Generalized Liénard systems, singularly perturbed systems, Flow Curvature Method

Jean-Marc Ginoux, Dirk Lebiedz, Jaume Llibre

Published 2021-01-06Version 1

In his famous book entitled \textit{Theory of Oscillations}, Nicolas Minorsky wrote: "\textit{each time the system absorbs energy the curvature of its trajectory decreases} and \textit{vice versa}". According to the \textit{Flow Curvature Method}, the location of the points where the \textit{curvature of trajectory curve}, integral of such planar \textit{singularly dynamical systems}, vanishes directly provides a first order approximation in $\varepsilon$ of its \textit{slow invariant manifold} equation. By using this method, we prove that, in the $\varepsilon$-vicinity of the \textit{slow invariant manifold} of generalized Li\'{e}nard systems, the \textit{curvature of trajectory curve} increases while the \textit{energy} of such systems decreases. Hence, we prove Minorsky's statement for the generalized Li\'{e}nard systems. Then, we establish a relationship between \textit{curvature} and \textit{energy} for such systems. These results are then exemplified with the classical Van der Pol and generalized Li\'{e}nard \textit{singularly perturbed systems}.