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We investigate the dynamics of a system of two van der Pol oscillators with delayed velocity coupling. We use the method of averaging to reduce the problem to the study of a slowow in three dimensions. We study the steady state solutions of this slow ow, with special attention given to the bifurcations accompanying their change in number and stability. Our interest in this system is due to its ...

Many people believe that Objectivism is simply a movement composed of selfish, deranged, arrogant anti-environmentalists. They are right. The fact is, Objectivists care little for their fellow man and less for the facts. The staple of Objectivism is not science, but hollow pseudo-philosophic anti-intellectual claptrap and outright lies. All designed to trick well meaning people into accepting a...