Abstract
In this work we study unfoldings of planar vector fields in a neighbourhood of a resonant saddle. We give a Ck normal form for the unfolding with respect to the conjugacy relation. Using our normal form we determine an asymptotic development, uniform with respect to the parameters, of the Dulac time of a resonant saddle deformation. Conjugacy relation instead of weaker equivalence relation is necessary when studying the time function. The Dulac time of a resonant saddle can be seen as the basic building block of the total period function of an unfolding of a hyperbolic polycycle.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1221-1244 |
Journal | Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2008 |
Keywords
- Bifurcation of critical periods
- Conjugacy
- Dulac time
- Normal form
- Period function