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Nonlinear Systems & Linearization · Challenge problem

In polar coordinates a system reads r′=r(1−r2),  θ′=2−rsin⁡θr' = r(1 - r^2),\; \theta' = 2 - r\sin\theta. The unit circle is its limit cycle. Find the period of this limit cycle.