Planar systems of piecewise linear differential equations with a line of discontinuity (Q2758129)

The authors study dynamical properties of the planar system NEWLINE\[NEWLINE\dot u= Au+sgn( w^{T}u) v,NEWLINE\]NEWLINE where \(A\) is a real \(2\times 2\)-matrix and \(u, v, w\) are two-dimensional real vectors. The dependence on the system parameters \(A,v\) and \(w,\) including the existence of periodic solutions with sliding motion, is analyzed. The theory of point transformation is applied to the above equation to obtain the existence and stability of periodic solutions without sliding motion. Combining the method of point transformation and the theory of differential inclusions, the authors present a complete analysis of the equation, provided that the matrix \(A\) has complex eigenvalues with nonzero real part. So, the existence, uniqueness and nonuniqueness for the initial value problem related to the above equation are investigated. Occurrence, stability and geometrical properties of stationary solutions are studied. The number and stabiliy of periodic solutions are estimated. The existence of periodic and homoclinic solutions with sliding motion is also proved.