A shorter proof of the existence of the Feigenbaum fixed point

DOI10.1007/BF01212533zbMath0576.58021OpenAlexW2041379743WikidataQ29393136 ScholiaQ29393136MaRDI QIDQ1064638

Oscar E. III Lanford

Publication date: 1984

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01212533

zbMATH Keywords

fixed point theoremLeray-SchauderFeigenbaum bifurcationFeigenbaum fixed point

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fixed-point theorems (47H10) Fixed-point theorems on manifolds (58C30) Local and nonlocal bifurcation theory for dynamical systems (37G99)

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