Homoclinic bifurcations for the Hénon map (Q1808364)

The authors study orbits of the Hénon map (mostly for the conservative case but the dissipative one is also touched) that can be traced from the so-called anti-integrable limit of the map, when some parameter goes to infinity and simultaneously scaling of variable is made. All results are based on some working hypothesis that all orbits under study can be traced in parameter from the anti-integrable limit. In this study, supported by simulations, the authors find some relations between codes of different orbits, some regularities in the process of creation and destruction of horseshoes, appearance of homoclinic and heteroclinic bifurcations, taking also into account the presence of reversible involution for the conservative case.