Dynamical Systems, Vector Fields and Commutators

Konferenz: NDES 2012 - Nonlinear Dynamics of Electronic Systems
11.07.2012 - 13.07.2012 in Wolfenbüttel, Germany

Tagungsband: NDES 2012

Seiten: 4Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF

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Autoren:
Steeb, Willi-Hans (International School for Scientific Computing, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa)
Hardy, Yorick (Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa)

Inhalt:
We consider linear and nonlinear autonomous systems of first order ordinary differential equations and their corresponding vector fields. Taking the commutator of such two vector fields provides a new vector field and thus a new autonomous system of first order differential equations. We discuss how the properties of the input vector fields such as fixed points, periodic orbits, limit cycles, chaotic behaviour, first integrals, gradient systems, Hamilton systems etc reflect in the dynamical system of the vector field given by the commutator of the two input vector fields.