Gary R. Nicklason
Abstrac:
We consider the classical Poincare problem
where
are homogeneous polynomials of degree
.
Associated with this system is an Abel differential equation
in which the coefficients are trigonometric polynomials.
We investigate two separate conditions which produce a constant
first absolute invariant of this equation. One of these conditions
leads to a new class of integrable, center conditions for the
Poincare problem if
is an odd integer.
We also show that both classes of solutions produce polynomial
solutions to the problem.
Submitted June 7, 2010. Published September 14, 2010.
Math Subject Classifications: 34A05, 34C25.
Key Words: Center-focus problem; Abel differential equation;
constant invariant; symmetric centers.
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Gary R. Nicklason Mathematics, Physics and Geology Cape Breton University Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada B1P 6L2 email: gary_nicklason@capebretonu.ca |
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