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Published online by Cambridge University Press:Β 12 July 2007
We use singularity theory to classify forced symmetry-breaking bifurcation problems where f1 is π(2)-equivariant and f2 is π»n-equivariant with the orthogonal group actions on z β β2. Forced symmetry breaking occurs when the symmetry of the equation changes when parameters are varied. We explicitly apply our results to the branching of subharmonic solutions in a model periodic perturbation of an autonomous equation and sketch further applications.