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  2. Saddle-node bifurcation - Wikipedia

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    At = (the bifurcation point) there is exactly one equilibrium point. At this point the fixed point is no longer hyperbolic. In this case the fixed point is called a saddle-node fixed point. If > there are no equilibrium points. [2] Saddle node bifurcation. In fact, this is a normal form of a saddle-node bifurcation.

  3. Equilibrium point (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    An equilibrium point is hyperbolic if none of the eigenvalues have zero real part. If all eigenvalues have negative real parts, the point is stable. If at least one has a positive real part, the point is unstable.

  4. Stability theory - Wikipedia

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    The simplest kind of an orbit is a fixed point, or an equilibrium. If a mechanical system is in a stable equilibrium state then a small push will result in a localized motion, for example, small oscillations as in the case of a pendulum. In a system with damping, a stable equilibrium state is moreover asymptotically stable. On the other hand ...

  5. Inverted pendulum - Wikipedia

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    If displaced from this position, it experiences a restoring torque that returns it toward the equilibrium position. A pendulum with its bob in an inverted position, supported on a rigid rod directly above the pivot, 180° from its stable equilibrium position, is at an unstable equilibrium point. At this point again there is no torque on the ...

  6. Vibration - Wikipedia

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    Vibration (from Latin vibrāre 'to shake') is a mechanical phenomenon whereby oscillations occur about an equilibrium point.Vibration may be deterministic if the oscillations can be characterised precisely (e.g. the periodic motion of a pendulum), or random if the oscillations can only be analysed statistically (e.g. the movement of a tire on a gravel road).

  7. Autonomous system (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    Some sink, source or node are equilibrium points. 2-dimensional case refers to Phase plane. In mathematics, an autonomous system or autonomous differential equation is a system of ordinary differential equations which does not explicitly depend on the independent variable. When the variable is time, they are also called time-invariant systems.

  8. List of types of equilibrium - Wikipedia

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    Hyperbolic equilibrium point, a mathematical concept in physics; Mechanical equilibrium, the state in which the sum of the forces, and torque, on each particle of the system is zero; Radiative equilibrium, the state where the energy radiated is balanced by the energy absorbed

  9. Hyperbolic equilibrium point - Wikipedia

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    Strogatz notes that "hyperbolic is an unfortunate name—it sounds like it should mean 'saddle point'—but it has become standard." [1] Several properties hold about a neighborhood of a hyperbolic point, notably [2] Orbits near a two-dimensional saddle point, an example of a hyperbolic equilibrium. A stable manifold and an unstable manifold exist,