Course: Dynamical Systems

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Course title Dynamical Systems
Course code KMA/PGSDS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 15
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Andres Jan, prof. RNDr. dr hab. DSc.
  • Rachůnková Irena, prof. RNDr. DrSc.
Course content
Autonomous differential equations and dynamical systems. Linear systems, canonic forms, phase portraits, stability, topological equivalence. Nonlinear systems -- local theory: Hyperbolic and non-hyperbolic critical points. Linearization, Stability, Bifurcations, Central manifolds. Nonlinear systems - global theory: Limit sets and attractors. Periodic orbits, limit cycles. Bifurcations. Poincare mapping. The Poincare-Bendixon Theorem. Homoclinic and heteroclinic points, chaos, the Melnikoff function, shadowing lemma, the Smale Horseshoe, the Sharkovskii Theorem

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Master essential tools of the theory of dynamical systems.
Comprehension Demonstrate a good orientation ín the theory of dynamical systems.
Prerequisites
Master's degree in mathematics.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Exam: to know and to understand the subject
Recommended literature
  • C. Robinson. (1995). Dynamical Systems. CRC Press, Boca Raton.
  • D.K. Arrowsmith, C.M. Place. (1991). An Introduction to Dynamical Systems. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.
  • F. Verhulst. (1990). Nonlinear Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems. Springer-Verlag.
  • H.O. Peitgen, H. Jurgens, D.Saupe. (1992). Chaos and Fractals. Springer, Berlin.
  • J. Guckenheimar, P. Holmes. (1983). Nonlinear Oscillations, Dynamical Systems, and Bifurcations of Vector Fields. Springer-Verlag, New York.
  • J. Hale, H. Kocak. (1991). Dynamics and Bifurcations. Springer-Verlag, New York.
  • J.H. Hubbart, B.H. West. Differential Equations: A Dynamical Systems Approach I, II. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1991, 1995.
  • L.Perko. (1991). Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems. Springer-Verlag, New York.
  • S.N. Chow, J.K. Hale. (1982). Methods of Bifurcation Theory. Springer, Berlin.


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