Dynamics of oscillations in a multi-dimensional delay differential system (Q1884233)

The author considers the system of delay differential equations \[ \dot{x_i}(t)=F_i(x_1(t),\ldots,x_n(t),t)- \text{sign}\,x_i(t-h_i),\;\;i=1,\ldots,n, \] with positive constant delays \(h_1, \ldots, h_n\) and perturbations \(F_1,\ldots, F_n\) absolutely bounded by a constant less than 1. This system represents a model of a negative feedback controller of relay type intended to bring the system to the origin. Nonzero delays do not allow such a stabilization, but cause oscillations around zeroes of the solution components, and show integral-valued relative frequencies. There exists at least an \(n\)-parametric family of solutions realizing these oscillation frequencies. Sufficient conditions are established for the stability of slow oscillations. Furthermore, in this case there exist absolute frequencies of oscillations.