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A didactical note on the advantage of using two parameters in Hopf bifurcation studies
1a Mathematical Institute , University of Utrecht , Budapestlaan 6, 3584 CD Utrecht , The Netherlands.
Abstract:
In order to maximize the information that a linearized stability analysis provides, one should work with two free parameters rather than one. Moreover, it is recommended to first consider coefficients in the characteristic equation as parameters and in a second step (try to) invert the map that defines the coefficients in terms of the parameters as they occur in the original equation. Our aim is to substantiate these claims by way of a delay equation example taken from the literature.
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