Pitchfork bifurcation

Pitchfork bifurcation is a type of bifurcation that occurs in dynamical systems, particularly in the study of nonlinear systems. It describes a situation where a system's stable equilibrium point becomes unstable and gives rise to two new stable equilibrium points as a parameter is varied. In more technical terms, a pitchfork bifurcation typically occurs in systems described by equations where the steady-state solutions undergo a change in stability.