 Cubic saturation population model (source code)

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= Cubic saturation population model

The equation
$$
\dot n=\alpha n-\beta n^3
=\alpha n\left(1-\frac{n^2}{K^2}\right),
\qquad K=\sqrt{\alpha/\beta},
$$
has an unstable zero equilibrium and a stable positive equilibrium $K$. Its per-capita density correction is quadratic rather than the logistic model's linear correction.

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