On bifurcation of large-amplitude stable cycles for equations with hysteresis (Q2487504)

Consider the scalar differential equation \[ L\left(\lambda,\frac {d}{dt}\right)x=M\left(\lambda,\frac d{dt}\right)(f(x)+\xi(t)),\tag{*} \] where \(L\) and \(M\) are polynomials in the second variable whose coefficients depend on the scalar parameter \(\lambda\). \(\xi(t)\) is the output \[ \xi(t)=\int^R_0{\mathcal U}_\rho[t_0,\theta_0(\rho)] x(t)d\mu(\rho),\quad t\geq t_0, \] to the input \(x(t)\), where \({\mathcal U}_\rho\) is the hysteresis stop-nonlinearity with width \(2\rho\). \(\lambda=\lambda_0\) is a bifurcation value related to Andronov-Hopf bifurcation from infinity. The paper establishes conditions for the existence of a continuous branch of limit cycles whose amplitude tends to infinity as \(\lambda\to\lambda_0\). The stability of these cycles is also investigated.