Global Bifurcation of Periodic Solutions with Symmetry

ISBN-13: 9783540192343 / Angielski / Miękka / 1988 / 154 str.

Bernold Fiedler

Opis

Suppose one encounters a continuous time dynamical system with some built-in symmetry. Should one expect periodic motions which somehow reflect this symmetry? And how would periodicity harmonize with symmetry? This book probes these questions.

Spis treści

Main results.- No symmetry — a survey.- Virtual symmetry.- Generic local theory.- Generic global theory.- General global theory.- Applications.- Discussion.- Appendix on genericity.