A mechanism for switching near a heteroclinic network

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DOI10.1080/14689361003779134zbMATH Open1204.37023arXiv0911.5690OpenAlexW2952315198WikidataQ58422050 ScholiaQ58422050MaRDI QIDQ3069830FDOQ3069830


Authors: Vivien Kirk, Emily M. Lane, Claire Postlethwaite, A. M. Rucklidge, M. Silber Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 20 January 2011

Published in: Dynamical Systems (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We describe an example of a structurally stable heteroclinic network for which nearby orbits exhibit irregular but sustained switching between the various sub-cycles in the network. The mechanism for switching is the presence of spiralling due to complex eigenvalues in the flow linearised about one of the equilibria common to all cycles in the network. We construct and use return maps to investigate the asymptotic stability of the network, and show that switching is ubiquitous near the network. Some of the unstable manifolds involved in the network are two-dimensional; we develop a technique to account for all trajectories on those manifolds. A simple numerical example illustrates the rich dynamics that can result from the interplay between the various cycles in the network.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0911.5690




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