Guiding functions and global bifurcation of periodic solutions of functional differential inclusions with infinite delay (Q388652): Difference between revisions

The topological degree theory for multivalued maps and the method of guiding functions (see, e.g. [\textit{V. Obukhovskii} et al., Method of guiding functions in problems of nonlinear analysis. Lecture Notes in Mathematics 2076. Berlin: Springer (2013; Zbl 1282.34003)]) is applied to the study of bifurcations of periodic solutions for a family of functional differential inclusions in \(\mathbb{R}^n\) with infinite delay of the form \[ x^{\prime}(t) \in F(t,x_t,\mu). \] The structure of a bifurcating branch of periodic solutions is described. An application to a feedback control system with infinite delay is given.