Some results on Riccati equations, Floquet theory and applications (Q1742565)

Consider the linear planar periodic system \[ \begin{aligned} {du\over dt} &= p_{11}(t)u+ p_{12}(t)v,\\ {dv\over dt} &= p_{21}(t) u+p_{22}(t)v,\end{aligned}\tag{\(*\)} \] where \(p_{ij}\) are continuous \(T\)-periodic functions. In general, for the determination of the Floquet multipliers of normal solutions of \((*)\) it is necessary that a corresponding Riccati equation has a \(T\)-periodic solution. The authors provide conditions on the functions \(p_{ij}\) such that this equation has a \(T\)-periodic solution and that the Floquet multipliers can be determined only by means of the functions \(p_{11}\) and \(p_{22}\). They apply their result to a system describing a cholera epidemic model.