Hopf bifurcation in higher dimensional differential systems via the averaging method (Q1011634): Difference between revisions

This interesting article treats Hopf bifurcations in higher dimensions. The authors show in their main result that from one singularity with eigenvalues \(\pm bi\) and \(n-2\) zeros, the bifurcation of exactly \(l\) cycles is possible for all \(l\in\{1,\dots, 2^{n-3}\}\). In particular, this shows that the number of limit cycles of a Hopf bifurcation scenario can grow exponentially with the dimension of the system. The result is proved by using first-order averaging theory and Brouwer degree theory. Moreover, the shape and stability of the limit cycles is analyzed in dimension four, and the results are applied to certain fifth-order differential equations. Finally, the authors examine a simplified Marchuk system which models immune response.