Polynomial systems from certain differential equations (Q1808674)

For the well-known Kukles system: \[ \dot x= y,\quad\dot y= -x+ a_{20}x^2+ a_{11}xy+ a_{02}y^2+ a_{30}x^3+ a_{21}x^2y+ a_{12}xy^2+ a_{03}y^3,\tag{1} \] \textit{I. S. Kukles} [Trudy tret'ego vsesojuzn. mat. S''ezda, Moskva, Ijuń-Ijul' 1956, 3, 81-91 (1958; Zbl 0089.06302)], \textit{L. A. Cherkas} [Differ. Equations 14, 1133-1138 (1978; Zbl 0423.34042)], \textit{X. Jin} and \textit{D. Wang} [Bull. Lond. Math. Soc. 22, No. 1, 1-4 (1990; Zbl 0692.34021)], \textit{N. G. Lloyd} and \textit{J. M. Pearson} [J. Comput. Appl. Math. 40, No. 3, 323-336 (1992; Zbl 0754.65072)] and \textit{C. J. Christopher} [Proc. R. Soc. Edinb., Sect. A 124, No. 6, 1209-1229 (1994; Zbl 0821.34023)] have given different sets of conditions for \((0,0)\) to be a center of (1). The author studies relations among these conditions. He reports some of his recent investigations which indicate that the problem of finding all center conditions is still computationally hard and remains for further attack.