CDS 140a Winter 2014 Homework 6

R. Murray, D. MacMartin	Issued: 11 Feb 2014 (Tue)
ACM 101b/AM 125b/CDS 140a, Winter 2014 (PDF)	Due: 19 Feb 2014 (Wed) @ noon

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1. Perko, Section 3.2, problem 5:
   

   (a) According to the corollary of Theorem 2 (in Section 3.2), every $\omega$-limit set is an invariant set of the flow $\phi_t$ of $\dot x = f(x)$. Give an example to show that not every set invariant with respect to the flow $\phi_t$ is the $\alpha$- or $\omega$-limit set of a trajectory of $\dot x = f(x)$.

   (b) Any stable limit cycle $\Gamma$ is an attracting set and $\Gamma$ is the $\omega$-limit set of every trajectory in a neighborhood of $\Gamma$. Give an example to show that not every attracting set $A$ is the $\omega$-limit set of a trajectory in a neighborhood of $A$.

   (c) Is the cylinder in Example 3 of Section 3.2 an attractor for the system in that example?

2. Perko, Section 3.3, problem 8: Consider the system <amsmath>

    \aligned
      \dot x &= -y + x(1-x^2 - y^2)(4 - x^2 - y^2) \\
      \dot y &= x + y(1-x^2 - y^2)(4 - x^2 - y^2) \\
      \dot z  &= z.
    \endaligned
   

   </amsmath>

   (a) Show that there are two periodic orbits $\Gamma_1$ and $\Gamma_2$ in the $x, y$ plane and determine their stability.

   (b) Show that there are two invariant cylinders for this system given by $x^2 + y^2 = 1$ and $x^2 + y^2 = 4$.

   (c) Describe $W^s(\Gamma_j)$ and $W^u(\Gamma_j)$, $j = 1,2$, for the full system (in ${\mathbb R}^3$).