On resolving singularities of piecewise-smooth discontinuous vector fields via small perturbations (Q476726)

This paper deals with piecewise smooth vector fields, considering solutions in the sense of Filippov. In particular, the dynamics near (planar, bidimensional) two-folds are considered. The importance of two-folds in piecewise smooth differential equations is due to the facts that a lot of orbits reach the two-folds, but the forward evolution after the two-fold is ambiguous. The author is interested in physically motivated perturbations near two-folds, so he considers three types of perturbation: hysteresis, time-delay and noise. In these cases, there are no ambiguity for the future-time orbits after the two-fold. For each of these cases, the author presents stability results, together with some numerical examples.