Constructive analysis of Takens-Bogdanov points with Z2-symmetry

Assuming a 2-parameter-dependent family of smooth Z₂-equivariantvector fields, a symmetry-breaking Takens-Bogdanov point isconsidered as an isolated organizing centre. Two branches ofsymmetry-breaking and asymmetric Hopf bifurcation points aswell as one branch of Z₂-pitchforks which emanate from the organizingcentre are analyzed via asymptotic expansions. Leading termsof these expansions are calculated explicitly. The input dataare differentials (up to third order) of the mapping evaluatedat the organizing centre along specified directions.     

Numerical analysis of homoclinic orbits emanating from a Takens-Bogdanov point

It is known that branches of homoclinic orbits emanate froma singular point of a dynamical system with a double zero eigenvalue(Takens-Bogdanov point). We develop a robust numerical methodfor starting the computation of homoclinic branches near sucha point. It is shown that this starting procedure relates tobranch switching. In particular, for a certain transformed problemthe homoclinic predictor is guaranteed to converge to the trueorbit under a Newton iteration.     

On homoclinic bifurcation emanating from Takens-Bogdanov points in Hamiltonian systems

The paper is devoted to studying the bifurcation of periodic and homoclinic orbits in a 2n-dimensional Hamiltonian system with 1 parameter from a TB-point (Hamiltonian saddle node). In addition to the proof of existence, the paper gives an expansion formula of the bifurcating homoclinic orbits. With the help of center manifold reduction and a blow up transformation, the problem is focused on studying a planar Hamiltonian system, the proof for the perturbed homoclinic and periodic orbits is elementary in the sense that it uses only implicit function arguments. Two applications to travelling waves in PDEs are shown.     

计算对称破缺Takens-Bogdanov点的有效方法

我们将提出一种直接方法来计算对称破缺Takens-Bogdanov分歧点,这种方法构造了不引进零向量作为变量的小扩张系统,从而减少了计算量并节约了内存,数值例子的计算成功地说明了方法的有效性。     

Numerical stability analysis and computation of Hopf bifurcation points for delay differential equations

We present a numerical technique for the stability analysis and the computation of branches of Hopf bifurcation points in nonlinear systems of delay differential equations with several constant delays. The stability analysis of a steady-state solution is done by a numerical implementation of the argument principle, which allows to compute the number of eigenvalues with positive real part of the characteristic matrix. The technique is also used to detect bifurcations of higher singularity (Hopf and fold bifurcations) during the continuation of a branch of Hopf points. This allows to trace new branches of Hopf points and fold points.     

Numerical computation of nonsimple turning points and cusps

Summary A method is developed for the numerical computation of a double turning point corresponding to a cusp catastrophe of a nonlinear operator equation depending on two parameters. An augmented system containing the original equation is introduced, for which the cusp point is an isolated solution. An efficient implementation of Newton's method in the finite-dimensional case is presented. Results are given for some chemical engineering problems and this direct method is compared with some other techniques to locate cusp points.     

Numerical computation of branch points in nonlinear equations

Summary The numerical computation of branch points in systems of nonlinear equations is considered. A direct method is presented which requires the solution of one equation only. The branch points are indicated by suitable testfunctions. Numerical results of three examples are given.     

Steady-state/Hopf mode interaction at a symmetry-breaking Takens-Bogdanov point

This paper is concerned with an example of steady-state/Hopfmode interaction arising in two-parameter non-linear problemssatisfying a Z₂symmetry condition. Specifically we study bifurcationphenomena near a symmetry-breaking Takens- Bogdanov point wherepaths of symmetric steady-state solutions, symmetric Hopf pointsand, under a certain positive condition, asymmetric Hopf pointsintersect. Our approach provides useful numerical informationfor switching from one solution path to another. Numerical resultsare given for an example arising from a finite-element discretizationof a problem in fluid mechanics.     

Numerical computation of branch points in ordinary differential equations

Summary This paper deals with the computation of branch points in ordinary differential equations. A direct numerical method is presented which requires the solution of only one boundary value problem. The method handles the general case of branching from a nontrivial solution which is a-prioriunknown. A testfunction is proposed which may indicate branching if used in continuation methods. Several real-life problems demonstrate the procedure.     

Numerical detection of symmetry breaking bifurcation points with nonlinear degeneracies

A numerical tool for the detection of degenerated symmetry breaking bifurcation points is presented. The degeneracies are classified and numerically processed on -D restrictions of the bifurcation equation. The test functions that characterise each of the equivalence classes are constructed by means of an equivariant numerical version of the Liapunov-Schmidt reduction. The classification supplies limited qualitative information concerning the imperfect bifurcation diagrams of the detected bifurcation points.

     

Effective analysis of integral points on algebraic curves

LetK be an algebraic number field,S?S _\t8 a finite set of valuations andC a non-singular algebraic curve overK. Letx∈K(C) be non-constant. A pointP∈C(K) isS-integral if it is not a pole ofx and |x(P)| _v >1 impliesv∈S. It is proved that allS-integral points can be effectively determined if the pair (C, x) satisfies certain conditions. In particular, this is the case if

1. x:C→P ¹ is a Galois covering andg(C)≥1;
2. the integral closure of $\bar Q$ [x] in $\bar Q$ (C) has at least two units multiplicatively independent mod $\bar Q$ *.

This generalizes famous results of A. Baker and other authors on the effective solution of Diophantine equations.     

Numerical estimation of the piecewise constant Robin coefficient by identifying its discontinuous points

We propose a new numerical method for estimating the piecewise constant Robin coefficient in two-dimensional elliptic equation from boundary measurements. The Robin inverse problem is recast into a minimization of an output least-square formulation. A technique based on determining the discontinuous points of the unknown coefficient is suggested, and we investigate the differentiability of the solution and the objective functional with respect to the discontinuous points. Then we apply the Gauss-Newton method for reconstructing the shape of the unknown Robin coefficient. Numerical examples illustrate its efficiency and stability.     

Numerical analysis of cavitational flow-theory

Summary We present theoretical results on the numerical approximation of ideal two dimensional flows of jets and cavities.     

Numerical analysis of diamond buckles

The “diamond” modes of collapse are studied with finite element methods. Both linear and nonlinear analyses are performed on the buckling of a cylindrical shell under axial compression. Among the postbuckling shapes of the cylindrical shell, a number of diamond modes (cost nθ; N = 0, 14, 18, 10, 24 and 28) are found to be possible. The analysis is compared to those conducted by Maewal and Nachbar, Crisfield, and Yoshida et al. Agreement is established in conceiving the deformed shape with circumferential number of 14 as the stable postbuckling mode of the cylindrical shell.

The transition from the axisymmetric mode to a diamond mode of collapse is shown to be an instantaneous process triggered in the proximity of the critical state by a small perturbation of the load increment.     

Stability of Periodic Solutions Generated by Hopf Points Emanating from a Z＿2－symmetry－breaking Takens－Bogdanov Point

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Numerical peak points and numerical Šilov boundary for holomorphic functions

In this paper, we characterize the numerical and numerical strong-peak points for when is the complex space or . We also prove that for all is the numerical Šilov boundary for

     

Instability analysis of saddle points by a local minimax method

The objective of this work is to develop some tools for local instability analysis of multiple critical points, which can be computationally carried out. The Morse index can be used to measure local instability of a nondegenerate saddle point. However, it is very expensive to compute numerically and is ineffective for degenerate critical points. A local (weak) linking index can also be defined to measure local instability of a (degenerate) saddle point. But it is still too difficult to compute. In this paper, a local instability index, called a local minimax index, is defined by using a local minimax method. This new instability index is known beforehand and can help in finding a saddle point numerically. Relations between the local minimax index and other local instability indices are established. Those relations also provide ways to numerically compute the Morse, local linking indices. In particular, the local minimax index can be used to define a local instability index of a saddle point relative to a reference (trivial) critical point even in a Banach space while others failed to do so.