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Main Authors: Castro, Sofia B. S. D., Lohse, Alexander
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.05973
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author Castro, Sofia B. S. D.
Lohse, Alexander
author_facet Castro, Sofia B. S. D.
Lohse, Alexander
contents We address the question how a given connection structure (directed graph) can be realised as a heteroclinic network that is complete in the sense that it contains all unstable manifolds of its equilibria. For a directed graph consisting of two cycles we provide a constructive method to achieve this: (i) enlarge the graph by adding some edges and (ii) apply the simplex method to obtain a network in phase space. Depending on the length of the cycles we derive the minimal number of required new edges. In the resulting network each added edge leads to a positive transverse eigenvalue at the respective equilibrium. We discuss the total number of such positive eigenvalues in an individual cycle and some implications for the stability of this cycle.
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spellingShingle Complete heteroclinic networks derived from graphs consisting of two cycles
Castro, Sofia B. S. D.
Lohse, Alexander
Dynamical Systems
We address the question how a given connection structure (directed graph) can be realised as a heteroclinic network that is complete in the sense that it contains all unstable manifolds of its equilibria. For a directed graph consisting of two cycles we provide a constructive method to achieve this: (i) enlarge the graph by adding some edges and (ii) apply the simplex method to obtain a network in phase space. Depending on the length of the cycles we derive the minimal number of required new edges. In the resulting network each added edge leads to a positive transverse eigenvalue at the respective equilibrium. We discuss the total number of such positive eigenvalues in an individual cycle and some implications for the stability of this cycle.
title Complete heteroclinic networks derived from graphs consisting of two cycles
topic Dynamical Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.05973