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MAE5790-6 Two dimensional nonlinear systems fixed points

Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics

1:07:17·2014·undergraduate level

This lecture introduces the analysis of two-dimensional nonlinear systems, focusing on fixed points, linearization using the Jacobian matrix, and the stability of equilibrium solutions. It applies these concepts to the Lotka-Volterra model, examining phase plane dynamics.

Linearization. Jacobian matrix. Borderline cases. Example: Centers are delicate. Polar coordinates. Example of phase plane analysis: rabbits versus sheep (Lotka-Volterra model of competition in population biology). Stable manifold of a saddle point.

Reading: Strogatz, "Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos", Sections 6.3, 6.4.

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