Using characteristic multiplier loci to predict bifurcation phenomena and chaos-a tutorial

Presents a tutorial on the interpretation and applications of characteristic multipliers (CMs). It gives a definition of this concept and its applications using Chua's circuit as a vehicle of illustration. Two basic bifurcation routes to chaos are studied: period doubling and transition to torus.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>