QUALITATIVE BEHAVIOR OF SOLUTIONS OF A CERTAIN HYBRID SYSTEM (Q4474601)

The author studies the following system of functional-differential equations \[ x'(t) = -\alpha x(t) + \beta y([t]) -\gamma y^3([t]), \quad y'(t) = -\alpha y(t) + \beta x([t]) -\gamma x^3([t]), \] where \(\alpha\), \(\beta\), and \(\gamma\) are positive constants, \([t]\) denotes the greatest integer of \(t\). Due to the symmetry of coupling, the system admits synchronous solutions \(x(t)=y(t)\). It is shown that the system can be reduced to a two-dimensional map. Then the investigation of the obtained map allows one to prove, in particular, the existence of bounded positive solutions, absorbing regions, and stable synchronous solutions.