In this paper we consider the problem of the existence and stability of invariant manifolds in a network of diffusively coupled identical systems. It is shown that the existence of a symmetry in the network implies the existence of linear invariant manifolds. This correspond to so called partial synchronization, or clusterization, a phenomenon occurring when some subsystems from the network ope...

The Swift-Hohenberg equation with quadratic and cubic nonlinearities exhibits a remarkable wealth of stable spatially localized states. The presence of these states is related to a phenomenon called homoclinic snaking. Numerical computations are used to illustrate the changes in the localized solution as it grows in spatial extent and to determine the stability properties of the resulting state...

Abstract In this article, we present a second-order in time implicit-explicit (IMEX) local discontinuous Galerkin (LDG) method for computing the Cahn-Hilliard equation, which describes the phase separation phenomenon. It is well-known that the Cahn-Hilliard equation has a nonlinear stability property, i.e., the free-energy functional decreases with respect to time. The discretized Cahn-Hilliard...

The stability problem of functional equations started with the question concerning stability of group homomorphisms proposed by Ulam 1 during a talk before a Mathematical Colloquium at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In 1941, Hyers 2 gave a partial solution of Ulam’s problem for the case of approximate additive mappings in the context of Banach spaces. In 1978, Rassias 3 generalized the t...

It is possible for a GA to have two stable fixed points on a single-peak fitness landscape. These can correspond to meta-stable finite populations. This phenomenon is called bistability, and is only known to happen in the presence of recombination, selection, and mutation. This paper models the bistability phenomenon using an infinite population model of a GA based on gene pool recombination. F...

Stability in ecosystem function is an important but poorly understood phenomenon. Anthropogenic perturbations alter communities, but how they change stability and the strength of stabilizing mechanisms is not clear. We examined temporal stability (invariability) in aboveground productivity in replicated 18-year time series of experimentally perturbed grassland plant communities. We found that d...

It is possible for a GA to have two stable fixed points on a single-peak fitness landscape. These can correspond to meta-stable finite populations. This phenomenon is called bistability, and is only known to happen in the presence of recombination, selection, and mutation. This paper models the bistability phenomenon using an infinite population model of a GA based on gene pool recombination. F...