Bifurcation features of periodic solutions of the Mackey-Glass equation (Q2278213)

A singular nonlinear scalar equation of the Mackey-Glass type \[ \epsilon \dot{x}(t)=-x(t)+\beta x(t-1)(1+{x(t-1)}^n)^{-1} \] is studied, where \(\epsilon\) is a small parameter. Bifurcations of periodic solutions from the equilibrium state is considered under varying parameters of the equation and analyzing the stability of these bifurcations. It is shown that the behavior of solutions is determined by a countable system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. By analyzing this system of equations, the authors study bifurcations of periodic solutions and derive asymptotic formulas for them.