Heteroclinic Transition Motions in Periodic Perturbations of Conservative Systems with an Application to Forced Rigid Body Dynamics

We consider periodic perturbations of conservative systems. The unperturbed systems are assumed to have two nonhyperbolic equilibria connected by a heteroclinic orbit on each level set of conservative quantities. These equilibria construct two normally hyperbolic invariant manifolds in the unperturbed phase space, and by invariant manifold theory there exist two normally hyperbolic, locally invariant manifolds in the perturbed phase space. We extend Melnikov’s method to give a condition under which the stable and unstable manifolds of these locally invariant manifolds intersect transversely. Moreover, when the locally invariant manifolds consist of nonhyperbolic periodic orbits, we show that there can exist heteroclinic orbits connecting periodic orbits near the unperturbed equilibria on distinct level sets. This behavior can occur even when the two unperturbed equilibria on each level set coincide and have a homoclinic orbit. In addition, it yields transition motions between neighborhoods of very distant periodic orbits, which are similar to Arnold diffusion for three or more degree of freedom Hamiltonian systems possessing a sequence of heteroclinic orbits to invariant tori, if there exists a sequence of heteroclinic orbits connecting periodic orbits successively.We illustrate our theory for rotational motions of a periodically forced rigid body. Numerical computations to support the theoretical results are also given.     

Complex dynamics of a simple 3D autonomous chaotic system with four-wing

The present paper revisits a three dimensional (3D) autonomous chaotic system with four-wing occurring in the known literature [Nonlinear Dyn (2010) 60(3): 443--457] with the entitle ``A new type of four-wing chaotic attractors in 3-D quadratic autonomous systems'' and is devoted to discussing its complex dynamical behaviors, mainly for its non-isolated equilibria, Hopf bifurcation, heteroclinic orbit and singularly degenerate heteroclinic cycles, etc. Firstly, the detailed distribution of its equilibrium points is formulated. Secondly, the local behaviors of its equilibria, especially the Hopf bifurcation, are studied. Thirdly, its such singular orbits as the heteroclinic orbits and singularly degenerate heteroclinic cycles are exploited. In particular, numerical simulations demonstrate that this system not only has four heteroclinic orbits to the origin and other four symmetry equilibria, but also two different kinds of infinitely many singularly degenerate heteroclinic cycles with the corresponding two-wing and four-wing chaotic attractors nearby.     

Lyapunov-Schmidt reduction for unfolding heteroclinic networks of equilibria and periodic orbits with tangencies

This article concerns arbitrary finite heteroclinic networks in any phase space dimension whose vertices can be a random mixture of equilibria and periodic orbits. In addition, tangencies in the intersection of un/stable manifolds are allowed. The main result is a reduction to algebraic equations of the problem to find all solutions that are close to the heteroclinic network for all time, and their parameter values. A leading order expansion is given in terms of the time spent near vertices and, if applicable, the location on the non-trivial tangent directions. The only difference between a periodic orbit and an equilibrium is that the time parameter is discrete for a periodic orbit. The essential assumptions are hyperbolicity of the vertices and transversality of parameters. Using the result, conjugacy to shift dynamics for a generic homoclinic orbit to a periodic orbit is proven. Finally, equilibrium-to-periodic orbit heteroclinic cycles of various types are considered.     

Using Lin's method to solve Bykov's problems

We consider nonwandering dynamics near heteroclinic cycles between two hyperbolic equilibria. The constituting heteroclinic connections are assumed to be such that one of them is transverse and isolated. Such heteroclinic cycles are associated with the termination of a branch of homoclinic solutions, and called T-points   in this context. We study codimension-two T-points and their unfoldings in Rⁿ${\mathbb{R}}^n$. In our consideration we distinguish between cases with real and complex leading eigenvalues of the equilibria. In doing so we establish Lin's method as a unified approach to (re)gain and extend results of Bykov's seminal studies and related works. To a large extent our approach reduces the study to the discussion of intersections of lines and spirals in the plane.     

STRANGE ATTRACTORS IN SYMMETRIC UNFOLDINGS OF A SINGULARITY WITH THREE-FOLD ZERO EIGENVALUE

In this paper,we study the Sil'nikov heteroclinic bifurcations,which display strange attractors,for the symmetric versal unfoldings of the singularity at the origin with a nilpotent linear part and 3-jet,using the normal form,the blow-up and the generalized Mel'nikov methods of heteroclinic orbits to two hyperbolic or nonhyperbolic equilibria in a high-dimensional space.     

伴随奇点分支的退化异宿轨道的保存和横截性

本文应用指数三分性和不变流形的局部几何表示方法,给出异宿流形上的轨道当两个奇点经历超;临界分支和摄动时保存和横截的条件．     

Peaked singular wave solutions associated with singular curves

We present new types of singular wave solutions with peaks in this paper. When a heteroclinic orbit connecting two saddle points intersects with the singular curve on the topological phase plane for a generalized KdV equation, it may be divided into segments. Different combinations of these segments may lead to different singular wave solutions, while at the intersection points, peaks on the waves can be observed. It is shown for the first time that there coexist different types of singular waves corresponding to one heteroclinic orbit.     

Numerical computation of viscous profiles for hyperbolic conservation laws

Viscous profiles of shock waves in systems of conservation laws can be viewed as heteroclinic orbits in associated systems of ordinary differential equations (ODE). In the case of overcompressive shock waves, these orbits occur in multi-parameter families. We propose a numerical method to compute families of heteroclinic orbits in general systems of ODE. The key point is a special parameterization of the heteroclinic manifold which can be understood as a generalized phase condition; in the case of shock profiles, this phase condition has a natural interpretation regarding their stability. We prove that our method converges and present numerical results for several systems of conservation laws. These examples include traveling waves for the Navier-Stokes equations for compressible viscous, heat-conductive fluids and for the magnetohydrodynamics equations for viscous, heat-conductive, electrically resistive fluids that correspond to shock wave solutions of the associated ideal models, i.e., the Euler, resp. Lundquist, equations.

     

Detonatlve travelling waves for combustions

The existence of travelling wave solution to equations of a viscous heat conducting combustible fluid is proved. The reactions are assumed to be one step exothermic reactions with a natural discontinuous reaction rate function. The problem is studied for a general gas. Instead of assuming the ideal gas conditions we consider a general thermodynamics which is described by a fairly mild set of hypotheses. Travelling waves for detonations reduce to specific heteroclinic orbits of a discontinuous system of ODE's. The existence proof for heteroclinic orbits corresponding to weak and strong detonation waves is carried out by some general topological arguments in ODE. The uniqueness and nonuniqueness of these waves are also considered.     

Bounded traveling waves of the Burgers-Huxley equation

In order to investigate bounded traveling waves of the Burgers-Huxley equation, bifurcations of codimension 1 and 2 are discussed for its traveling wave system. By reduction to center manifolds and normal forms we give conditions for the appearance of homoclinic solutions, heteroclinic solutions and periodic solutions, which correspondingly give conditions of existence for solitary waves, kink waves and periodic waves, three basic types of bounded traveling waves. Furthermore, their evolutions are discussed to investigate the existence of other types of bounded traveling waves, such as the oscillatory traveling waves corresponding to connections between an equilibrium and a periodic orbit and the oscillatory kink waves corresponding to connections of saddle-focus.     

Persistent switching near a heteroclinic model for the geodynamo problem

Modelling chaotic and intermittent behaviour, namely the excursions and reversals of the geomagnetic field, is a big problem far from being solved. Armbruster et al. [5] considered that structurally stable heteroclinic networks associated to invariant saddles may be the mathematical object responsible for the aperiodic reversals in spherical dynamos. In this paper, invoking the notion of heteroclinic switching near a network of rotating nodes, we present analytical evidences that the mathematical model given by Melbourne et al. [19] contributes to the study of the georeversals. We also present numerical plots of solutions of the model, showing the intermittent behaviour of trajectories near the heteroclinic network under consideration.     

Hopf Bifurcation and new singular orbits coined in a Lorenz-like system

We seize some new dynamics of a Lorenz-like system: $\dot{x} = a(y - x)$, \quad $\dot{y} = dy - xz$, \quad $\dot{z} = - bz + fx^{2} + gxy$, such as for the Hopf bifurcation, the behavior of non-isolated equilibria, the existence of singularly degenerate heteroclinic cycles and homoclinic and heteroclinic orbits. In particular, our new discovery is that the system has also two heteroclinic orbits for $bg = 2a(f + g)$ and $a > d > 0$ other than known $bg > 2a(f + g)$ and $a > d > 0$, whose proof is completely different from known case. All the theoretical results obtained are also verified by numerical simulations.     

EXPONENTIAL TRICHOTOMY， ORTHOGONALITY CONDITION AND THEIR APPLICATION

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Homoclinic orbits in the dynamics of resonantly driven coupled pendula

We present a plethora of homoclinic and heteroclinic orbits that exist in the phase space of a weakly nonlinear model describing small oscillations of two resonantly driven coupled pendula. These orbits connect equilibria in a resonance band, which is contained in an invariant plane, and is born under perturbation out of a circle of equilibria. Their existence is shown by using a combination of the Melnikov method and singular perturbation techniques.     

Game-dynamical aspects of the prisoner's dilemma

A game-dynamical analysis of the iterated prisoner's dilemma reveals its complexity and unpredictability. Even if one considers only those strategies where the probability for cooperation depends entirely on the last move, one finds stable polymorphisms, multiple equilibria, periodic attractors, and heteroclinic cycles.     

Heteroclinic standing waves in defocusing DNLS equations: variational approach via energy minimization

We study heteroclinic standing waves (dark solitons) in discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equations with defocusing nonlinearity. Our main result is a quite elementary existence proof for waves with monotone and odd profile, and relies on minimizing an appropriately defined energy functional. We also study the continuum limit and the numerical approximation of standing waves.     

Distributional convergence in planar dynamics and singular perturbations

Motivated by applications to singular perturbations, the paper examines convergence rates of distributions induced by solutions of ordinary differential equations in the plane. The solutions may converge either to a limit cycle or to a heteroclinic cycle. The limit distributions form invariant measures on the limit set. The customary gauges of topological distances may not apply to such cases and do not suit the applications. The paper employs the Prohorov distance between probability measures. It is found that the rate of convergence to a limit cycle and to an equilibrium are different than the rate in the case of heteroclinic cycle; the latter may exhibit two paces, depending on a relation among the eigenvalues of the hyperbolic equilibria. The limit invariant measures are also exhibited. The motivation is stemmed from singularly perturbed systems with non-stationary fast dynamics and averaging. The resulting rates of convergence are displayed for a planar singularly perturbed system, and for a general system of a slow flow coupled with a planar fast dynamics.     

Persistence of travelling fronts of KdV-Burgers-Kuramoto equation

We study the travelling fronts of KdV-Burgers-Kuramoto equation from geometric singular perturbation point of view. Motivated by the analogue between travelling fronts and heteroclinic orbits of the corresponding ordinary differential equations, we prove the persistence of these waves for sufficiently small dissipation. The result of numerical investigation also establishes our analysis.