Vector fields generating more than one flow (Q1345795)

The authors give numerous examples which demonstrate how to construct vector fields generating more than one flow on a manifold. This refers to the case when vector fields have singularities at isolated points and there is no uniqueness of solutions of the initial value problem for the corresponding differential equations. A complete description of the set of flows generated by a given vector field for the one-dimensional case is given. A method of construction of vector fields with a dense or open set of branched points for the case of higher dimensions is also presented along with a study of density properties of vector fields generating more than one flow.