Complete bifurcation diagram and global phase portraits of Liénard differential equations of degree four

Li and Llibre in [J. Differential Equations252 (2012) 3142–3162] proved that a Liénard system of degree four: dxdt=y−(ax+bx2+cx3+x4), dydt=−x has at most one limit cycle. Moreover, the limit cycle is stable and hyperbolic if it exists. Based on their works, the aim of this paper is to give the compl...

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Published inJournal of mathematical analysis and applications Vol. 485; no. 2; p. 123802
Main Authors Chen, Xiaofeng, Chen, Hebai
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 15.05.2020
Subjects
Bifurcation
Global phase portrait
Limit cycle
Liénard system
Separatrix loop
Global phase portrait
Bifurcation
Limit cycle
Separatrix loop
Liénard system
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Summary:Li and Llibre in [J. Differential Equations252 (2012) 3142–3162] proved that a Liénard system of degree four: dxdt=y−(ax+bx2+cx3+x4), dydt=−x has at most one limit cycle. Moreover, the limit cycle is stable and hyperbolic if it exists. Based on their works, the aim of this paper is to give the complete bifurcation diagram and global phase portraits in the Poincaré disc of this system further. First we analyze the equilibria at both finity and infinity. Then, a necessary and sufficient condition for existence of separatrix loop is founded by the rotation property. Moreover, a necessary and sufficient condition of the existence of limit cycles is also obtained. Finally, we show that the complete bifurcation diagram includes one Hopf bifurcation surface and one bifurcation surface of separatrix loop.
ISSN:0022-247X
1096-0813
DOI:10.1016/j.jmaa.2019.123802