Two-dimensional Self-independent Variable Cubic Nonlinear Systems

This book, the third of 15 related monographs, presents systematically a theory of self-independent cubic nonlinear systems. Here, at least one vector field is self-cubic, and the other vector field can be constant, self-linear, self-quadratic, or self-cubic. For constant vector fields in this book, the dynamical systems possess 1-dimensional flows, such as source, sink and saddle flows, plus third-order source and sink flows. For self-linear and self-cubic systems discussed, the dynamical systems possess source, sink and saddle equilibriums, saddle-source and saddle-sink, third-order sink and source (i.e, (3rd SI:SI)-sink and (3rdSO:SO)-source) and third-order source (i.e., (3rd SO:SI)-saddle, (3rd SI, SO)-saddle). For self-quadratic and self-cubic systems, in addition to the first and third-order sink, source and saddles plus saddle-source and saddle-sink, there are (3:2)-saddle-sink and (3:2) saddle-source and double-saddles. For the two self-cubic systems, (3:3)-source, sink and saddles exist. Finally, the author describes that homoclinic orbits without centers can be formed, and the corresponding homoclinic networks of source, sink and saddles exists.

Readers will learn new concepts, theory, phenomena, and analytic techniques, including

Constant and crossing-cubic systems

Crossing-linear and crossing-cubic systems

Crossing-quadratic and crossing-cubic systems

Crossing-cubic and crossing-cubic systems

Appearing and switching bifurcations

Third-order centers and saddles

Parabola-saddles and inflection-saddles

Homoclinic-orbit network with centers

Appearing bifurcations