On a possible approximation of discontinuous dynamical systems. (Q1401019)

The paper deals with the system \[ \dot x(t) = f(x(t)),\quad x(0) = x_0,\tag{1} \] where \(f\:\Omega\to \mathbb R^n\) is a vector-valued function discontinuous on a null set \(M\) and \(\Omega\) is an open subset of \(\mathbb{R}^n\). Using the Filippov regularization, the differential equation (1) is transformed into the following differential inclusion \[ \dot x(t)\in F(x(t)),\quad x(0) = x_0, \] for almost all \(t\in I\), and then into a differential equation with continuous or smooth right-hand side. As an example, a generalization of the equations governing Chua's circuit is presented.