Limit Cycles of Polynomially Integrable Piecewise Differential Systems

Abstract

In this paper, we study how many algebraic limit cycles have the discontinuous piecewise linear differential systems separated by a straight line, with polynomial first integrals on both sides. We assume that at least one of the systems is Hamiltonian. Under this assumption, piecewise differential systems have no more than one limit cycle. This study characterizes linear differential systems with polynomial first integrals.

Keywords

• algebraic limit cycle
• piecewise differential system
• polynomial integrable systems