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Numerical Continuation Methods for Dynamical Systems

Path following and boundary value problems

  • An overview of the influence of an important tool for bifurcation analysis
  • Providing this material, so far spread over a large body of research literature in different fields, in one single source
  • Also accessible to non-specialists
  • With 200 figures, 26 in full colour

Part of the book series: Understanding Complex Systems (UCS)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Interactive Continuation Tools

    • Willy Govaerts, Yuri A Kuznetsov
    Pages 51-75
  3. Higher-Dimensional Continuation

    • Michael E Henderson
    Pages 77-115
  4. Computing Invariant Manifolds via the Continuation of Orbit Segments

    • Bernd Krauskopf, Hinke M. Osinga
    Pages 117-154
  5. The Dynamics of SQUIDs and Coupled Pendula

    • Donald G Aronson, Hans G Othmer
    Pages 155-176
  6. Global Bifurcation Analysis in Laser Systems

    • Sebastian M Wieczorek
    Pages 177-220
  7. Numerical Bifurcation Analysis of Electronic Circuits

    • Emilio Freire, Alejandro J Rodríguez-Luis
    Pages 221-251
  8. Periodic Orbit Continuation in Multiple Time Scale Systems

    • John Guckenheimer, M Drew LaMar
    Pages 253-267
  9. Continuation of Periodic Orbits in Symmetric Hamiltonian Systems

    • Jorge Galán-Vioque, André Vanderbauwhede
    Pages 269-299
  10. Phase Conditions, Symmetries and PDE Continuation

    • Wolf-Jürgen Beyn, Vera Thümmler
    Pages 301-330
  11. Numerical Computation of Coherent Structures

    • Alan R Champneys, Björn Sandstede
    Pages 331-358

About this book

Path following in combination with boundary value problem solvers has emerged as a continuing and strong influence in the development of dynamical systems theory and its application. It is widely acknowledged that the software package AUTO - developed by Eusebius J. Doedel about thirty years ago and further expanded and developed ever since - plays a central role in the brief history of numerical continuation.

This book has been compiled on the occasion of Sebius Doedel's 60th birthday. Bringing together for the first time a large amount of material in a single, accessible source, it is hoped that the book will become the natural entry point for researchers in diverse disciplines who wish to learn what numerical continuation techniques can achieve.

The book opens with a foreword by Herbert B. Keller and lecture notes by Sebius Doedel himself that introduce the basic concepts of numerical bifurcation analysis. The other chapters by leading experts discuss continuation for various types of systems and objects and showcase examples of how numerical bifurcation analysis can be used in concrete applications. Topics that are treated include: interactive continuation tools, higher-dimensional continuation, the computation of invariant manifolds, and continuation techniques for slow-fast systems, for symmetric Hamiltonian systems, for spatially extended systems and for systems with delay. Three chapters review physical applications: the dynamics of a SQUID, global bifurcations in laser systems, and dynamics and bifurcations in electronic circuits.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept of Engineering Mathematics, University of Bristol, UK

    Bernd Krauskopf, Hinke M. Osinga

  • University of Sevilla Escuela Superior de Ingenieros, Spain

    Jorge Galán-Vioque

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