Conditions for polynomial Liénard centers (Q295084)

The main result is the following theorem: Theorem. Let \(V\) be the center variety of the Liénard system \[ \dot x= y,\quad y=-x-b_2 x^2- b_3 x^3- b_4 x^4- b_5 x^5- y(a_1x+ a_2 x^2+ a_3 x^3+ a_4 x^4+ a_5 x^5). \] Then \[ V= \bigcup^3_{i=1} V(J_i), \] where \[ \begin{aligned} J_1 &=\langle a_2- a_1b_2, 3a_4- 5a_3 b_2, 3a_5- 2a_3 b^2_2, 3b_4- 5b_2 b_3, 3b_5- 2b^2_2 b_3\rangle,\\ J_2 &=\langle a_2- a_1 b_2, a_3- a_1 b_3, a_4- a_1 b_4, a_5- a_1 b_5\rangle,\\ J_3 &=\langle a_2,a_4, b_2, b_4\rangle.\end{aligned} \]