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Luis Fernando Mello

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arXiv2025

Traveling wave solutions of the Burgers-Huxley equations

We study the traveling wave solutions of the Burgers-Huxley equation from a geometric point of view via the qualitative theory of ordinary differential equations. By using the Poincar\'e compactification we study the global phase portraits of a family of polynomial ordinary differential equations in the plane related to the Burgers-Huxley equation. We obtain the traveling wave solutions and their asymptotic behaviors from the orbits that connect equilibrium points taking into account the restrictions of the studied equation.

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arXiv2025

Global stability of the Lengyel-Epstein systems

We study the global (asymptotic) stability of the Lengyel-Epstein differential systems, sometimes called Belousov-Zhabotinsky differential systems. Such systems are topologically equivalent to a two-parameter family of cubic systems in the plane. We show that for each pair of admissible parameters the unique equilibrium point of the corresponding system is not globally (asymptotically) stable. On the other hand, we provide explicit conditions for this unique equilibrium point to be asymptotically stable and we study its basin of attraction. We also study the generic and degenerate Hopf bifurcations and highlight a subset of the set of admissible parameters for which the phase portraits of the systems have two limit cycles.

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arXiv2025

The hybrid matching of Hurwitz systems

In this paper we study planar hybrid systems composed by two stable linear systems, defined by Hurwitz matrices, in addition with a jump that can be a piecewise linear, a polynomial or an analytic function. We provide an explicit analytic necessary and sufficient condition for this class of hybrid systems to be asymptotically stable. We also prove the existence of limit cycles in this class of hybrid systems. Our results can be seen as generalizations of results already obtained in the literature. This was possible due to an embedding of piecewise smooth vector fields in a hybrid structure.

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arXiv2022

Spatially flat universes with isotropic tidal forces

We investigate the dynamics of the spatially flat universes submitted to isotropic tidal forces and adiabatic expansion under Einstein's equations. Surprisingly, the tendency to a high Hubble anisotropy at late times starts to appear as far as we assume the strong energy condition, a characteristic which becomes dominant in the radiation era and even more stringent under a stiff matter regime. We introduce the parameter b which measures the relative change in the magnitudes of the Hubble anisotropy and the scale factor and use it to show that the anisotropies must be kept small as long as we assume the Universe has passed through an inflationary period, in accordance with the cosmic no-hair theorem. Hence, we have a class of models that shows us a simple and straightforward way the instability of the FLRW universes, the furtiveness of the isotropy concept, and how they can still be consistent with the standard model of Cosmology as far as we assume the occurrence of an inflationary early period.

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arXiv2008

Hopf Bifurcations in a Watt Governor With a Spring

This paper pursues the study carried out by the authors in "Stability and Hopf bifurcation in a hexagonal governor system", focusing on the codimension one Hopf bifurcations in the hexagonal Watt governor differential system. Here are studied the codimension two, three and four Hopf bifurcations and the pertinent Lyapunov stability coefficients and bifurcation diagrams, ilustrating the number, types and positions of bifurcating small amplitude periodic orbits, are determined. As a consequence it is found an open region in the parameter space where two attracting periodic orbits coexist with an attracting equilibrium point.

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arXiv2007

Lyapunov Coefficients for Degenerate Hopf Bifurcations

In this paper are studied the codimensions one, two, three and four Hopf bifurcations and the pertinent Lyapunov stability coefficients. Algebraic expressions obtained with computer assisted calculations are displayed.

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arXiv2007

The Aharonov-Bohm effect: Mathematical Aspects of the Quantum Flow

This paper addresses the scattering of a beam of charged particles by an infinitely long magnetic string in the context of the hydrodynamical approach to quantum mechanics. The scattering is qualitatively analyzed by two approaches. In the first approach, the quantum flow is studied via a one-parameter family of complex potentials. In the second approach, the qualitative theory of planar differential equations is used to obtain a one-parameter family of Hamiltonian functions which determine the phase portraits of the systems.

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arXiv2006

Stability and Hopf Bifurcation in an Hexagonal Governor System With a Spring

In this paper we study the Lyapunov stability and the Hopf bifurcation in a system coupling an hexagonal centrifugal governor with a steam engine. Here are given sufficient conditions for the stability of the equilibrium state and of the bifurcating periodic orbit. These conditions are expressed in terms of the physical parameters of the system, and hold for parameters outside a variety of codimension two.

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arXiv2006

Bifurcation Analysis of the Watt Governor System

This paper pursues the study carried out by the authors in {\it Stability and Hopf bifurcation in the Watt governor system} \cite{smb}, focusing on the codimension one Hopf bifurcations in the centrifugal Watt governor differential system, as presented in Pontryagin's book {\it Ordinary Differential Equations}, \cite{pon}. Here are studied the codimension two and three Hopf bifurcations and the pertinent Lyapunov stability coefficients and bifurcation diagrams, illustrating the number, types and positions of bifurcating small amplitude periodic orbits, are determined. As a consequence it is found a region in the space of parameters where an attracting periodic orbit coexists with an attracting equilibrium.

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arXiv2006

Stability and Hopf Bifurcation in the Watt Governor System

In this paper we study the Lyapunov stability and Hopf bifurcation in a system coupling a Watt-centrifugal-governor with a steam-engine. Sufficient conditions for the stability of the equilibrium state in terms of the physical parameters and of the bifurcating periodic orbit at most critical parameters on the bifurcation surface are given.

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