Abstract
The existence and stability of structurally stable heteroclinic cycles are discussed in a codimension-2 bifurcation problem with O(3)-symmetry, when the critical spherical modes l = 1 and l = 2 occur simultaneously. Several types of heteroclinic cycles are found which may explain aperiodic attractors found in numerical simulations for the onset of convection in a self-gravitating fluid in a spherical shell.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 155-176 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1991 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Mathematical Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Applied Mathematics