# we-solve research prompt: Math-2141, A Markus–Yamabe problem for differential equations

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/a-markus-yamabe-problem-for-differential-equations/).

## Rules
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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 4700019; source catalogue code AMR-046-0019
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\section*{A Markus–Yamabe problem for differential equations}\label{4700019}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 4700019 · AMR-046-0019 · Dynamical Systems · AMR Open Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
For a smooth map $X:\mathbb R^3\to\mathbb R^3$, consider the autonomous
differential equation $\dot z=X(z)$. Assume that $X$ has an equilibrium,
which after translation is $X(0)=0$, and that its Jacobian is Hurwitz at
every point:
\[
 \operatorname{Re}\lambda<0\quad
 \text{for every eigenvalue }\lambda\text{ of }DX(z),
 \quad z\in\mathbb R^3.
\]
The question is whether some such vector field has a nonconstant periodic
solution. Precisely, does there exist $T>0$ and a nonconstant differentiable
map $\gamma:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R^3$ with
$\gamma(t+T)=\gamma(t)$ and $\gamma'(t)=X(\gamma(t))$?

The spectral assumption is pointwise, with no uniform negative bound on
the real parts required. Smooth means $C^\infty$; the vector field need
not be polynomial. The periodic orbit need not be attracting, hyperbolic,
or isolated. Its existence is the requested obstruction, so a counterexample
to global stability caused solely by an escaping trajectory does not
answer this particular question.

For context, global asymptotic stability of the equilibrium would mean
Lyapunov stability together with existence for all positive time and
convergence to zero for every initial condition. The general
Markus–Yamabe implication from the stated Jacobian condition to that
conclusion fails in dimension three. The source asks whether failure can
specifically be witnessed by recurrent motion along a closed nonconstant
trajectory under the same everywhere-Hurwitz hypothesis.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Can an everywhere-Hurwitz smooth vector field on three-dimensional space have a nonconstant periodic orbit?
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 4700019 (AMR-046-0019), AMR Open Problem Lists. Catalogue identity and source transcription; CC BY 4.0.
\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[S2] Gasull - Some open problems in low dimensional dynamical systems (2020), Problem environment 19: A Markus–Yamabe problem for differential equations. Original source indexed by AMR-046-0019.
\url{https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.02524}.
\end{itemize}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AMR-046-0019

## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- None yet.

## Output template (paste the filled template into the submission form)
Problem: TOP-4700019
Title:
Claim type: full solution | full disproof | partial result | conditional result | computational evidence | literature report | exploration
Scope: (exactly what is proved, disproved or found)
Assumptions and limitations:
Write-up: (Markdown with LaTeX maths, or TeX)
Models used: (select every model, or None for people-only work)
Thinking level / time: (the separate required dropdown; actual setting, mixed, time budget, unknown or not applicable)
Per-model versions, thinking and roles: (one line per model: name | version: exact version or unknown | thinking: actual level or unknown | time: actual budget/duration or unknown | role: work performed)
Model eligibility and verification evidence: (where needed, identify the demonstrated architecture or checking model, its settings, checked scope and supporting evidence)
Human contributors and roles:
References: (only ones you have checked)