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<b>Finite Amplitude Instability in Takens-Bogdanov-type Dynamical Systems</b>

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Author: X. Z. Tang


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A weakly nonlinear theory is given to treat the onset of a finite amplitude instability in a Takens-Bogdanov-type dynamical system. The theory is based on an asymptotic analysis.