Exponentially narrow gluing-map cusp

ID: exponentially-narrow-gluing-map-cusp

For fixed and , the two folds of the signed gluing-map reduction enclose three scalar fixed-point branches. Writing gives width . Since , the displayed essential asymptotic follows. The fold curves meet with exponentially small width; this is not the ordinary algebraic cusp normal form of a smooth cubic vector field. A negative fixed point lifts to two symmetry-related flow cycles, so the cusp describes distinct return-map branches rather than counting every physical cycle separately.

New to topics? Read the docs here!