Bifurcations in piecewise-smooth continuous systems
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[Book]
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/ David John Warwick Simpson
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New Jersey
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: World Scientific,
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, 2010.
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xv, 238 p. , ill. (some col.) , 24 cm.
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(World Scientific series on nonlinear science. Series A, Monographs and treatises
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; v. 70)
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Originally presented as: Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Colorado at Boulder, 2008.
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Electronic
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-235) and index.
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Real-world systems that involve some non-smooth change are often well-modeled by piecewise-smooth systems. However there still remain many gaps in the mathematical theory of such systems. This doctoral thesis presents new results regarding bifurcations of piecewise-smooth, continuous, autonomous systems of ordinary differential equations and maps. Various codimension-two, discontinuity induced bifurcations are unfolded in a rigorous manner. Several of these unfoldings are applied to a mathematical model of the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (a common yeast). The nature of resonance near border-collision bifurcations is described; in particular, the curious geometry of resonance tongues in piecewise-smooth continuous maps is explained in detail. Neimark-Sacker-like border-collision bifurcations are both numerically and theoretically investigated. A comprehensive background section is conveniently provided for those with little or no experience in piecewise-smooth systems.
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World Scientific series on nonlinear science.Series A,Monographs and treatises