Successive continuation for locating connecting orbits (Q1370351)

The existence of a trajectory connecting equilibrium points of an ordinary differential equation (ODE), a homoclinic or heteroclinic orbit, also called connecting orbit, is of significance in many applications. Here a successive continuation method for locating connecting orbits in parametrized systems of autonomous ODEs is suggested and local convergence analysis is presented. The authors give a wide bibliography and several illustrative numerical examples.