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Limit Cycles of Liénard Equations With Non Linear Damping

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

A.M. Urbina ,
G. León De La Barra ,
M. León De La Barra  and
M. Cañas
A.M. Urbina
Affiliation:
Departamento de Matemâtica Universidad Técnica Federico Santa Maria Casilla 110 - V. Valparaiso Chile
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Abstract

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We consider the Liénard's equation with f(x) polynomial. By using the generalized polar coordinates we establish the maximum possible number of small amplitude limit cycles of such equation in terms of the degree of f(x).

Keywords

34C0534C25
Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , 01 June 1993 , pp. 251 - 256
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1993

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