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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
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).

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1993

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