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Area of Science:

  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Control Systems Engineering
  • Mathematical Physics

Background:

  • Feedback systems with relays are common in engineering and exhibit complex dynamics.
  • Delay differential equations model systems with time delays, crucial for understanding real-world phenomena.
  • Multirhythmicity, the coexistence of multiple stable solutions, presents significant analytical challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the dynamics of a piecewise-linear second-order delay differential equation modeling feedback systems with relays.
  • To investigate the phenomenon of strong multirhythmicity, characterized by the coexistence of numerous stable periodic solutions.
  • To understand the bifurcations leading to these periodic solutions and their stability.

Main Methods:

  • Reduction of an integrodifferential model to a set of finite-dimensional maps.
  • Analysis of discontinuity-induced bifurcations for solution existence.
  • Application of smooth bifurcations to determine solution stability.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated that parameter regions for periodic solutions are governed by discontinuity-induced bifurcations.
  • Showed that the stability of these solutions is determined by smooth bifurcations.
  • Proved that slowly oscillating solutions are always stable when they exist.
  • Observed the coexistence of stable periodic and quasiperiodic solutions.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides a robust framework for understanding multirhythmicity in delayed feedback systems.
  • The methods developed allow for the prediction and analysis of complex dynamical behaviors.
  • The findings have implications for the design and stability analysis of control systems with relays and delays.