4 Phase Plane (Strogatz 6) : 4.1 Geometrical Approach: Phase Portraits
4 Phase Plane (Strogatz 6) : 4.1 Geometrical Approach: Phase Portraits
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f (x∗) = 0
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ẋ = 0 or ẏ = 0 .
Linear example
ẋ = 5x + y
ẏ = −x − y
Nullclines:
ẋ = 0 : y = −5x
ẏ = 0 : y = −x
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From the plotted trajectories we see that the fixed point at the
intersection of the nullclines is a saddle point.
Consistency check:
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A= ⇒ ∆ = det A = −4 ⇒ Saddle point
−1 −1
ẋ = f (x, y)
ẏ = g(x, y)
η = x − x∗ , µ = y − y∗
∂f ∂f
!
d η
η
= J(x∗, y ∗) + ... , with J(x∗, y ∗) = ∂x
∂g
∂y
∂g (1)
dt µ µ ∂x ∂y
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ẋ = x(3 − 2x − y)
ẏ = y(2 − x − y) .
ẋ = 0 : x = 0 or x = (3 − y)/2
ẏ = 0 : y = 0 or y = 2 − x .
The system has 4 fixed points at the intersections of the two types of
nullclines:
(x∗1, y1∗) = (0, 0) , (x∗2, y2∗) = (0, 2) , (x∗3, y3∗) = (3/2, 0) , (x∗4, y4∗) = (1, 1) .
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only. Therefore, use linear stability analysis for the fixed points:
(3 − 2x − y) + x(−2) x(−1)
J=
y(−1) (2 − x − y) + y(−1)
3 − 4x − y −x
=
−y 2 − x − 2y
Fixed point (x∗, y ∗) (0, 0) (0, 2) (3/2, 0) (1, 1)
∗ ∗
τ ≡ trJ(x , y ) 5 -1 -5/2 -3
∆ ≡ det√J(x∗, y ∗) 6 -2 -3/2 1√
λ1,2 = (τ ± τ 2 − 4∆)/2 (2, 3) (−2, 1) (−3, 1/2) (−3 ± 5)/2
Type Unstable node Saddle Saddle Stable√node
v1 (0, 1) (0, 1) (1, 0) (1 − √5, 2)
v2 (1, 0) (−3, 2) (−3/7, 1) (1 + 5, 2)
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As shown by the nullclines, the flow aligns with the coordinate axes.
Therefore, since trajectories cannot cross, the four quadrants are iso-
lated from each other.
Consider first the upper-right quadrant. Since the flow is negative
for large values of x or y, trajectories do not escape to infinity, and
must therefore be attracted by the stable node at (1, 1) (its stable
manifold or basin of attraction is the upper right quadrant). In par-
ticular, the unstable manifolds of the saddle points must connect with
the stable node. As a consequence, trajectories become trapped on
either side of these manifolds:
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off to infinity. The stable manifolds of the saddle points are examples
of separatrices (singular: separatrix): they divide the phase space into
regions of different long-term behaviour.
Outside the upper-right quadrant, the unstable manifolds of the sad-
dle points must run away to infinity (no attractor can attract them).
Note: The stable|unstable manifolds and the nullclines can some-
times coincide (the coordinate axes in the example above), but in
general they are different curves, also close to the fixed point.
ẋ = −y + ax(x2 + y 2) ≡ f (x, y)
ẏ = x + ay(x2 + y 2) ≡ g(x, y)
3ax2
−1 + 2axy
J(x, y) = .
1 + 2axy 3ay 2
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