Pitchfork bifurcation and circuit implementation of a novel Chen hyper-chaotic system

In this paper, a novel four dimensional hyper-chaotic system is coined based on the Chen system, which contains two quadratic terms and five system parameters. The proposed system can generate a hyper-chaotic attractor in wide parameters regions. By using the center manifold theorem and the local bifurcation theory, a pitchfork bifurcation is demonstrated to arise at the zero equilibrium point. Numerical analysis demonstrates that the hyper-cha^tic system can generate complex dynamical behaviors, e.g., a direct transition from quasi-periodic behavior to hyper-chaotic behavior. Finally, an electronic circuit is designed to implement the hyper-chaotic system, the experimental results are consist with the numerical simulations, which verifies the existence of the hyper-chaotic attractor. Due to the complex dynamic behaviors, this new hyper-cha^tic system is useful in the secure communication.

Imperfect pitchfork bifurcation in asymmetric two-compartment granular gas

The clustering behavior of a mono-disperse granular gas is experimentally studied in an asymmetric two-compartment setup. Unlike the random clustering in either compartment in the case of symmetric configuration when lowering the shaking strength to below a critical value, the directed clustering is observed, which corresponds to an imperfect pitchfork bifurcation. Numerical solutions of the flux equation using a modified simple flux function show qualitative agreements with the experimental results. The potential application of this asymmetric structure is discussed.

PITCHFORK BIFURCATION IN IODATE-ANSENOUS ACID REACTION

Based on the empirical rate law and the kinetic data reported in the literature, it is predicted that the iodate-arsenous acid reaction may exhibit pitchfork bifurcation phenomenon in CSTR with two inflows of the reactants.

Stable and non-symmetric pitchfork bifurcations

In this paper,we present a criterion for pitchfork bifurcations of smooth vector elds based on a topological argument.Our result expands Rajapakse and Smale's result[15]signi cantly.Based on our criterion,we present a class of families of non-symmetric vector elds undergoing a pitchfork bifurcation.

Local bifurcation analysis of a four-dimensional hyperchaotic system

Local bifurcation phenomena in a four-dlmensional continuous hyperchaotic system, which has rich and complex dynamical behaviours, are analysed. The local bifurcations of the system are investigated by utilizing the bifurcation theory and the centre manifold theorem, and thus the conditions of the existence of pitchfork bifurcation and Hopf bifurcation are derived in detail. Numerical simulations are presented to verify the theoretical analysis, and they show some interesting dynamics, including stable periodic orbits emerging from the new fixed points generated by pitchfork bifurcation, coexistence of a stable limit cycle and a chaotic attractor, as well as chaos within quite a wide parameter region.

Symmetry,cusp bifurcation and chaos of an impact oscillator between two rigid sides

Both the symmetric period n-2 motion and asymmetric one of a one-degree- of-freedom impact oscillator are considered. The theory of bifurcations of the fixed point is applied to such model, and it is proved that the symmetric periodic motion has only pitchfork bifurcation by the analysis of the symmetry of the Poincar6 map. The numerical simulation shows that one symmetric periodic orbit could bifurcate into two antisymmet- ric ones via pitchfork bifurcation. While the control parameter changes continuously, the two antisymmetric periodic orbits will give birth to two synchronous antisymmetric period-doubling sequences, and bring about two antisymmetric chaotic attractors subse- quently. If the symmetric system is transformed into asymmetric one, bifurcations of the asymmetric period n-2 motion can be described by a two-parameter unfolding of cusp, and the pitchfork changes into one unbifurcated branch and one fold branch.

Characterization of static bifurcations for n-dimensional flows in the frequency domain

In this paper n-dimensional flows （described by continuous-time system） with static bifurcations are considered with the aim of classification of different elementary bifurcations using the frequency domain formalism. Based on frequency domain approach, we prove some criterions for the saddle-node bifurcation, transcritical bifurcation and pitchfork bifurcation, and give an example to illustrate the efficiency of the result obtained.

BIFURCATION IN A TWO-DIMENSIONAL NEURAL NETWORK MODEL WITH DELAY

A kind of 2-dimensional neural network model with delay is considered. By analyzing the distribution of the roots of the characteristic equation associated with the model, a bifurcation diagram was drawn in an appropriate parameter plane. It is found that a line is a pitchfork bifurcation curve. Further more, the stability of each fixed point and existence of Hopf bifurcation were obtained. Finally, the direction of the Hopf bifurcation and the stability of the bifurcating periodic solutions were determined by using the normal form method and centre manifold theory.

SOME DYNAMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE UNIVERSAL UNFOLDING OF PITCHFORK

From the point of view of dynamics, the phenomenon of mode jumping in the imperfect pitchfork problem is discussed. The dynamical mechanism of model jumping of structures, such as plate and shell, that is brought about by the extremum instability, is explained. Finally, we give numerical simulation to show the validity of our results.

Local Dynamics Analysis of a Four-Dimensional Hyperchaotic Lorenz System

The local dynamical behaviors of a four-dimensional hyperchaotic Lorenz system, including stability and bifurcations, are investigated in this paper by analytical and numerical methods. The equilibriums and their stability under different parameter conditions are analyzed by applying Routh-Hurwitz criterion. The results indicate that the system may exist one, three and five equilibrium points for different system parameters. Based on the central manifold theorem and normal form theorem, the pitchfork bifurcation and Hopf bifurcation are studied respectively. By using the Hopf bifurcation theorem and calculating the first Lyapunov coefficient, the Hopf bifurcation of this system is obtained as supercritical for certain parameters. Finally, the results of theoretical parts are verified by some numerical simulations.

Coexisting hidden attractors in a 4D segmented disc dynamo with one stable equilibrium or a line equilibrium

This paper introduces a four-dimensional （4D） segmented disc dynamo which possesses coexisting hidden attractors with one stable equilibrium or a line equilibrium when parameters vary. In addition, by choosing an appropriate bifurcation parameter, the paper proves that Hopf bifurcation and pitchfork bifurcation occur in the system. The ultimate bound is also estimated. Some numerical investigations are also exploited to demonstrate and visualize the corresponding theoretical results.

Complex dynamical behavior and chaos control in fractional-order Lorenz-like systems

In this paper, the complex dynamical behavior of a fractional-order Lorenz-like system with two quadratic terms is investigated. The existence and uniqueness of solutions for this system are proved, and the stabilities of the equilibrium points are analyzed as one of the system parameters changes. The pitchfork bifurcation is discussed for the first time, and the necessary conditions for the commensurate and incommensurate fractional-order systems to remain in chaos are derived. The largest Lyapunov exponents and phase portraits are given to check the existence of chaos. Finally, the sliding mode control law is provided to make the states of the Lorenz-like system asymptotically stable. Numerical simulation results show that the presented approach can effectively guide chaotic trajectories to the unstable equilibrium points.

Symmetry breaking in the opinion dynamics of a multi-group project organization

A bounded confidence model of opinion dynamics in multi-group projects is presented in which each group＇s opinion evolution is driven by two types of forces：（i） the group＇s cohesive force which tends to restore the opinion back towards the initial status because of its company culture;and（ii） nonlinear coupling forces with other groups which attempt to bring opinions closer due to collaboration willingness.Bifurcation analysis for the case of a two-group project shows a cusp catastrophe phenomenon and three distinctive evolutionary regimes,i.e.,a deadlock regime,a convergence regime,and a bifurcation regime in opinion dynamics.The critical value of initial discord between the two groups is derived to discriminate which regime the opinion evolution belongs to.In the case of a three-group project with a symmetric social network,both bifurcation analysis and simulation results demonstrate that if each pair has a high initial discord,instead of symmetrically converging to consensus with the increase of coupling scale as expected by Gabbay＇s result（Physica A 378（2007） p.125 Fig.5）,project organization（PO） may be split into two distinct clusters because of the symmetry breaking phenomenon caused by pitchfork bifurcations,which urges that apart from divergence in participants＇ interests,nonlinear interaction can also make conflict inevitable in the PO.The effects of two asymmetric level parameters are tested in order to explore the ways of inducing dominant opinion in the whole PO.It is found that the strong influence imposed by a leader group with firm faith on the flexible and open minded follower groups can promote the formation of a positive dominant opinion in the PO.

A STUDY OF THE CATASTROPHE AND THE CAVITATION FOR A SPHERICAL CAVITY IN HOOKE’S MATERIAL WITH 1/2 POISSON’S RATIO

In this paper, the catastrophe of a spherical cavity and the cavitation of a spherical cavity for Hooke's material with 1/2 Poisson's ratio are studied. A nonlinear problem, which is a moving boundary problem for the geometrically nonlinear elasticity in radial symmetric, is solved analytically. The governing equations are written on the deformed region or on the present configuration. And the conditions are described on moving boundary. A closed form solution is found. Furthermore, a bifurcation solution in closed form is given from the trivial homogeneous solution of a solid sphere. The results indicate that there is a tangent bifurcation on the displacement_load curve for a sphere with a cavity. On the tangent bifurcation point, the cavity grows up suddenly, which is a kind of catastrophe. And there is a pitchfork bifurcation on the displacement_load curve for a solid sphere. On the pitchfork bifurcation point, there is a cavitation in the solid sphere.