19 | Non-Linear Dynamics

By the end of this section, you should

  1. Understand how non-linear systems may behave much differently than linear systems

  2. Trajectories can vary wildly due to small changes in initial values or parameters

  3. Understand what phase plane is and how it is created

  4. Understand what is meant by chaos and how it differs from “randomness”

Introduction

Links to Advanced Topics

Phase Space/Plane & Perturbations

Lorenz System

Varying Initial Conditions

Varying System Parameters

Monte Carlo Simulation

Why Should We Care?

Mappings

Logistic Map

Bifurcation

Stability

Limit Cycles

Phase Portraits

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