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Nonlinear Systems & Linearization · Superchallenge problem

For x′=x−y−x(x2+y2),  y′=x+y−y(x2+y2)x' = x - y - x(x^2 + y^2),\; y' = x + y - y(x^2 + y^2), let P(s)P(s) be the first-return (Poincaré) map of the positive xx-axis: a solution starting at (s,0)(s, 0) with s>0s > 0 next returns to the positive xx-axis at (P(s),0)(P(s), 0). Find P′(1)P'(1).