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A global continuation theorem and bifurcation from infinity for infinite-dimensional dynamical systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

James R. Ward Jr.
James R. Ward Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, U.S.A.
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Abstract

A general continuation theorem for isolated sets in infinite-dimensional dynamical systems is proved for a class of semiflows. This result is then used to prove the existence of continua of full bounded solutions bifurcating from infinity for systems of reaction—diffusion equations.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 126 , Issue 4 , 1996 , pp. 725 - 738
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1996

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