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limit cycle

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Let

$\displaystyle \dot{x}=f(x)$

be a planar autonomous ordinary differential equation and $\Gamma$ be a periodic solution of the system. If the $\alpha$ -limit set or the $\omega$ -limit set of a solution with initial value not on $\Gamma$ and the respective limit set is $\Gamma$ then $\Gamma$ is a limit cycle. In simpler terms a limit cycle is an isolated periodic solution of the system.
A limit cycle, $\Gamma$ , is a stable limit cycle (or $\omega$ -limit cycle) if $\Gamma$ is the $\omega$ -limit set of all solutions in some neighborhood of $\Gamma$ .
A limit cycle, $\Gamma$ , is a unstable limit cycle (or $\alpha$ -limit cycle) if $\Gamma$ is the $\alpha$ -limit set of all solutions in some neighborhood of $\Gamma$ .[PL]

References

PL: Perko, Lawrence: Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems (Third Edition). Springer, New York, 2001.

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See Also: omega limit set

Other names:

$\omega$ -limit cycle, $\alpha$ -limit cycle

Also defines:

stable limit cycle, unstable limit cycle

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Cross-references: neighborhood, isolated, limit, solution, periodic solution, ordinary differential equation, autonomous, planar
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Classification:

AMS MSC:	34C07 (Ordinary differential equations :: Qualitative theory :: Theory of limit cycles of polynomial and analytic vector fields (existence, uniqueness, bounds, Hilbert's 16th problem and ramif)
	34A12 (Ordinary differential equations :: General theory :: Initial value problems, existence, uniqueness, continuous dependence and continuation of solutions)

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