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In this paper, we study the maximum number, denoted by $H(m,n)$, of hyperelliptic limit cycles of the Li\'enard systems $$\dot x=y, \qquad \dot y=-f_m(x)y-g_n(x),$$ where, respectively, $f_m(x)$ and $g_n(x)$ are real polynomials of degree…

Dynamical systems with quadratic outputs have recently attracted significant attention. In this paper, we consider bilinear dynamical systems, a special class of weakly nonlinear systems, with a quadratic output. We develop various…

Let $\mathcal{P}$ be a set of $n$ points in the Euclidean plane. We prove that, for any $\epsilon > 0$, either a single line or circle contains $n/2$ points of $\mathcal{P}$, or the number of distinct perpendicular bisectors determined by…

We study linear-quadratic optimal control problems for Voterra systems, and problems that are linear-quadratic in the control but generally nonlinear in the state. In the case of linear-quadratic Volterra control, we obtain sharp necessary…

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We study the occurrence of limit cycles from a point on the discontinuity hyperplane $L$ between two smooth vector fields where the two vector fields both point towards one another. Generically, such a point (called switched equilibrium in…

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The control protocols of two types of finite dimensional quantum systems are proposed. The feasibility of each protocol is possible and an arbitrary target state can be achieved from initial state by a constant field. The control parameters…

Consider a holomorphic foliation with singularities of a 2-dimensional complex manifold. In this article we prove a new sufficient condition for this foliation to have countably many homologically independent complex limit cycles. In…

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