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Local geometry of Equilibria and a Poincar\'e-Bendixson-type Theorem for Holomorphic Flows

Dynamical Systems 2024-05-30 v4 Complex Variables Geometric Topology

Abstract

In this paper, we explore the local geometry of dynamical systems x˙=F(x)\dot{x}=F(x) with real time parameterization, where FF is holomorphic on connected open subsets of C=R2\mathbb{C}\stackrel{\sim}{=}\mathbb{R}^2. We describe the geometry of first-order equilibria. For equilibria of higher orders, we establish an equivalent condition for "definite directions", allowing us to reverse the implication in Theorem 2 of Chapter 2.10 in [Differential equations and dynamical systems, Lawrence Perko (1990)] under the additional condition of holomorphy. This enables the geometric construction of a finite elliptic decomposition. We derive a holomorphic Poincar\'e-Bendixson-type theorem, leading to the conclusion that bounded non-periodic orbits are always homoclinic or heteroclinic.

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@article{arxiv.2402.07612,
  title  = {Local geometry of Equilibria and a Poincar\'e-Bendixson-type Theorem for Holomorphic Flows},
  author = {Nicolas Kainz and Dirk Lebiedz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.07612},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

18 pages, 3 figures, to be published in Topology Proceedings; small changes, typos corrected, clarification of notation

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