NONLINEAR ANALYSIS-THEORY METHODS & APPLICATIONS, cilt.60, sa.1, ss.163-178, 2005 (SCI-Expanded)
The objective of the paper is to obtain results on the behavior of a specific plane discontinuous dynamical system in the neighbourhood of the singular point. A new technique of investigation is presented. Conditions for existence of the foci and centres are proposed. The focus-centre problem and Hopf bifurcation are considered. Appropriate examples are given to ilustrate the bifurcation theorem. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.