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The time-periodic scalar delay differential equation $\dot x(t)=\gamma f(t,x(t-1))$ is considered, which leads to a resonant bifurcation of the equilibrium at critical values of the parameter. Using Floquet theory, spectral projection and…
Let us give a two dimensional family of real vector fields. We suppose that there exists a stationary point where the linearized vector field has successively a stable focus, an unstable focus and an unstable node. When the parameter moves…
It has been recently shown that complex two-dimensional (2D) potentials $V_\varepsilon(x,y)=V(y+\mathrm{i}\varepsilon\eta(x))$ can be used to emulate non-Hermitian matrix gauge fields in optical waveguides. Here $x$ and $y$ are the…
We investigate planar piecewise-smooth vector fields with a discontinuity line, focusing on the bifurcation of crossing limit cycles that arise when one of the vector fields is translated along the discontinuity set. We establish…
We investigate the scalar autonomous equation with two discrete delays $$ \dot{x}(t)=f(x(t),x(t-r),x(t-\sigma)), $$ where $f:\mathbb{R}^3\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is a continuously differentiable non-linear function such that $f(0,0,0)=0$. It…
This paper deals with periodic solutions of the Hamilton equation with many parameters. Theorems on global bifurcation of solutions with periods $2\pi/j,$ $j\in\mathbb{N},$ from a stationary point are proved. The Hessian matrix of the…
In this paper I will investigate the bifurcation and asymptotic behavior of solutions of the Swift-Hohenberg equation and the generalized Swift-Hohenberg equation with the Dirichlet boundary condition on a one- dimensional domain $(0,L)$. I…
It is shown that a one-dimensional damped wave equation with an odd time derivative nonlinearity exhibits small amplitude bifurcating time periodic solutions, when the bifurcation parameter is the linear damping coefficient is positive and…
We consider the Neumann problem for the equation $u_{xx}+\lambda f(u)=0$ in the punctured interval $(-1,1) \setminus \{0\}$, where $\lambda>0$ is a bifurcation parameter and $f(u)=u-u^3$. At $x=0$, we impose the conditions…
The generalized Hopf (Bautin) bifurcation is a well-studied codimension two bifurcation characterized by an equilibrium with a pair of simple purely imaginary eigenvalues as the only critical eigenvalues and the vanishing first Lyapunov…
We study formally and rigorously the bifurcation to steady and time-periodic states in a model for a thin superconducting wire in the presence of an imposed current. Exploiting the PT-symmetry of the equations at both the linearized and…
In this paper, we consider a free boundary multi-layer tumor model that incorporates a $T-$periodic provision of external nutrients $\Phi(t)$. The simplified model contains three parameters: the mean of periodic external nutrients…
We present new local and global dynamic bifurcation results for nonlinear evolution equations of the form $u_t+A u=f_\lambda(u)$ on a Banach space $X$, where $A$ is a sectorial operator, and $\lambda\in R$ is the bifurcation parameter.…
A codimension-three bifurcation, characterized by a pair of purely imaginary eigenvalues and a nonsemisimple double zero eigenvalue, arises in the study of a pair of weakly coupled nonlinear oscillators with Z_2 + Z_2 symmetry. The…
We discuss the occurrence of Poincar\'e-Andronov-Hopf bifurcations in parameter dependent ordinary differential equations, with no a priori assumptions on special coordinates. The first problem is to determine critical parameter values from…
In this paper, we study the $T$-periodic solutions of the parameter-dependent $\phi$-Laplacian equation \begin{equation*} (\phi(x'))'=F(\lambda,t,x,x'). \end{equation*} Based on the topological degree theory, we present some atypical…
In this paper, we consider a 3-dimensional free boundary problem modeling tumor growth with the Robin boundary condition. The system involves a positive parameter $\mu$ which reflects the intensity of tumor aggressiveness. Huang, Zhang and…
We study transitions from convective to absolute instability near a trivial state in large bounded domains for prototypical model problems in the presence of transport and negative nonlinear feedback. We identify two generic scenarios,…
We study the singularity of the order parameter at the transition between a critical phase and an ordered phase of bond percolation on pointed hierarchical graphs. In pointed hierarchical graphs, the renormalization group (RG) equation…
Orbifolds of two-dimensional quantum field theories have a natural formulation in terms of defects or domain walls. This perspective allows for a rich generalisation of the orbifolding procedure, which we study in detail for the case of…