Solution

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Let . The amplitude equation is . For , is the sole equilibrium and every solution tends monotonically to it. At , the origin remains attracting but only algebraically. For , the origin is unstable and the two equilibria
are stable: positive initial data tend to , negative initial data tend to , and remains zero. A plot of therefore shows a pitchfork bifurcation normal form at .

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