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Bifurcation Theory of Limit Cycles introduces the bifurcation theory of planar systems with multiple parameters. The book's focus is on the most recent developments in the field; providing major advances in fundamental theory of limit cycles. The main topics include Hopf bifurcation of limit cycles from a center or a focus, homoclinic bifurcations near a homoclinic or a heteroclinic loop, and the number of limit cycles in global bifurcations of near-Hamiltonian polynomial systems of arbitrary degree. This book will be of great use to graduate mathematics students as well as scientists.