\(p\)-regular nonlinear dynamics (Q5891470)

This article is devoted to the investigation of a periodic problem of the following form: \[ \dot{x}=f(\mu, x),\; x(0)=x(\tau),\eqno{(1)} \] where \(f\in C^{p+1} (\mathbb R\times\mathbb R^n)\to \mathbb R^n\) and \(f(\mu,x^\ast)=0\) for all \(\mu\in \mathbb R\). By applying \(p\)-regularity theory, the authors prove an Andronow-Hopf theorem on the existence of a periodic solution to system (1) with a period close to \(2\pi\) in the case of \(p=2\). For \(p>2\) the generalization of the concept of a \(p\)-factor-operator is described.