Questions tagged [bifurcation]
Bifurcation theory is the mathematical study of changes in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family, such as the integral curves of a family of vector fields, and the solutions of a family of differential equations. (Def: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bifurcation_theory)
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Can even periodic points of a map undergo tangent bifurcation?
My intuition for the answer is NO, here is my thought: Let $T(x,\lambda)$ be the map depending on one parameter $\lambda$, assume at $(x_0,\lambda_0)$ a tangent bifurcation occurs for the $T^2$ map, ...
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Study of bifurcation [closed]
I am stuck in solving the following point of this exercise. We consider maps $f_\alpha:[−1,+1]\setminus\{0\}→[−1,+1]$, where $\alpha\in (1,2]$, given by $$f_\alpha(x)=\alpha x−\text{sign}(x)$$ where $\...
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Types of bifurcations in $\dot{x} = \mu + 2x^2 - x^4$
Consider the 1-dimensional autonomous ODE \begin{align} \dot{x} = \mu + 2x^2 - x^4 \end{align} where $\mu \in \mathbb{R}$ is a parameter. I have found the fixed points, their stability, and plotted ...
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3d-bifurcation classification
I have a 3d dynamical system that I am investigating that undergoes a series of bifurcations as two parameters ($I_1$ and $I_2$) are varied. The parameters represent input entering the system along ...
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Family of truncated tent maps
I'm trying to study the behaviour of the family of maps $T_h:[0,1]\to[0,1]$ defined by $T_h(x)=\min{(h,1-2|x-\frac{1}{2}|)}$. I stumbled upon the family at the end of this paper on Sharkovsky's ...
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Strange phenomenon in iterative operations
Based on the concept of logistic iterative operations, $x\rightarrow kx(1-x)$,where $k\in[0,4]$, I have proposed a similar iterative operation relationship.Specifically, I considered the form $${} x\...
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Bifurcation of a system of a parametric system of differential equations
I have a system of differential equations with the following shape: $$ \dot{x} = ax + y $$ $$ \dot{y} = 2ax + 2y $$ I am trying to calculate where is the bifurcation of the system. I calculated the ...
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Modern References on Catastrophe and Bifurcation Theory for Gradient Flows with Time-Dependent Potential
I am looking for a good reference on catastrophe theory or bifurcation theory for gradient flows defined by a time-dependent potential function, specifically of the form $\dot{x} = \nabla_x f(x, u)$ ...
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Detecting cable knots
I wanted to ask the following question - Given a knot $K$, is there any algorithm, knot invariant, some heuristic (or anything really) which can tell if $K$ is a cable knot? The reason I am interested ...
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Using Poincaré-Bendixson theorem to show closed trajectories
We are given the following dynamic system $$ \dot{x} = -a x + y + x(x^2 + y^2) - a \frac{x^2}{\sqrt{x^2 + y^2}} $$ $$ \dot{y} = -x - a y + y(x^2 + y^2) - a \frac{x^2 y}{\sqrt{x^2 + y^2}} $$ where $a $...
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How to find the points of saddle-node bifurcation in a two-parameter dynamical system?
I'm trying to find the points of the $(\alpha ,\beta )$-parameter space where the following system undergoes saddle-node bifurcation: $$ \dot{x}=y+\beta x+ x^2 $$ $$ \dot{y}=\alpha + x^2 $$ I've done ...
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Is there any possible way to write this differential equation in terms of planar dynamical system variables?
Is there any possible way to write this differential equation (1) in terms of planar dynamical system variables? $\phi_{\xi \xi} = - \phi \frac{\phi_{\xi}^{2}(2 \phi^2 + 4 c) + (ck - \Omega^2) - 2 \...
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Transforming Normal Forms via Smooth Coordinate Changes and Time Reparametrization
I am working with normal forms and encountered the following statement in a paper. The system $$ \left\{ \begin{array}{l} \dot{w}_0 = w_1 \\ \dot{w}_1 = a2 w_0^2 + b_2 w_0 w_1 + a_3 w_0^3 + b_3 w_0^2 ...
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Why does the bifurcation diagram of the logistic map exhibit chaotic behavior past exactly r=3.57? What about 3.57 causes it to be the breaking point?
The logistic map typically converges to a "carrying capacity", or output value across iterations, at r values (the growth rate) under 3. After 3, the value the system converges to bifurcates ...
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Bifurcation Diagram based on unknown function [closed]
I am new to this knowledge. Here is the given scenario of the problem (please check the picture for clarification). Given a function $u'(t) = f(u;m)$, $t$ is time, $u$ is the enzyme concentration at ...