An introduction to piecewise smooth vector fields and applications

• Grant number: 24/06060-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: June 01, 2024
• End date: January 31, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Mathematics - Geometry and Topology
• Principal Investigator: Tiago de Carvalho
• Grantee: Bruno Henrique Garcia Malvestio
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 22/02819-6 - Intermittent vector fields: theoretical aspects and applications, AP.PNGP.PI

Abstract

In this project we will study an introduction concerning piecewise smooth vector fields. These dynamical systems are very used to model realistic problems where a kind of "on-off" process is considered.