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Normal Forms and Unfoldings of Linear Systems in Eigenspaces of (Anti)-Automorphisms of Order Two

Dynamical Systems 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

In this article we classify normal forms and unfoldings of linear maps in eigenspaces of (anti)-automorphisms of order two. Our main motivation is provided by applications to linear systems of ordinary differential equations, general and Hamiltonian, which have both time-preserving and time-reversing symmetries. However the theory gives a uniform method to obtain normal forms and unfoldings for a wide variety of linear differential equations with additional structure. We give several examples and include a discussion of the phenomenon of orbit splitting. As a consequence of orbit splitting we observe passing and splitting of eigenvalues in unfoldings.

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@article{arxiv.math/0210305,
  title  = {Normal Forms and Unfoldings of Linear Systems in Eigenspaces of (Anti)-Automorphisms of Order Two},
  author = {I. Hoveijn and J. S. W. Lamb and R. M. Roberts},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0210305},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

24 pages in LaTeX, no figures. Accepted for publication in JDE