Re: bifurcation. what does it all mean?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (john) wrote:

> Ihave been looking at the bifurcation diagrams. you know, the one that
> have this line that seems to split and then split again then turns
> into weird mesh of dots..
> 
> what does this mean? 
> 
> how do they make these diagrams? 
> 
> I guess bifurcation occurs when you have abrupt changes in systems
> with changes in paframeter.
> 
> so which is the parameter axis and the system axis?  or am I not
> looking at the figures right?
> 

Have you seen the FAQ at <http://amath.colorado.edu/faculty/jdm/faq.html>
Question #3.17 is "What is a bifurcation"

-- 
James Meiss
<http://amath.colorado.edu/faculty/jdm>