HOPF BIFURCATION ANALYSIS OF TWO SUNFLOWER EQUATIONS

In this paper, two sunflower equations are considered. Using delay τ as a parameter and applying the global Hopf bifurcation theorem, we investigate the existence of global Hopf bifurcation for the sunflower equation. Furthermore, we analyze the local Hopf bifurcation of the modified equation with nonlinear relation about stem's increase, including the occurrence, the bifurcation direction, the stability and the approximation expression of the bifurcating periodic solution using the theory of normal form and center manifold. Finally, the obtained results of these two equations are compared, which finds that the result about the period of their bifurcating periodic solutions is obviously different, while the bifurcation direction and stability are identical.

High-dimensional Harmonic Balance Analysis for Second-order Delay-differential Equations

This paper demonstrates the utility of the high-dimensional harmonic balance (HDHB) method for locating limit cycles of second-order delay-differential equations (DDEs). A matrix version of the HDHB method for systems of DDEs is described in detail. The method has been successfully applied to capture the stable and/or unstable limit cycles in three different models: a machine tool vibration model, the sunflower equation and a circadian rhythm model. The results show excellent agreement with collocation and continuation-based solutions from DDE-BIFTOOL. The advantages of HDHB over the classical harmonic balance method are highlighted and discussed.