf points, branch points of equilibria, limit cycles, fold, flip, torus and branch point bifurcation points of limit Jul 23, 2019 · When we continue the system we have from a Hopf bifurcation point detected by matcont, we get MaxNumPoints number of limit cycles and one limit point cycle. , power converters). This theory has been considered by many mathematicians starting with Poincar6 who first intro- duced the notion of limit cycles. The theory studies the changes of orbital behavior in the phase space Jan 1, 2005 · Both packages allow to compute curves of equilibria, limit points, Hopf points, limit cycles, flip, fold and torus bifurcation points of limit cycles. Int. 5\), one notes that the system shows stable limit cycles that turn into unstable ones at a limit point of cycles (LPC). 2. e. In particular, we illustrate the main theorem by establishing limit cycling behavior in relay affine systems (that model, e. Normal form theory is applied to prove that at least 12 limit cycles exist with 6–6 distribution in the vicinity of two singular points, yielding a new lower bound on the number of limit cycles in 3-dimensional quadratic systems. Keywords: Quasi-homogeneous /. We now consider the number of limit cycles near Γ 2. I. Salih College of Basic Education College of science University of Salahaddin University of Sulaimani Received on: 09/07/2006 Accepted on: 05/03/2007 ABASTRACT We prove that near the bifurcation point unstable limit cycle arises from the Lorenz system. The unstable cycle profiles are shown in dashed lines. 341555e+09 that indicates a fold (limit point) bifurcation of cycles (LPC). Hence, the limit cycle is stable and this is an example of a supercritical Hopf bifurcation. Nov 1, 2007 · The number of limit cycles obtained in this paper greatly improves the best existing result, H(4) ≥ 15, for fourth-degree polynomial planar systems. 2) where G is the fold test function specified below. Homoclinic bifurcation in which a limit cycle collides with a saddle point ( Saddle-Node Bifurcation) 2. seasonal forcing in ecology and climate sciences. 6 4. / Bifurcation of limit cycles from two families of centers . 3a Aug 8, 2023 · As the ratio is increased to \(L_b/d_b=0. 55 4. (3), the equilibria e 1 and e 2 are the limit cycles born at the Hopf curves H 1 and H 2 in Fig. This will be the rst point to compute the bifurcation diagram. The result of the paper can be used for the design of switched control strategies that ensure limit cycling around a given point of the phase space. Mar 9, 2024 · In this paper, we generalize the Poincaré-Lyapunov method for systems with linear type centers to study nilpotent centers in switching polynomial systems and use it to investigate the bi-center To know where the limit cycle will occur is difficult without plotting some solution trajectories. 1B, we illustrate a ‘Hopf’ bifurcation, in which a stable steady state loses stability and gives rise to stable limit-cycle oscillations. The bifurcation of limit cycles at infinity was studied by Shi [2] 30 years ago, and later the birth of a unique limit cycle at infinity is shown by Sotomayor [9]. An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is the primary motivation for this research. As an application, we give lower bounds of the number of limit cycles for a piecewise smooth near-Hamiltonian system with a closed switching curve passing through the Oct 1, 2022 · The existence of limit cycles bifurcated from heteroclinic orbits of planar PWS systems with two saddles was discussed by Artés et al. J. 9 ensures bifurcation of a limit cycle of (1)-(2) from a fold-fold singularity of (3). 2 and we found that the limit cycle appears in the region where the equilibrium point is unstable. , the so-called dynamic saddle-node bifurcation of cycles. In this paper, the general perturbation of piecewise Hamiltonian systems on the plane is considered. g. The bifurcation point separates branches of sub- and supercritical Andronov-Hopf bifurcations in the parameter plain. At first, the stable equilibrium state loses its stability via a Hopf bifurcation. This paper is concerned with bifurcation of limit cycles in a fourth-order near-Hamiltonian system with quartic perturbations. 2 $ is smaller than the bifurcation value, then no limit cycles exit near the equilibrium point which is a local attractor. A transverse bifurcation of a heteroclinic cycle is caused when the real part of a transverse eigenvalue of one of the equilibria in the cycle passes through zero. At the saddle–node bifurcation point m = m s n 1 ≈ 3. 1. More precisely, given a positive integer k, we prove that this family has exactly k hyperbolic crossing limit cycles in a suitable neighborhood of this singularity. 7 4. One of the key points of our approach Jan 1, 2006 · The theory studies the changes of orbital behavior in the phase space, especially the number of limit cycles as we vary the parameters of the system. 10 b, where the ordinate is the difference between appropriate coordinates ( x 1 − y 1 ) in some section of the cycles. (6) is the equilibrium point at the origin of system Eq. Dec 1, 2013 · Request PDF | Bifurcation of limit cycles from generalized homoclinic loops in planar piecewise smooth systems | The generalized homoclinic loop appears in the study of dynamics on piecewise Apr 8, 2019 · About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright Bifurcation diagram of limit cycles in model (152). A fundamental result There have been many articles concerning the problem of limit cycle bifurcations Feb 9, 2017 · While tipping in a fold bifurcation of an equilibrium is well understood, much less is known about tipping of oscillations (limit cycles) though this dynamics are the typical response of many natural systems to a periodic external forcing, like e. The size of the cycles is larger for smaller bearing parameters Γ. 263\ldots $ In panel (a), the parameter $ I = 1. 5). It allows one to compute curves of equilibria, limit points, Hopf points, limit cycles, period doubling bifurcation Oct 1, 2008 · As we know, Hopf bifurcation is an important part of bifurcation theory of dynamical systems. When the unperturbed system has a family of periodic orbits, similar to the perturbations of Jan 28, 2023 · Then, Sect. MSC: 34C07. In particular, near the branch points of cycles, two symmetrical limit cycles are created by a pitchfork bifurcation and then two sym-metrical cycles both undergo a period-doubling bifur-cation to form two stable period-two cycles. Jun 1, 1991 · LIMIT CYCLE BIFURCATIONS 279 A continuous family of limit cycles emerges from F in the direction of the quadratic perturbation {p, q) if and only if the coefficients of (p, q) satisfy y. Let f ( x) = α + β x 2 + γ x 4, g ( x) = x − 2 x 3 + x 5. The ABS controller switches the actions of charging and discharging valves in the hydraulic actuator of the brake cylinder based on . Jun 5, 2020 · If the saddle-node has a single homoclinic orbit $ \Gamma _ {0} $, then, generically, a unique limit cycle bifurcates from $ \Gamma _ {0} $, when the saddle-node disappears via the fold bifurcation. Each profile is extended until the limit point cycle “LPC” is reached. We have done this in Exercise 22. Figure 3. Feb 8, 2018 · We refer the reader to [ 1, 2, 10, 11, 14] and the references therein for details on the study of limit cycles and averaging theory. 2016. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first example of a 7th-degree system 2. I went through the manuals, but my confusion persists. Jun 20, 2020 · We show that points (1,2) and (2,1) can bifurcate into three small limit cycles by simultaneous Hopf bifurcation, and that points (1,3) and (3,1) can bifurcate into three small limit cycles by Limit point cycle (period = 2. Limit cycles bifurcated from a homoclinic orbit for general nonlinear PWS planar systems were investigated in [15]. Secondly, we provide a Mar 7, 2022 · Bifurcation of limit cycles from a parabolic-parabolic type critical point in a class of planar piecewise smooth quadratic systems March 2022 Nonlinear Analysis Real World Applications 67(103577):22 Oct 1, 2013 · As an example, center-focus determination and limit cycle bifurcation for $2:3$ homogeneous weight singular point are studied, three or five limit cycles in the neighborhood of origin can be Mar 10, 2016 · This paper shows that the required limit cycle can be obtained as a bifurcation from a point x0 of S when a suitable parameter D crosses 0 and turns out to be a fold-fold singularity. MATCONT is a graphical MATLAB software package for the interactive numerical study of dynamical systems. 1142/S0218127409024669 Corpus ID: 207125415; New Study on the Center Problem and bifurcations of Limit Cycles for the Lyapunov System (II) @article{Liu2009NewSO, title={New Study on the Center Problem and bifurcations of Limit Cycles for the Lyapunov System (II)}, author={Yirong Liu and Jibin Li}, journal={Int. center /. System (1)-(2) can be viewed as a result of a discontinuous perturbation of the switching manifold in system (3). Jun 1, 2023 · Limit Cycle Bifurcations by Perturbing a Hamiltonian System with a 3-Polycycle Having a Cusp of Order One or Two. The limit cycles are born with small amplitude and grow in size as the parameter value pulls away from the bifurcation point. [36], Jul 1, 2008 · 81 Limit Cycles of Lorenz System with Hopf Bifurcation Azad. For nearby parameter values, the system has two limit cycles which collide and disappear via a saddle-node bifurcation of periodic orbits. Oct 21, 2011 · Suppose that the Neimark-Sacker bifurcation occurs in the Poincare map of a limit cycle in ODE, so that the fixed point corresponding to the limit cycle has a pair of simple eigenvalues \( \mu_{1,2}=e^{\pm i \theta_0} \) and all formulated above genericity conditions hold. We solve the problems by an indirect method, i. 5 BPC Cycles on a Curve of Limit Cycles Generically, i. Firstly, we study the existence of limit cycles in a family of piecewise smooth vector fields corresponding to an unfolding of an invisible fold–fold singularity. Mar 1, 2023 · These co-dimension two bifurcations of limit cycles, which define the origin of several bifurcations such as (limit point (LPC), period doubling (PD), and Neimark-Sacker (NS) bifurcation of limit cycles), are our focus. We present a generalization of the Poincaré map and establish some novel criteria to create a new version of the Melnikov-like function Jan 1, 2014 · Such a bifurcation is referred to as a pitchfork bifurcation of a limit cycle. This occurs when a stable limit cycle coalesces with an unstable limit cycle, creating a limit cycle that attracts from one direction and repels from another (it might attract phase points inside the cycle and repel those Mar 24, 2011 · Bifurcation of limit cycles is discussed for three-dimensional Lotka-Volterra competitive systems. Apr 1, 2015 · Limit Cycles Bifurcations for a Class of 3-Dimensional Quadratic Systems. Besides sophisticated numerical methods , MATCONT provides data storage and a modern graphical user interface (GUI). 3). 005 Corpus ID: 125985196; Bifurcation of limit cycles by perturbing piecewise smooth integrable non-Hamiltonian systems @article{Li2017BifurcationOL, title={Bifurcation of limit cycles by perturbing piecewise smooth integrable non-Hamiltonian systems}, author={Shimin Li and Xiuli Cen and Yulin Zhao}, journal={Nonlinear Analysis-real World Applications}, year={2017 Apr 25, 2008 · Consider the planar ordinary differential equation $${\\dot x=-yF(x,y), \\dot y {=}xF(x,y)}$$ , where the set $${\\{F(x,y)=0\\}}$$ consists of k non-zero points. 65 4. Keywords Non-smooth system, Melnikov function, limit cycle bifurcation. In [8], the authors investigated this system, and obtained that there are at most 4 limit cycles bifurcated from the family L h: H ( x, y) = h for h ∈ ( 0, + ∞). Recently,Zhanetal. Blue are limit point of cycles bifurcations, green period doubling bifurcations and magenta Neimark-Sacker birucations. We give a new form of Abelian integrals for piecewise smooth systems which is simpler than before. The LPC is a fold bifurcation, and it is one type of bifurcation that can occur in limit cycles, the others being Period-Doubling (PD) and Neimark–Sacker (NS) [ 16 ]. 5 10 10. Aug 1, 2016 · Our work focuses on investigating limit cycle bifurcation for infinity and a degenerate singular point of a fifth degree system in three-dimensional vector field. 5 for three selected bearing parameters Γ. Bifurc. focal value /. A set of center conditions and Bifurcation diagram of limit cycles in model (5. in [14]. The asymptotic expansion of the first order Melnikov function near a 3-polycycle connecting a cusp (of order one or two) to two hyperbolic saddles for a near-Hamiltonian sys. In this paper, the problem of bifurcation of limit cycles from degenerate singular point and infinity in a class of septic polynomial differential systems is investigated. 5 4. NONRWA. 3. Suppose that for there is a semistable limit cycle and an associated Poincaré map: sketch semistable limit cycle in 2D and nearby trajectories sketch -, -, the line , the Poincaré map is concave down and Bifurcation of limit cycles from two families of centers. In the analysis, we use the method of local bifurcation theory Mar 3, 2020 · The aim of this article is twofold. The bifurcation curve is divided into a supercritical branch and a subcritical one by a generalized Hopf point, which plays a key role in determining the occurrence of flange contact Nov 1, 2011 · The bifurcation of unstable orbits from the Hopf point is shown in Fig. Therefore, two limit cycles (stable and saddle) collide and disappear in system at this bifurcation (see the figure). Note that (in general) the normal form coe cients depend very 1. Note that (in general) the normal form coe cients depend very A Hopf Bifurcation occurs when a periodic solution or limit cycle, surrounding an equilibrium point, arises or goes away as a parameter varies. This type of bifurcation is termed border-splitting bifurcation in [8]. Apr 19, 2023 · Each fixed point of the Poincaré map corresponds to a limit cycle of the continuous-time system. 5 8 8. To be specific, we suppose that d (ρ, δ, ε) is a displacement function of system (5) near the origin given by d (ρ, δ, ε) = V 1 (ρ, δ) ε + V 2 (ρ, δ Jan 9, 2013 · In this paper, the problem of bifurcation of limit cycles from degenerate singular point and infinity in a class of septic polynomial differential systems is investigated. Infinite-period bifurcation in which a stable node and saddle point simultaneously occur on a limit cycle. The 1 2 3 borders w0d , w0d and w0d in (10) are adapted by solving the transposed equations and replacing them respectively by the normalized and orthogonalized wd1 , wd2 and wd3 in (11). Fold Bifurcation of Limit Cycles. Moreover, when this condition is met, the continuous family of limit cycles emerges at the positive root of the quadratic equation, g (^=^2-+0. Feb 4, 2012 · The continuation of bifurcation points of equilibria and limit cycles is based on bordering methods and minimally extended systems. The sparsity of the discretized systems for the computation of limit cycles and their bifurcation points is exploited by using the standard Matlab sparse matrix methods. Is limit point cycle different from limit point 'of' cycle? I understand that limit point of cycle is a fold bifurcation on a limit cycle. Dec 31, 2006 · Abstract. 08. Limit point cycle (period = 2. It is proved that the system can generate 3 small limit cycles from nilpotent critical point on center manifold. Using the computer algebra system Mathematica, the limit cycle configurations of { ( 8 ) , 3 } and { ( 3 ) , 6 } are obtained under synchronous perturbation at degenerate singular point and infinity. To our knowledge, up to eter terms can affect bifurcation types of cycles and division of parameter domains. the example in§5). 399917e-01) Normal form coefficient = 1. 2 FoldBifurcationofLimitCycles A Fold bifurcation of limit cycles (Limit Point of Cycles, LPC) generically cor- responds to a turning point of a curve of limit cycles (cf. Our work is concerned with the Hopf bifurcation for a class of 3-dimensional quadratic symmetric vector field. Chaos. A fold bifurcation of limit cycles (Limit Point of Cycles, LPC) generically corresponds to a turning point of a curve of limit cycles. 5 11 11. Jul 22, 2015 · The respective stable/unstable limit cycles merge for f 1 (V) and f 2 (V) in a homoclinic bifurcation, whereas a more complex bifurcation diagram emerges for f 3 (V). A recursion formula for computation of the singular point quantities is given for the corresponding Hopf bifurcation equation. Side note: The integrability and bifurcation of limit cycles for a class of quasi-homogeneous systems are studied, with four integrability conditions being obtained, and the existence of seven limit cycles in the neighborhood of origin being proved. 8 k7 7 7. Dec 5, 2019 · This paper deals with bifurcation of limit cycles for perturbed piecewise-smooth systems. Furthermore, the center conditions are found and bifurcation is called a ‘saddle-node’ or ‘fold’. Another type of periodic bifurcation is a saddle-node of periodics (SNP) bifurcation. Amen Rizgar . It can be characterized by adding an extra constraint G = 0 to (2. With more those coefficients, more limit cycles could be determined around the May 1, 2010 · An expression of the first order Melnikov function is derived, which can be used to study the number of limit cycles bifurcated from the periodic orbits of piecewise Hamiltonian systems on the plane. Sep 1, 2018 · The two Hopf bifurcation points, one is supercritical Hopf bifurcation point and another is primary Hopf bifurcation point. We discuss computational details of the This paper concerns with the number and distribution of limit cycles of a perturbed cubic Hamiltonian system which has 5 centers and 4 saddle points. To our knowledge, up to Apr 1, 2017 · DOI: 10. 5 9 9. To our knowledge, up to Jun 1, 2018 · To completely study bifurcation of limit cycles in system (1), it is necessary to include studying the bifurcation of limit cycles at infinity. This phenomenon is also called the generalized Hopf (GH) bifurcation. 4 is devoted to discuss the bifurcation of limit cycles of system and it is proved that the positive equilibrium point (1, 1, 1) can give rise to seven small limit cycles under a suitable perturbation where four limit cycles will be stable. Jun 2, 2003 · In the case of ODEs it allows to compute curves of equilibria, limit points, Hopf points, limit cycles, period doubling bifurcation points of limit cycles and fold bifurcation points of limit cycles. 000000e+00, parameter = 3. 1, Theorem 1. Expand. Figure 10: The family of limit cycles bifurcating from the Hopf point H: LPC is a fold bifurcation of the cycle. 75 4. < 0. The y-axis shows the maximum of the K_ {f} -gating variable f of the left cIN for each limit cycle. The blue curve is a limit point of the cycle curve, the green one is a period-doubling curve (solid/dotted parts correspond to supercritical Jun 1, 2018 · Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Bifurcation of limit cycles at infinity in piecewise polynomial systems" by Ting Chen et al. In Fig. The complete BVP defining a In the present paper, we are devoted to the study of limit cycle bifurcations in piecewise smooth near-Hamiltonian systems with multiple switching curves, obtaining a formula of the first order Melnikov function in general case. [13] and by Xiong et al. We discuss a recent addition to the package, namely the continuation of branch points of Apr 26, 2015 · Using the neuronal-excitability model, we study an analog of the saddle-node bifurcation of the limit cycles in the case of slow variation in the control parameter, i. H. In this paper we perturb this vector field with a general polynomial perturbation of degree n and study how many limit cycles bifurcate from the period annulus of the origin in terms of k and n. bf cq eq gj an ly ag gh uy dg