Asymptotic theory of oscillations in Vitt systems (Q5948384)

This paper concerns the linear system of telegraph equations \(u_t=-v_x\), \(v_t=-u_x- \varepsilon v\), \(0<x<1\), with nonlinear boundary conditions \([v-\varepsilon \alpha(u+ pu^2-{1\over 3}u^3)]_{x=0}= [pv_x+v]_{ x=1} =0\). The existence of time-periodic solutions was shown by \textit{A. Vitt} [Z. Techn. Physik 4, 146-157 (1934; Zbl 0008.23301)] already in 1934. The linearized (in \(u=v=0\), \(\varepsilon=0)\) system has infinitely many imaginary eigenvalues. This is the reason that the so-called buffering phenomenon can occure: For sufficiently small \(\varepsilon\) there exist arbitrarily many stable time-periodic solutions. More exactly, the authors describe the open set in the \((\alpha,p)\)-plane such that buffering happens. The proofs are based on the so-called method of quasinormal forms, developed by \textit{Yu. S. Kolesov} [Russ. Acad. Sci., Sb., Math. 78, No. 2, 367-378 (1994; Zbl 0817.35038)].