REDUCE and the Bifurcation of Limit Cycles

A technique is described which has been used extensively to investigate the bifurcation of limit cycles in polynomial differential systems. Its implementation requires a Computer Algebra System, in this case REDUCE. Concentration is on the computational aspects of the work, and a brief resume is given of some of the results which have been obtained.

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