Existence of a Reversible T-Point Heteroclinic Cycle in a Piecewise Linear Version of the Michelson System

The proof of the existence of a global connection in differential systems is generally a difficult task. Some authors use numerical techniques to show this existence, even in the case of continuous piecewise linear systems. In this paper we give an analytical proof of the existence of a reversible T...

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Autores: Carmona Centeno, Victoriano, Fernández Sánchez, Fernando, Teruel Aguilar, Antonio Esteban
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/49738
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/49738
https://doi.org/0.1137/070709542
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Piecewise linear systems
Heteroclinic orbits
Invariant manifolds
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Sumario:The proof of the existence of a global connection in differential systems is generally a difficult task. Some authors use numerical techniques to show this existence, even in the case of continuous piecewise linear systems. In this paper we give an analytical proof of the existence of a reversible T-point heteroclinic cycle in a continuous piecewise linear version of the widely studied Michelson system. The principal ideas of this proof can be extended to other piecewise linear systems.