TY - JOUR
T1 - Uniqueness of algebraic limit cycles for quadratic systems
AU - Chavarriga, Javier
AU - Giacomini, Hector
AU - Llibre, Jaume
PY - 2001/9/1
Y1 - 2001/9/1
N2 - We know five different families of algebraic limit cycles in quadratic systems, one of degree 2 and four of degree 4. Moreover, if there are other families of algebraic limit cycles for quadratic systems, then their degrees must be larger than 4. It is known that if a quadratic system has an algebraic limit cycle of degree 2, then this is the unique limit cycle of the system. The first main goal of this paper is to prove that if a quadratic system has an algebraic limit cycle of degree ≤4, then this is the unique limit cycle of the system. For the Yablonskii and Filiptsov algebraic limit cycles the problem of proving their uniqueness has been open since 1966 and 1973, respectively. The second main goal is to provide sufficient conditions in order that all the limit cycles of a quadratic system to be algebraic. © 2001 Academic Press.
AB - We know five different families of algebraic limit cycles in quadratic systems, one of degree 2 and four of degree 4. Moreover, if there are other families of algebraic limit cycles for quadratic systems, then their degrees must be larger than 4. It is known that if a quadratic system has an algebraic limit cycle of degree 2, then this is the unique limit cycle of the system. The first main goal of this paper is to prove that if a quadratic system has an algebraic limit cycle of degree ≤4, then this is the unique limit cycle of the system. For the Yablonskii and Filiptsov algebraic limit cycles the problem of proving their uniqueness has been open since 1966 and 1973, respectively. The second main goal is to provide sufficient conditions in order that all the limit cycles of a quadratic system to be algebraic. © 2001 Academic Press.
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1006/jmaa.2001.7476
DO - https://doi.org/10.1006/jmaa.2001.7476
M3 - Article
VL - 261
SP - 85
EP - 99
JO - Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications
JF - Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications
SN - 0022-247X
ER -