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Symmetric Limit Cycles in 3D Piecewise Linear Systems with Visible-visible Two-Fold Singularity

Dynamical Systems 2026-04-29 v1

Abstract

We analyze a three-dimensional discontinuous piecewise linear system Z=(X,Y)Z=(X,Y) whose switching manifold Σ\Sigma contains visible-visible two-fold intersection lines. Assuming that the matrices DXDX and DYDY each have one nonzero real eigenvalue and one pair of complex conjugate eigenvalues, we reduce the system to a canonical form. Under a resonant condition, we use Darboux integrability theory to obtain a first integral common to XX and YY. Its restriction to Σ\Sigma defines a hyperbola Γ\Gamma, which parametrizes the crossing points of symmetric periodic orbits. On this curve we construct the half-return maps, derive analytic expansions for the corresponding return times near infinity, and introduce a time-matching function given by their difference. By means of the Weierstrass Preparation Theorem, we prove the existence of a large-amplitude symmetric limit cycle for a suitable subfamily of systems. We then study stability through a saltation-corrected monodromy matrix and reduce the problem to Schur--Cohn inequalities for the two transverse Floquet multipliers.

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@article{arxiv.2604.25773,
  title  = {Symmetric Limit Cycles in 3D Piecewise Linear Systems with Visible-visible Two-Fold Singularity},
  author = {Samuel Carlos S. Ferreira and Bruno R. Freitas and João Carlos R. Medrado},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.25773},
  year   = {2026}
}

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28 pages, 2 figures

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