Hopf bifurcation analysis in a delayed Nicholson blowflies equation

The dynamics of a Nicholson's blowflies equation with a finite delay are investigated. We prove that a sequence of Hopf bifurcations occur at the positive equilibrium as the delay increases. Explicit algorithm for determining the direction of the Hopf bifurcations and the stability of the bifurcating periodic solutions are derived, using the theory of normal form and center manifold. Global existence of periodic solutions are established using a global Hopf bifurcation result of Wu (Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 350 (1998) 4799), and a Bendixson criterion for higher dimensional ordinary differential equations due to Li and Muldowney (J. Differential Equations 106 (1994) 27).     

Double Hopf bifurcation and chaos in Liu system with delayed feedback

In this paper, we consider the stability of equilibria, Hopf and double Hopf bifurcation in Liu system with delay feedback. Firstly, we identify the critical values for stability switches and Hopf bifurcationusing the method of bifurcation analysis. When we choose appropriate feedback strength and delay, two symmetrical nontrivial equilibria of Liusystem can be controlled to be stable at the same time, and the stable bifurcating periodic solutions occur in the neighborhood of the two equilibria at the same time. Secondly, by applying the normal form method and center manifold theory,the normal form near the double Hopf bifurcation, as well as classifications of local dynamics are analyzed. Furthermore, we give the bifurcation diagram to illustrate numerically that a family of stable periodic solutions bifurcated from Hopf bifurcation occur in a large region of delay and the Liu system with delay can appear the phenomenon of ``chaos switchover''.     

Analysis of stability and Hopf bifurcation for a delayed logistic equation

The dynamics of a logistic equation with discrete delay are investigated, together with the local and global stability of the equilibria. In particular, the conditions under which a sequence of Hopf bifurcations occur at the positive equilibrium are obtained. Explicit algorithm for determining the stability of the bifurcating periodic solutions and the direction of the Hopf bifurcation are derived by using the theory of normal form and center manifold [Hassard B, Kazarino D, Wan Y. Theory and applications of Hopf bifurcation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 1981.]. Global existence of periodic solutions is also established by using a global Hopf bifurcation result of Wu [Symmetric functional differential equations and neural networks with memory. Trans Amer Math Soc 350:1998;4799–38.]     

Hopf bifurcation in a control system for the Washout filter-based delayed neural equation

Washout filter is a simple filter that can be designed easily. In this paper, a system for controlling a neural equation with discrete time delay based on Washout filter is presented. The transcendental equation of the corresponding linearized system is analyzed. In this control system, it is found that Hopf bifurcation occurs when the control parameters are chosen properly and that a chaotic orbit can be controlled to a stable periodic solution. The stability condition for bifurcating periodic solutions and the direction of Hopf bifurcation are studied by applying the normal form theory and the center manifold theorem. Some numerical results are also presented to illustrate the correctness of our results.     

Controlling Hopf bifurcation and chaos in a small power system

For the power systems, the stabilization and tracking of voltage collapse trajectory, which involves severe nonlinear and nonstationary (unstable) features, is somewhat difficult to achieve. In this paper, we choose a widely used three-bus power system to be our case study. The study shows that the system experiences a Hopf bifurcation point (subcritical point) leads to chaos throughout period-doubling route. A model-based control strategy based on global state feedback linearization (GLC) is applied to the power system to control the chaotic behavior. The performance of GLC is compared with that for a nonlinear state feedback control.     

Stability and Hopf bifurcation in a delayed competition system

In this paper, Hopf bifurcation for two-species Lotka–Volterra competition systems with delay dependence is investigated. By choosing the delay as a bifurcation parameter, we prove that the system is stable over a range of the delay and beyond that it is unstable in the limit cycle form, i.e., there are periodic solutions bifurcating out from the positive equilibrium. Our results show that a stable competition system can be destabilized by the introduction of a maturation delay parameter. Further, an explicit algorithm for determining the direction of the Hopf bifurcation and the stability of the bifurcating periodic solutions is derived by using the theory of normal forms and center manifolds, and numerical simulations supporting the theoretical analysis are also given.     

Hopf bifurcation of a bacteria-immunity system with delayed quorum sensing

On the basis of Zhang’s model (see [P. Fergola, J. Zhang, M. Cerasuolo, Z.E. Ma, On the influence of quorum sensing in the competition between bacteria and immune system of invertebrates, in: Collective Dynamic: Topics on Competition and Cooperation in the Biosciences: A Selection of Papers in the Proceedings of the BIOCOMP2007 International Conference, AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1028, 2008, pp. 215-232] for more details), we formulate a bacteria-immunity model to describe the competition between bacteria and immune cells with bacterial quorum sensing mechanism. A time delay is introduced to characterize the time in which bacteria receive signal molecules and then combat with immune cells. Subsequently, the length of delay which preserves the stability of the positive equilibrium is estimated and Hopf bifurcation occurs when time delay crosses through a critical value are researched. Further, by using the normal form theory and center manifold theory, the explicit formulaes are calculated which determine the stability, the direction and the period of bifurcating periodical solutions. Finally, numerical simulations are employed to verify the mathematical conclusions.     

两时滞广义Logistic模型的Hopf分支与混沌

构建了具有两个时滞的广义Logistic模型,分情况讨论了系统正平衡点发生局部Hopf分支和稳定性切换的条件,分析了分支点关于系统参数的单调性和极限性质.数值模拟佐证了理论结果,展示了周期振动,倍周期分支,混沌等复杂的动力学行为.     

Hopf bifurcation analysis in a delayed human respiratory system

This paper considers a delayed human respiratory model. By choosing time delay as a parameter, the stability of the equilibrium of the model is investigated and the conditions which guarantee the existence of local and global Hopf bifurcation are derived. Finally, these results are illustrated by numerical simulations of a specific version of the system.     

Hopf bifurcation analysis in a synaptically coupled FHN neuron model with delays

This paper presents an investigation of stability and Hopf bifurcation of the synaptically coupled nonidentical FHN model with two time delays. We first consider the existence of local Hopf bifurcations, by regarding the sum of the two delays as a parameter, then derive explicit formulas for determining the direction of the Hopf bifurcations and the stability of the bifurcating periodic solutions, using the normal form method and center manifold theory. Finally, numerical simulations are carried out for supporting the theoretical analysis.     

Linear stability and Hopf bifurcation in a delayed two-coupled oscillator with excitatory-to-inhibitory connection

We consider the dynamical behavior of a delayed two-coupled oscillator with excitatory-to-inhibitory connection. Some parameter regions are given for linear stability, absolute synchronization, and Hopf bifurcations by using the theory of functional differential equations. Conditions ensuring the stability and direction of the Hopf bifurcation are determined by applying the normal form theory and the center manifold theorem. We also investigate the spatio-temporal patterns of bifurcating periodic oscillations by using the symmetric bifurcation theory of delay differential equations combined with representation theory of Lie groups. Finally, numerical simulations are given to illustrate the results obtained.     

Hopf bifurcation and stability for a delayed tri-neuron network model

A neural network model with three neurons and a single time delay is considered. Its linear stability is investigated and Hopf bifurcations are demonstrated by analyzing the corresponding characteristic equation. In particular, the explicit formulae determining the stability and the direction of periodic solutions bifurcating from Hopf bifurcations are obtained by applying the normal form theory and the center manifold theorem. In order to illustrate our theoretical analysis, some numerical simulations are also included in the end.     

Hopf bifurcation analysis of a general non-linear differential equation with delay

This work represents Hopf bifurcation analysis of a general non-linear differential equation involving time delay. A special form of this equation is the Hutchinson–Wright equation which is a mile stone in the mathematical modeling of population dynamics and mathematical biology. Taking the delay parameter as a bifurcation parameter, Hopf bifurcation analysis is studied by following the theory in the book by Hazzard et al. By analyzing the associated characteristic polynomial, we determine necessary conditions for the linear stability and Hopf bifurcation. In addition to this analysis, the direction of bifurcation, the stability and the period of a periodic solution to this equation are evaluated at a bifurcation value by using the Poincaré normal form and the center manifold theorem. Finally, the theoretical results are supported by numerical simulations.     

A Hopf bifurcation for a reaction-diffusion equation with concentrated chemical kinetics

A reaction-diffusion equation related to some mathematical models of gasless combustion of solid fuel is studied. A formal bifurcation analysis by B. J. Matkowsky and G. I. Sivashinsky (SIAM J. Appl. Math.35 (1978), 465–478) shows that solutions demonstrate behavior typical for the Hopf bifurcation. A rigorous treatment of this phenomenon is developed. The problem is considered as an evolution equation in a Banach space. To circumvent difficulties involving a possible resonance with the continuous spectrum, appropriate weighted norms are introduced. A suitable version of the Hopf bifurcation theorem is developed and the existence of time periodic solutions is proved for values of the parameter near some critical value.     

Hopf bifurcation direction of a delayed bacteria-immunity system with quorum sensing mechanism

Considering the mechanism of quorum sensing, we formulate a bacteria-immunity model to describe the competition between bacteria and immune cells on the basis of Zhang’s model (see [9] for more details). A time delay is introduced to characterize the time in which bacteria receive signal molecules and then combat with immune cells. In the sequel, the length of delay which preserves the stability of the positive equilibrium is estimated, and the existence of Hopf bifurcation when the delay crosses through a critical value is investigated. Further, by using the normal form theory and center manifold theory, the explicit formulae are calculated which determine the stability, the direction and the period of bifurcating periodical solutions. Finally, numerical simulations are employed to verify the mathematical conclusions.     

Hopf bifurcation analysis of integro-differential equation with unbounded delay

The complexity of a nonlinear dynamical system is controllable via a selection of system parameters. One representative behavior of such a complex system can be illustrated by Hopf bifurcation. This paper presents a Hopf bifurcation analysis of a kind of integro-differential equations with unbounded delay. Based on the Hopf bifurcation principle, a set of relationships among system parameters are obtained when a periodic orbit exists in the system. A numerical analysis is applied to solve the integro-differential delay equation. This paper proves the existence of Hopf bifurcation in the corresponding difference equations under the same system parameters as that in the integro-differential delay equations.     

Local Hopf bifurcation and global periodic solutions in a delayed predator-prey system

We consider a delayed predator-prey system. We first consider the existence of local Hopf bifurcations, and then derive explicit formulas which enable us to determine the stability and the direction of periodic solutions bifurcating from Hopf bifurcations, using the normal form theory and center manifold argument. Special attention is paid to the global existence of periodic solutions bifurcating from Hopf bifurcations. By using a global Hopf bifurcation result due to Wu [Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 350 (1998) 4799], we show that the local Hopf bifurcation implies the global Hopf bifurcation after the second critical value of delay. Finally, several numerical simulations supporting the theoretical analysis are also given.     

Stability and Hopf bifurcation for a viral infection model with delayed non-lytic immune response

In this paper, a class of more general viral infection model with delayed non-lytic immune response is proposed based on some important biological meanings. The sufficient criteria for local and global asymptotic stabilities of the viral free equilibrium are given. And the stability and Hopf bifurcation of the infected equilibrium have been studied. Numerical simulations are carried out to explain the mathematical conclusions, and the effects of the birth rate of susceptible T cells and the efficacy of the non-lytic component on the stabilities of the positive equilibrium $\bar{E}$ are also studied by numerical simulations.     

Stability and Hopf bifurcation for a virus infection model with delayed humoral immunity response

In this paper, we investigate the dynamical behavior of a virus infection model with delayed humoral immunity. By using suitable Lyapunov functional and the LaSalle?s invariance principle, we establish the global stabilities of the two boundary equilibria. If _R0<1$R_0<1$, the uninfected equilibrium _E0$E_0$ is globally asymptotically stable; if _R1<1<_R0$R_1<1<R_0$, the infected equilibrium without immunity _E1$E_1$ is globally asymptotically stable. When _R1>1$R_1>1$, we obtain the sufficient conditions to the local stability of the infected equilibrium with immunity _E2$E_2$. The time delay can change the stability of _E2$E_2$ and lead to the existence of Hopf bifurcations. The stabilities of bifurcating periodic solutions is also studied. We check our theorems with numerical simulations in the end.