Dynamics of a limit cycle oscillator under time delayed linear and nonlinear feedbacks (Q1587678)

The authors study the dynamics of a single Hopf bifurcation oscillator (the Stuart-Landau equation) in the presence of an autonomous time delayed feedback. The feedback term has both a linear component and a simple quadratic nonlinear term. Using a combination of analytical methods and numerical analysis, the authors investigate temporal dynamics of the system in various regimes characterized by the natural parameters of the oscillator (frequency, linear growth rate), strengh of the feedback components and the time delay parameter. The principal results are presented in the form of bifurcation diagrams in these parameter spaces and reveal a rich variety of temporal behavior including time delay induced stabilization of the origin, multiple frequency states, frequency suppression, phase slips, saddle-node bifurcation, and chaotic behaviour. In addition, some of the periodic orbits exhibit novel behaviour such as birythmicity, phase reversals, radial trapping, spiralling oscillations in amplitude space. This model can find applications in simulation studies and gaining better insights into the behaviour of larger systems such as the Kuramoto model or the amplitude versions of the Kuramoto model.