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On Liénard's equation

Part of the Lecture Notes in Mathematics book series (LNM,volume 597)

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  • Positive Orbit
  • Hyperbolic Singularity

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Lins, A., de Melo, W., Pugh, C.C. (1977). On Liénard's equation. In: Palis, J., do Carmo, M. (eds) Geometry and Topology. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 597. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0085364

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