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We present an extension of the Melnikov method which can be used for ascertaining the existence of homoclinic and heteroclinic orbits with many pulses in a class of near‐integrable systems. The Melnikov function in this situation is the sum of the usual Melnikov functions evaluated with some appropriate phase delays. We show that a nonfolding condition which involves the logarithmic derivative of the Melnikov function must be satisfied in addition to the usual transversality conditions in order for homoclinic orbits with more than one pulse to exist.
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(Accepted December 2, 1996)
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Camassa, R., Kovačič, G. & Tin, SK. A Melnikov Method for Homoclinic Orbits with Many Pulses. Arch Rational Mech Anal 143, 105–193 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002050050102
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