Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Department of Mathematics
Assignment-5
Subject: Nonlinear Dynamics and Computations (MA 407/607)
Max. Marks: 20 Submission date: April 05, 2023
Questions
1. Book: Hirsch, M. W., Smale, S., Devaney, R. L. (2012), Page:180.
Discuss the local and global behaviour of solutions of
r′ = r − r3
θ′ = sin2 (θ) + a.
at the bifurcation value a = 0.
2. Book: Hirsch, M. W., Smale, S., Devaney, R. L. (2012), Exercises-7,
Page-185.
Discuss the local and global behaviour of solutions of
r′ = r − r3
θ′ = sin2 (θ) + a.
at the bifurcation value a = −1.
3. Book: Hirsch, M. W., Smale, S., Devaney, R. L. (2012), Exercises-8,
Page-185.
Discuss the local and global behaviour of solutions of
r′ = r − r2
θ′ = sin2 (θ/2) + a.
at the all bifurcation values.
4. Book: Hirsch, M. W., Smale, S., Devaney, R. L. (2012), Exercises-9,
Page-185.
Consider the system
r′ = r − r2
θ′ = sin(θ) + a.
(a) For which values of a does this system undergo a bifurcation?
(b) Describe the local behaviour of solutions near the bifurcation values(at,before
and after the bifurcation).
(c) Sketch the phase portrait of the system for all possible different cases.
(d) Discuss any global changes that occur at the bifurcations.
5. Book: Hirsch, M. W., Smale, S., Devaney, R. L. (2012), Exercises-4,
Page-211.
Consider the system
x′ = (ϵx + 2y)(z + 1)
y ′ = (−x + ϵy)(z + 1)
z ′ = −z 3 .
(a) Show that the origin is not asymptotically stable when ϵ = 0.
MA 407/607 Assignment- Spring, 2023
(b) Show that when ϵ < 0, the basin of attraction of the origin contains the region
z > −1.
6. Book: Hirsch, M. W., Smale, S., Devaney, R. L. (2012), Page-197.
Consider the system
x′ = −x3
y ′ = −y x2 + z 2 + 1
z ′ = − sin z
Find the basin of attraction using Lyapunov function.
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