Singular perturbations of finite dimensional gradient flows

Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 657-675

  Zanini, Chiara ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gradient flow; Heteroclinic solutions; Saddle node bifurcation; Singular perturbations

Indexed keywords

EID: 35248889454     PISSN: 10780947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/dcds.2007.18.657     Document Type: Article

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