Phase transition of oscillators and travelling waves in a class of relaxation systems (Q325777)

The paper is mainly concerned with the system \[ \begin{aligned} {du\over dt} &= -u(u-a)(u-b)- v,\\ {dv\over dt} &= \varepsilon(mu+ nv+ p),\end{aligned}\tag{\(*\)} \] where \(\varepsilon\) is a small positive parameter, \(a\neq b\). The author applies known results to study the bifurcation of a limit cycle from a homoclinic orbit of \((*)\).