3.I.7E
Part II, 2006
State the normal-form equations for (a) a saddle-node bifurcation, (b) a transcritical bifurcation, and (c) a pitchfork bifurcation, for a dynamical system .
Consider the system
Compute the extended centre manifold near , and the evolution equation on the centre manifold, both correct to second order in and . Deduce the type of bifurcation and show that the equation can be put in normal form, to the same order, by a change of variables of the form for suitably chosen and .