 Pitchfork bifurcation of a rotating hoop bead (source code)

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= Pitchfork bifurcation of a rotating hoop bead

At $\omega^2=g/R$, the stable downward equilibrium of a rotating-hoop bead loses stability and two stable equilibria with
$$
\cos\theta=\frac{g}{R\omega^2}
$$
emerge symmetrically.

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