Subcritical Hopf bifurcation in dynamical systems described by a scalar nonlinear delay differential equation
Author(s) -
Laurent Larger,
Jean-Pierre Goedgebuer,
Thomas Erneux
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
physical review e
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-2376
pISSN - 1539-3755
DOI - 10.1103/physreve.69.036210
Subject(s) - hopf bifurcation , saddle node bifurcation , biological applications of bifurcation theory , transcritical bifurcation , pitchfork bifurcation , mathematics , bifurcation diagram , scalar (mathematics) , bogdanov–takens bifurcation , nonlinear system , mathematical analysis , period doubling bifurcation , bifurcation , bistability , differential equation , dynamical systems theory , physics , geometry , quantum mechanics
A subcritical Hopf bifurcation in a dynamical system modeled by a scalar nonlinear delay differential equation is studied theoretically and experimentally. The subcritical Hopf bifurcation leads to a significant domain of bistability where stable steady and time-periodic states coexist.
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