On the stability boundaries of linear periodic Hamiltonian or reversible differential equations (Q1912940)

The authors consider the two-parameter family of differential equations \[ \dot x = A(t, \varepsilon, \Omega)x, \] where \(A : \mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R}^2 \to L(\mathbb{R}^n)\), \((t, \varepsilon, \Omega) \to A(t, \varepsilon, \Omega)\) are smooth matrices, \(T\)-periodic in \(t\) and reversible or Hamiltonian. By transforming the monodromy matrix of the system to a suitable normal form, the authors give the conditions such that the stability boundary is a smooth curve, at least locally. The author also establishes a certain equation which allows to compute the stability boundary efficiently.