On resolving singularities of piecewise-smooth discontinuous vector fields via small perturbations

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DOI10.3934/DCDS.2014.34.3803zbMATH Open1387.34024arXiv1304.4317OpenAlexW2963193976MaRDI QIDQ476726FDOQ476726


Authors: D. J. W. Simpson Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 2 December 2014

Published in: Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A two-fold singularity is a point on a discontinuity surface of a piecewise-smooth vector field at which the vector field is tangent to the surface on both sides. Due to the double tangency, forward evolution from a two-fold is typically ambiguous. This is an especially serious issue for two-folds that are reached by the forward orbits of a non-zero measure set of initial points. The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of perturbing the vector field so that forward evolution is well-defined, and characterising the perturbed dynamics in the limit that the size of the perturbation tends to zero. This concept is applied to a two-fold in two dimensions. Three forms of perturbation: hysteresis, time-delay, and noise, are analysed individually. In each case, the limit leads to a novel probabilistic notion of forward evolution from the two-fold.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1304.4317




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