is a smooth function. A trajectory of this system is some smooth function <math>x(t)</math> with values in <math>\mathbb{R}^2</math> which satisfies this differential equation. Such a trajectory is called closed (or periodic) if it is not constant but returns to its starting point, i.e. if there exists some <math>t_0>0</math> such that <math>x(t+t_0)=x(t)</math> for all <math>t\in\mathbb{R}</math>. An orbit is the image of a trajectory, a subset of <math>\mathbb{R}^2</math>. A closed orbit, or cycle, is the image of a closed trajectory. A limit cycle is a cycle which is the limit set of some other trajectory. | is a smooth function. A trajectory of this system is some smooth function <math>x(t)</math> with values in <math>\mathbb{R}^2</math> which satisfies this differential equation. Such a trajectory is called closed (or periodic) if it is not constant but returns to its starting point, i.e. if there exists some <math>t_0>0</math> such that <math>x(t+t_0)=x(t)</math> for all <math>t\in\mathbb{R}</math>. An orbit is the image of a trajectory, a subset of <math>\mathbb{R}^2</math>. A closed orbit, or cycle, is the image of a closed trajectory. A limit cycle is a cycle which is the limit set of some other trajectory. |