Parameter identification on Abelian integrals to achieve Chebyshev property

Abstract

<p style='text-indent:20px;'>Chebyshev criterion is a powerful tool in the study of limit cycle bifurcations in dynamical systems based on Abelian integrals, but it is difficult when the Abelian integrals involve parameters. In this paper, we consider the Abelian integrals on the periodic annuli of a Hamiltonian with one parameter, arising from the generalized Liénard system, and identify the parameter values such that the Abelian integrals have Chebyshev property. In particular, the bounds on the number of zeros of the Abelian integrals are derived for different parameter intervals. The main mathematical tools are transformations and polynomial boundary theory, which overcome the difficulties in symbolic computations and analysis, arising from large parametric-semi-algebraic systems.