On the numerical continuation of isolas of equilibria

We present a numerical strategy to compute one-parameter families of isolas of equilibrium solutions in ODEs. Isolas are solution branches closed in parameter space. Numerical continuation is required to compute one single isola since it contains at least one unstable segment. We show how to use ps...

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Main Authors: Avitabile, Daniele, Desroches, Mathieu, Rodrigues, Serafim
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Published: World Scientific 2012
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1652/
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Desroches, Mathieu
Rodrigues, Serafim
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Rodrigues, Serafim
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description We present a numerical strategy to compute one-parameter families of isolas of equilibrium solutions in ODEs. Isolas are solution branches closed in parameter space. Numerical continuation is required to compute one single isola since it contains at least one unstable segment. We show how to use pseudo-arclength predictor-corrector schemes in order to follow an entire isola in parameter space, as an individual object, by posing a suitable algebraic problem. We continue isolas of equilibria in a two-dimensional dynamical system, the so-called continuous stirred tank reactor model, and also in a three-dimensional model related to plasma physics. We then construct a toy model and follow a family of isolas past a fold and illustrate how to initiate the computation close to a formation center, using approximate ellipses in a model inspired by the Van der Pol equation. We also show how to introduce node adaptivity in the discretization of the isola, so as to concentrate nodes in region with higher curvature. We conclude by commenting on the extension of the proposed numerical strategy to the case of isolas of periodic orbits.
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spelling nottingham-16522020-05-04T20:21:09Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1652/ On the numerical continuation of isolas of equilibria Avitabile, Daniele Desroches, Mathieu Rodrigues, Serafim We present a numerical strategy to compute one-parameter families of isolas of equilibrium solutions in ODEs. Isolas are solution branches closed in parameter space. Numerical continuation is required to compute one single isola since it contains at least one unstable segment. We show how to use pseudo-arclength predictor-corrector schemes in order to follow an entire isola in parameter space, as an individual object, by posing a suitable algebraic problem. We continue isolas of equilibria in a two-dimensional dynamical system, the so-called continuous stirred tank reactor model, and also in a three-dimensional model related to plasma physics. We then construct a toy model and follow a family of isolas past a fold and illustrate how to initiate the computation close to a formation center, using approximate ellipses in a model inspired by the Van der Pol equation. We also show how to introduce node adaptivity in the discretization of the isola, so as to concentrate nodes in region with higher curvature. We conclude by commenting on the extension of the proposed numerical strategy to the case of isolas of periodic orbits. World Scientific 2012-11 Article PeerReviewed Avitabile, Daniele, Desroches, Mathieu and Rodrigues, Serafim (2012) On the numerical continuation of isolas of equilibria. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 22 (11). 1250277/1- 1250277/12. ISSN 0218-1274 (In Press) http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S021812741250277X doi:10.1142/S021812741250277X doi:10.1142/S021812741250277X
spellingShingle Avitabile, Daniele
Desroches, Mathieu
Rodrigues, Serafim
On the numerical continuation of isolas of equilibria
title On the numerical continuation of isolas of equilibria
title_full On the numerical continuation of isolas of equilibria
title_fullStr On the numerical continuation of isolas of equilibria
title_full_unstemmed On the numerical continuation of isolas of equilibria
title_short On the numerical continuation of isolas of equilibria
title_sort on the numerical continuation of isolas of equilibria
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1652/
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