Fixed points

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switchfoot

Joined May 14, 2005
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HI, how do u show that this system only has one fixed point?

dx/dt = x - y - 1/2 x^3 - 1/2 x y^2
dy/dt = x - 1/2 y x^2 - 1/2 y^3

There's probably some really simple answer but it's killing me!

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switchfoot

Joined May 14, 2005
9
Yup, stationary points. Points for dx/dt and dy/dt are zero.



Originally posted by haditya@Oct 16 2005, 12:31 PM
wat do u mean by fixed point? do u mean stationary points?
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