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HYPERBOLIC FIXED POINT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-04-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hyperbolicity
1, record 1, English, hyperbolicity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To define a hyperbolic set, we first recall the situation near a hyperbolic fixed point. Basically, there were two ingredients to hyperbolicity, a rate of expansion or contraction, given by the eigenvalues of the Jacobian matrix at the point, and a direction of expansion or contraction, given by the associated eigenvector. 2, record 1, English, - hyperbolicity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hyperbolicité
1, record 1, French, hyperbolicit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Propriété géométrique qui implique une convergence des trajectoires dans une direction et leur divergence dans une autre direction. 2, record 1, French, - hyperbolicit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On la retrouve dans l'attracteur de Hénon et dans la transformation d'un cercle en ellipse, caractérisés par l'étirement des longueurs dans une direction et leur contraction dans la direction perpendiculaire. 2, record 1, French, - hyperbolicit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
hyperbolicité équilatère. 2, record 1, French, - hyperbolicit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hyperbolic fixed point
1, record 2, English, hyperbolic%20fixed%20point
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Thus a map near a hyperbolic fixed point is always locally topologically conjugate to its derivative. 1, record 2, English, - hyperbolic%20fixed%20point
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
It is an easy exercise using the Implicit Function Theorem to show that hyperbolic fixed and periodic points must persist under small perturbation.... 1, record 2, English, - hyperbolic%20fixed%20point
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- point fixe hyperbolique
1, record 2, French, point%20fixe%20hyperbolique
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le point fixe est stable ou instable. 2, record 2, French, - point%20fixe%20hyperbolique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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