Localization of periodic orbits of autonomous systems based on high-order extremum conditions (Q2566899)

The paper describes subsets in the state space which do not contain periodic orbits, contain all periodic orbits, or have common points with any periodic orbit. These subsets are given in terms of \(f\) (the vector function -- right-hand side of the investigated autonomous differential system) and a differentiable, usually polynomial function \(h\) used in the process of localization. Mainly, the case of polynomial systems is examined. The proposed approach is based on using high-order extremum conditions, high-order tangency conditions of a nonsingular solution with an algebraic set in the state space and some ideas related to algebraically-dependent polynomials. Some examples are considered including the Blasius equations, the generalized mass action (GMA) system, and the mathematical model of a chemical reaction with an autocatalytic step.