TY - JOUR
T1 - Polynomial differential systems with invariant algebraic curves of arbitrary degree formed by Legendre polynomials
AU - Llibre, Jaume
AU - Valls, Clàudia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2025/8
Y1 - 2025/8
N2 - In 1891 Poincaré asked: Given m ≥ 2, is there a positive integer M(m) such that if a polynomial differential system of degree m has an invariant algebraic curve of degree ≥ M(m), then it has a rational first integral? Brunella and Mendes repeated the same open question in 2000, and Lins-Neto in 2002. Between the years 2001 and 2003 three different families of quadratic polynomial differential systems provided a negative answer to this question. One of the answers used the Hermite polynomials. Recently a new negative answer was provided for polynomial differential systems of arbitrary degree using the Laguerre polynomials. In this paper we provide another new negative answer but using for first time the Legendre polynomials. So the orthogonal polynomials play a role in the Poincaré's question. Moreover we classify the phase portraits of these polynomial differential systems having invariant algebraic curves of arbitrary degree based on the Legendre polynomials.
AB - In 1891 Poincaré asked: Given m ≥ 2, is there a positive integer M(m) such that if a polynomial differential system of degree m has an invariant algebraic curve of degree ≥ M(m), then it has a rational first integral? Brunella and Mendes repeated the same open question in 2000, and Lins-Neto in 2002. Between the years 2001 and 2003 three different families of quadratic polynomial differential systems provided a negative answer to this question. One of the answers used the Hermite polynomials. Recently a new negative answer was provided for polynomial differential systems of arbitrary degree using the Laguerre polynomials. In this paper we provide another new negative answer but using for first time the Legendre polynomials. So the orthogonal polynomials play a role in the Poincaré's question. Moreover we classify the phase portraits of these polynomial differential systems having invariant algebraic curves of arbitrary degree based on the Legendre polynomials.
KW - Polynomial differential systems
KW - Invariant algebraic curve
KW - Rational first integral
KW - Hermite polynomials
KW - Laguerre polynomials
KW - Legendre polynomials
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105006551261
U2 - 10.1016/j.jpaa.2025.108001
DO - 10.1016/j.jpaa.2025.108001
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-4049
VL - 229
JO - Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra (Print)
JF - Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra (Print)
IS - 8
M1 - 108001
ER -