On the torus bifurcation in averaging theory.

In this paper, we take advantage of the averaging theory to investigate a torus bifurcation in two-parameter families of 2 D nonautonomous differential equations. Our strategy consists in looking for generic conditions on the averaged functions that ensure the existence of a curve in the parameter space characterized by a Neimark-Sacker bifurcation in the corresponding Poincaré map. A Neimark-Sacker bifurcation for planar maps consists in the birth of an invariant closed curve from a fixed point, as the fixed point changes stability. In addition, we apply our results to study a torus bifurcation in a family of 3 D vector fields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]