This simulation illustrates the concept of a limit cycle by using the following mathematical model:
dx/dt = y + [K*x*(1 - x^2 - y^2)]/sqrt(x^2 + y^2)
dy/dt = -x + [K*y*(1 - x^2 - y^2)]/sqrt(x^2 + y^2)
The initial conditions are as follows:
x(0) = x0
y(0) = y0
The limit cycle of this function is a circle centered at the origin with radius 1 (the unit circle), which can be expressed in the following statement.
For all x0,y0 (where x0, y0 are non-zero), x^2 + y^2 approaches 1 as t tends to infinity.