Isochronous oscillations for cubic systems

Authors

  • Víctor Guiñez Universidad de Santiago.
  • Jaime Figueroa Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María.
  • Eduardo Sáez Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22199/S07160917.1995.0002.00006

Abstract

Planar vector fields

? = -y + P?(x,y)

? = x + q?(x, y).

with a center non necessarily at the origin are considered, where p? and q? are homogeneous polynomials of degree 3. We are concerned with the behavior of the periods of the periodic solutions near the center, and in determining when the center is isochronous, i.e., when all periodic solutions have the same period. It is proved that, modulus a linear change of coordinates, there are only four systems which have an isochronous center. Each of them has an isochronous center at the origin, and its other centers are also isochronous but not necessarily with the same period. Also the maximal weakness of the non isochronous centers, is obtained.

Author Biographies

Víctor Guiñez, Universidad de Santiago.

Departamento de Matemáticas y Cs. de la Computación.

Jaime Figueroa, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María.

Departamento de Matemáticas.

Eduardo Sáez, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María.

Departamento de Matemáticas.

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Published

2018-04-03

How to Cite

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V. Guiñez, J. Figueroa, and E. Sáez, “Isochronous oscillations for cubic systems”, Proyecciones (Antofagasta, On line), vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 115-132, Apr. 2018.

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