On the limit cycles of a class of generalized Kukles polynomial differential systems via averaging theory (Q499828)

The paper deals with the maximum number of limit cycles which can bifurcate from periodic orbits of the linear center inside the following class of generalized Kukles polynomial differential systems \[ \dot{x}=y, \quad \dot{y}=-x +\sum_{k \geq 1} \varepsilon^k(f_n^k(x)+g_m^k(x)y+h_l^k(x)y^2+d_0^ky^3) \] where for every \(k\) the polynomials \(f_n^k(x)\), \(g_m^k(x)\) and \(h_l^k(x)\) have degrees \(n\), \(m\) and \(l\) respectively, \(d_0^k\neq0\) is a real number and \(\varepsilon\) is a small parameter. For this purpose the authors apply the averaging theory of first and second orders.