Hopf bifurcation in love dynamical models with nonlinear couples and time delays (Q2482579)

Consider the model \[ {dx_1\over dt}(t)=- a_1 x_2(t)+ b_1 f(x_2(t- \tau_2))+ r_1 A_2, \] \[ {dx_2\over dt}(t)=- a_2 x_2(t)+ b_2 f(x_1(t-\tau_1))+ r_2 A_1, \] describing the feeling between two persons. The authors consider \(\tau= \tau_1+ \tau_2\) as bifurcation parameter and establish a series \(\tau^k\), \(k= 0,1,2,\dots\), of Hopf bifurcation points. They determine stability and direction of the bifurcation of periodic solutions by reduction of the differential delay system to a complex ordinary differential equation.