MT 328 Non-Linear dynamical systems: Routes to Chaos

Problem Sheet 6 - please return work on the 28.02.2014 Q 6.1 Use the function 2 V ( x1 , x2 ) ! x12 + x2 to analyse the stability of the origin for the following systems: (a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3 !1 = ! x1 ! 2 x2 !2 = 2 x1 x2 ! x2 ; x ; x 2 5 !1 = ! x1 sin x1; x ! 2 = ! x2 ! x2 ; x 2 !1 = ! x1 + x2 !2 = ! x1 x2 ! x12 ; x ; x 2 3 !1 = ! x1 + 2 x1 x2 !2 = ! x12 x2 . x ; x

2 Q 6.2 Construct a quadratic Liapunov function, V ( x1 , x2 ) = a x12 + b x2 + 2 cx1 x2 , with a

convenient choice of the constants a, b, c , to analyse the stability at the origin of the system

dx1 2 = ! x1 ! 2 x2 dt dx2 3 = x1 x2 ! x2 . dt It is good practise to state any theorems used.

Q 6.3 Investigate the stability at the origin of the system dx1 2 = x12 ! x2 dt dx2 = !2 x1 x2 , dt 2 by using the function V ( x1 , x2 ) = 3x1 x2 ! x13 . Again it is good practise to state any theorems used. Q 6.4 Verify that (1, 0 ) is a critical point of the system dx1 2 = (1 ! x1 )3 + 2 x2 (1 ! x1 ) dt dx2 2 = x2 [(1 ! x1 )2 ! x2 ] . dt Hence, shift the origin of coordinates to (1, 0 ) , using the linear transformation u = x1 ! 1, v = x2 , to find the system
du = ! u3 ! 2 v 2 u dt dv = v[u 2 ! v 2 ] . dt Use the function V defined by V ( u, v ) = u 2 + u 2 v 2 + v 4

to analyse the stability of the origin of the transformed system.