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Unstable Improper Node


A fixed point for which the stability matrix has equal positive eigenvalues.


See also

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

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

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