Homoclinic orbit

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Author: Dr. Andrey Shilnikov, Dept Mathematics, GSU, Atlanta, GA

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Drs. Andrey Shilnikov and Dima Turаev accepted the invitation on 11 March 2007 (self-imposed deadline: 31 August 2008).

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Homoclinic trajectory is a bi-asymptotic one converging to a saddle-like orbit as time goes to plus/minus infinity.

Figure 1: Homoclinic orbits of a saddle.
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Figure 1: Homoclinic orbits of a saddle.
Figure 2: Homoclinic orbits of a saddle.
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Figure 2: Homoclinic orbits of a saddle.
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