Stable oscillations in a predator-prey model with time lag

The Lotka-Volterra model with carrying capacity at the prey and time delay in the equation concerning the predator is considered. The time delay is taken into consideration by an integral with the weight function a exp(?at). It is shown that under certain conditions imposed upon the parameters of the system a supercritical Hopf bifurcation takes place at a certain value a₀, of a and the bifurcating closed paths are orbitally asymptotically stable for values of a below a₀.     

Hopf bifurcation in numerical approximation for delay differential equations

In this paper we investigate the qualitative behaviour of numerical approximation to a class delay differential equation. We consider the numerical solution of the delay differential equations undergoing a Hopf bifurcation. We prove the numerical approximation of delay differential equation had a Hopf bifurcation point if the true solution does.     

Numerical Hopf bifurcation of Runge–Kutta methods for a class of delay differential equations

In this paper, we consider the discretization of parameter-dependent delay differential equation of the form

It is shown that if the delay differential equation undergoes a Hopf bifurcation at τ=τ^*, then the discrete scheme undergoes a Hopf bifurcation at τ(h)=τ^*+O(h^p) for sufficiently small step size h, where p1 is the order of the Runge–Kutta method applied. The direction of numerical Hopf bifurcation and stability of bifurcating invariant curve are the same as that of delay differential equation.     

Spatially nonhomogeneous equilibrium in a reaction-diffusion system with distributed delay

We consider a reaction-diffusion system with general time-delayed growth rate and kernel functions. The existence and stability of the positive spatially nonhomogeneous steady-state solution are obtained. Moreover, taking minimal time delay τ as the bifurcation parameter, Hopf bifurcation near the steady-state solution is proved to occur at a critical value τ=τ₀. Especially, the Hopf bifurcation is forward and the bifurcated periodic solutions are stable on the center manifold. The general results are applied to competitive and cooperative systems with weak or strong kernel function respectively.     

Series-parallel chromatic hypergraphs

In this paper two-terminal series-parallel chromatic hypergraphs are introduced and for this class of hypergraphs it is shown that the chromatic polynomial can be computed with polynomial complexity. It is also proved that h-uniform multibridge hypergraphs θ(h;a₁,a₂,…,a_k) are chromatically unique for h≥3 if and only if h=3 and a₁=a₂=?=a_k=1, i.e., when they are sunflower hypergraphs having a core of cardinality 2 and all petals being singletons.     

On a linear iterative equation

We consider the following iterative equation $$ \sum_{i=0}^{k}a_{i}f^{i}(x)=0, $$ where a₀,…, a _k are given real numbers and ? is an unknown function. Assuming some conditions on the coefficients a₀,…, a _k we prove that this equation has exactly one solution and that the solution depends continuously on the coefficients.     

Hopf bifurcation and topological horseshoe of a novel finance chaotic system

This paper deals with the existence of both Hopf bifurcation and topological horseshoe for a novel finance chaotic system. First, through rigorous mathematical analysis, we show that a Hopf bifurcation occurs at systems’ three equilibriums S_0,1,2 and Hopf bifurcation at equilibrium S₀ is non-degenerate and supercritical. Second, the computer-assisted verifications for horseshoe chaos in the system are given. Simulation results are presented to support the analysis.     

Hopf bifurcations to quasi-periodic solutions for the two-dimensional plane Poiseuille flow

This paper studies various Hopf bifurcations in the two-dimensional plane Poiseuille problem. For several values of the wavenumber α, we obtain the branch of periodic flows which are born at the Hopf bifurcation of the laminar flow. It is known that, taking α ≈ 1, the branch of periodic solutions has several Hopf bifurcations to quasi-periodic orbits. For the first bifurcation, calculations from other authors seem to indicate that the bifurcating quasi-periodic flows are stable and subcritical with respect to the Reynolds number, Re. By improving the precision of previous works we find that the bifurcating flows are unstable and supercritical with respect to Re. We have also analysed the second Hopf bifurcation of periodic orbits for several α, to find again quasi-periodic solutions with increasing Re. In this case the bifurcated solutions are stable to superharmonic disturbances for Re up to another new Hopf bifurcation to a family of stable 3-tori. The proposed numerical scheme is based on a full numerical integration of the Navier-Stokes equations, together with a division by 3 of their total dimension, and the use of a pseudo-Newton method on suitable Poincaré sections. The most intensive part of the computations has been performed in parallel. We believe that this methodology can also be applied to similar problems.     

HOPF BIFURCATION AND OTHER DYNAMICAL BEHAVIORS FOR A FOURTH ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION IN MODELS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE

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Dynamical behavior of computer virus on Internet

In this paper, we presented a computer virus model using an SIRS model and the threshold value R₀ determining whether the disease dies out is obtained. If R₀ is less than one, the disease-free equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable. By using the time delay as a bifurcation parameter, the local stability and Hopf bifurcation for the endemic state is investigated. Numerical results demonstrate that the system has periodic solution when time delay is larger than a critical values. The obtained results may provide some new insight to prevent the computer virus.     

Numerical Hopf bifurcation analysis in nonlinear ordinary and partial differential systems from chemical reactor theory

A code has been developed which will automatically locate and analyze points of Hopf bifurcation in autonomous ordinary differential systems. The code first locates critical value(s) v_c of a user-specified parameter v (the bifurcation parameter) such that a stationary (equilibrium) solution x_*(v) loses linear stability by virtue of a complex conjugate pair of eigenvalues. The code computes x_*(v) during the location of v_c. Then the code computes the various coefficients in a local approximation to the family of periodic solutions which arise, a process which involves computation of second and third partial derivatives by numerical differencing of the user-supplied Jacobian matrix. The current version of the code, called BIFOR2, is fully described in Hassard, Kazarinoff, and Wan, Theory and Applications of Hopf Bifurcation, Cambridge U.P., 1981. In this paper we demonstrate the code in applications to two systems drawn from chemical reactor theory. The first application is to a 4th order ordinary differential system modeling a coupled tank reactor. The second application is to a partial differential system modeling a catalyst particle system. These represent the first applications of the code to chemically reacting systems other than the Brusselator. The second application demonstrates how collocation methods may be used in conjunction with BIFOR2 to perform Hopf bifurcation analysis of partial differential systems.     

The Fuller index and global Hopf bifurcation

Using an index for periodic solutions of an autonomous equation defined by Fuller, we prove Alexander and Yorke's global Hopf bifurcation theorem. As the Fuller index can be defined for retarded functional differential equations, the global bifurcation theorem can also be proved in this case. These results imply the existence of periodic solutions for delay equations with several rationally related delays, for example, $\text{x}\text{?}\text{(t) = ?α[ax(t ? 1) + bx(t ? 2)]g(x(t))}$, with a and b non-negative and α greater than some computable quantity ξ(a, b) calculated from the linearized equation.     

Oscillation of Numerical Solution in the Runge-Kutta Methods for Equation x＇（t） = ax（t） ＋ aox（[t]）

The paper de ls with oscillation of Runge-Kutta methods for equation x＇（t） = ax（t） ＋ aox（[t]）. The conditions of oscillation for the numerical methods are presented by considering the characteristic equation of the corresponding discrete scheme. It is proved that any nodes have the same oscillatory property as the integer nodes. Furthermore, the conditions under which the oscillation of the analytic solution is inherited by the numerical solution are obtained. The relationships between stability and oscillation are considered. Finally, some numerical experiments are given.     

Organizing center for the bifurcation analysis of a generalized Gause model with prey harvesting and Holling response function of type III

The present note is an addendum to the paper of Etoua-Rousseau (2010) [1] which presented a study of a generalized Gause model with prey harvesting and a generalized Holling response function of type III: . Complete bifurcation diagrams were proposed, but some parts were conjectural. An organizing center for the bifurcation diagram was given by a nilpotent point of saddle type lying on an invariant line and of codimension greater than or equal to 3. This point was of codimension 3 when b≠0, and was conjectured to be of infinite codimension when b=0. This conjecture was in line with a second conjecture that the Hopf bifurcation of order 2 degenerates to a Hopf bifurcation of infinite codimension when b=0. In this note we prove these two conjectures.     

A new fourth-order cubic spline method for second-order nonlinear two-point boundary-value problems

Bickley [5] had suggested the use of cubic splines for the solution of general linear two-point boundary-value problems. It is well known since then that this method gives only order h² uniformly convergent approximations. But cubic spline interpolation itself is a fourth-order process. We present a new fourth-order cubic spline method for second-order nonlinear two-point boundary-value problems: y″ = f(x, y, y′), a < x < b, α₀y(a) − α₀y′(a) = A, β₀y(b) + β₁y′(b) = B. We generate the solution at the nodal points by a fourth-order method and then use ‘conditions of continuity’ to obtain smoothed approximations for the second derivatives of the solution needed for the construction of the cubic spline solution. We show that our method provides order h⁴ uniformly convergent approximations over [a, b]. The fourth order of the presented method is demonstrated computationally by two examples.     

Stability and bifurcation in a delayed predator-prey system with Beddington-DeAngelis functional response

We consider a delayed predator-prey system with Beddington-DeAngelis functional response. The stability of the interior equilibrium will be studied by analyzing the associated characteristic transcendental equation. By choosing the delay τ as a bifurcation parameter, we show that Hopf bifurcation can occur as the delay τ crosses some critical values. The direction and stability of the Hopf bifurcation are investigated by following the procedure of deriving normal form given by Faria and Magalhães. An example is given and numerical simulations are performed to illustrate the obtained results.     

The Point Spectrum and Spectral Geometry for Riemannian Manifolds with Cusps

The bifurcation of a solution of the equation f(x, λ) = 0 at the point (x₀, λ₀) is investigated. In the case that B: = –f_x(x₀, λ₀) is a FREDHOLM operator by the method of LJAPUNOV/SCHMIDT the original equation is equivalent to a system consisting of a locally uniquely solvable equation and an equation in a finit dimensional subspace, the so-called bifurcation equation. For analytical/recursion formulas are deduced to determine the locally unique solution. In the case of FREDHOLM operators B with index zero practicable criteria are given for the applicability of a theorem of IZE being a generalization of a well known theorem of KRASNOSELSKIJ.     

A Galerkin Approximation for the Initial-Value Problem for Linear Second-Order Differential Equations

In this paper, a Galerkin type algorithm is given for the numerical solution of L(x)=(r(t)x'(t))'-p(t)x(t)=g(t); x(a)=x_a, x'(a)=x'_a, where r (t)>f0, and Spline hat functions form the approximating basis. Using the related quadratic form, a two-step difference equation is derived for the numerical solutions. A discrete Gronwall type lemma is then used to show that the error at the node points satisfies e_k=0(h²). If e(t) is the error function on a?t?b; it is also shown (in a variety of norms) that e(t)?Ch² and e'(t)?C₁h. Test case runs are also included. A (one step) Richardson or Rhomberg type procedure is used to show that e^R_k=0(h⁴). Thus our results are comparable to Runge-Kutta with half the function evaluations.     

Padé approximants to certain elliptic-type functions

Among all continua joining non-collinear points a ₁, a ₂, a ₃ ∈ ?, there exists a unique compact Δ ? ? that has minimal logarithmic capacity. For a complex-valued non-vanishing Dini-continuous function h on Δ, we define $${f_h}(z): = \frac{1}{{\pi i}}\int_\Delta {\frac{{h(t)}}{{t - z}}\frac{{dt}}{{{w^ + }(t)}}} $$ , where $w(z): = \sqrt {\prod\nolimits_{k = 0}^3 {(z - {a_k})} } $ and w ⁺ is the one-sided value according to some orientation of 1. In this work, we present strong asymptotics of diagonal Padé approximants to f _h and describe the behavior of the spurious pole and the regions of locally uniform convergence from a generic perspective.