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# The center--focus problem and small amplitude limit cycles in rigid systems

• In this paper we study the center--focus problem in families of rigid systems. We give explicit necessary and sufficient conditions to the unique equilibrium to be a center. We also study small amplitude limit cycles in these families of systems.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 34C07; Secondary: 37G15.

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