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Benny
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I have another question about stability, it kind of leads on from the other topic that I posted. On bifurcation diagrams, you typically see a series of 'forks'(or branches) and the number of forks for a given interval usually increases as you move from end to the other doesn't it?
I'm wondering if, in general, it is possible for something like that to not occur. That is, as you move from one end to the other of the bifurcation diagram you don't necessarily see an increase in the number of 'forks'. I'm inclined to think that the number of branches doesn't necessarily increase as you from move from one interval to the next(ie. I don't think that all iterative maps have corresponding bifurcation diagrams where there is a continual increae in the number of branches). That is what I think because of some weird results I've been getting for some of the things I've been working on. Can someone shed some light on whether or not the 'branching out' pattern is a characteristic of all bifurcation maps?
An example of a bifurcation diagram is available via the following link to illustrate what I mean by forks/branches: http://mathforum.org/advanced/robertd/bifurcation.html
I'm wondering if, in general, it is possible for something like that to not occur. That is, as you move from one end to the other of the bifurcation diagram you don't necessarily see an increase in the number of 'forks'. I'm inclined to think that the number of branches doesn't necessarily increase as you from move from one interval to the next(ie. I don't think that all iterative maps have corresponding bifurcation diagrams where there is a continual increae in the number of branches). That is what I think because of some weird results I've been getting for some of the things I've been working on. Can someone shed some light on whether or not the 'branching out' pattern is a characteristic of all bifurcation maps?
An example of a bifurcation diagram is available via the following link to illustrate what I mean by forks/branches: http://mathforum.org/advanced/robertd/bifurcation.html