Asymptotically autonomous semiflows: chain recurrence and Lyapunov functions

Konstantin Mischaikow, Hal Smith, Horst R. Thieme
1995 Transactions of the American Mathematical Society  
From the work of C. Conley, it is known that the omega limit set of a precompact orbit of an autonomous semiflow is a chain recurrent set. Here, we improve a result of L. Markus by showing that the omega limit set of a solution of an asymptotically autonomous semiflow is a chain recurrent set relative to the limiting autonomous semiflow. In the special case that there is a Lyapunov function for the limiting semiflow, sufficient conditions are given for an omega limit set of the asymptotically
more » ... tonomous semiflow to be contained in a level set of the Lyapunov function. I >-°° J The result of Markus is the following.
doi:10.1090/s0002-9947-1995-1290727-7 fatcat:26mvpm2g7rb6xakar7jnxsktrm