What is a Heteroclinic Cycle?

A heteroclinic cycle is a flow-invariant set consisting of a finite number of equilibrium states and solution trajectories connecting them in a cyclic way.

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Notices of the American Mathematical Society
Published
2026-09-10
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https://doi.org/10.1090/noti3396
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Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation
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What is a Heteroclinic Cycle?

Alexander Lohse, Sofia Castro
Notices of the American Mathematical Society
Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation
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What is a Heteroclinic Cycle?

Alexander Lohse, Sofia Castro
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Abstract

A heteroclinic cycle is a flow-invariant set consisting of a finite number of equilibrium states and solution trajectories connecting them in a cyclic way.

Notices of the American Mathematical SocietyVol. 73(09)
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Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation
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