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Generic and stability properties of reciprocal and pseudogradient vector fields. (English) Zbl 1096.34032

Motivated by a paper of O. Chua from 1992, the paper studies pseudoreciprocal vector fields. First, a Kupka-Smale-like theorem is proved. Then, stability results are derived for such second-order ODEs. Finally, a result on the nonexistence of periodic solutions is shown for pseudogradient vector fields on manifolds.

MSC:

34D30 Structural stability and analogous concepts of solutions to ordinary differential equations
37C20 Generic properties, structural stability of dynamical systems

References:

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