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Stable Node


A fixed point for which the stability matrix has both eigenvalues negative, so lambda_1<lambda_2<0.


See also

Elliptic Fixed Point, Fixed Point, Hyperbolic Fixed Point, Stable Improper Node, Stable Spiral Point, Stable Star, Unstable Improper Node, Unstable Node, Unstable Spiral Point, Unstable Star

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References

Tabor, M. "Classification of Fixed Points." §1.4.b in Chaos and Integrability in Nonlinear Dynamics: An Introduction. New York: Wiley, pp. 22-25, 1989.

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Stable Node

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Stable Node." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/StableNode.html

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