Solution

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Scaling by , the positive fixed point is . Linearization gives , with characteristic polynomial . The Jury conditions put both roots inside the unit circle exactly for . At the roots are , sixth roots of unity. The discrete Hopf resonance therefore creates a small period-six branch; expansion of the nonlinear recurrence on the centre eigenspace supplies the nonzero amplitude.

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