Bifurcations of heteroclinic contours in two-parameter planar systems: Overview and explicit examples

Yu.A. Kuznetsov, J. Hooyman

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Abstract

Smooth planar vector fields containing two hyperbolic saddles may possess contours formed by heteroclinic connections between these saddles. We present an overview of known results on bifurcations of these contours. Additionally, two new explicit polynomial systems containing such contours are derived, which are studied using the bifurcation software matcont and are shown to exhibit the theoretically predicted phenomena, including series of heteroclinic connections.
Original languageEnglish
Article number2130036
Pages (from-to)1-20
Number of pages20
JournalInternational Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos in Applied Sciences and Engineering
Volume31
Issue number12
Early online date28 Apr 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Sept 2021

Keywords

  • Connecting orbit
  • Global bifurcation
  • Heteroclinic contour
  • Planar system

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