Estimates on the number of limit cycles of a generalized Abel equation (Q717851)

Consider the differential equation \[ {dx\over dt}= x^m \sum^n_{k=0} a_k(t)x^k\tag{\(*\)} \] with \(m\in\mathbb{Z}\) under the conditions (i) \(a_k:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}\) are continuous and \(T\)-periodic functions for \(k=1,\dots, n\); (ii) \(\sum^n_{k=1} |a_k(t)|< a_0(t)\,\forall t\). Under additional conditions on the functions \(a_k\) the authors prove that \((*)\) has at most one, two or three positive and negative isolated \(T\)-periodic solutions.