 Transcritical bifurcation (source code)

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= Transcritical bifurcation
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The normal form $\dot x=\mu x-x^2$ has equilibria $x=0$ and $x=\mu$ that cross and exchange stability at $\mu=0$. A generic constant perturbation separates the branches or replaces the crossing by saddle-node bifurcations, so the transcritical bifurcation is not structurally stable without a constraint preserving both branches.

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