Functional differential equations and approximation of fixed points proceedings, (summerschool and conference); Bonn, July (17-22), 1978

Numerical continuation methods and bifurcation....Pages 1-15 Periodic solutions of some autonomous differential equations with variable time delay....Pages 16-31 Global branching and multiplicity results for periodic solutions of functional differential equations....Pages 32-45 Existence of oscillating solutions for certain differential equations with delay....Pages 46-64 Approximation of delay systems with applications to control and identification....Pages 65-76 A homotopy method for locating all zeros of a system of polynomials....Pages 77-88 A view of complementary pivot theory (or solving equations with homotopies)....Pages 89-111 On numerical approximation of fixed points in C[0,1]....Pages 112-125 An application of simplicial algorithms to variational inequalities....Pages 126-135 Delay equations in biology....Pages 136-156 Retarded equations with infinite delays....Pages 157-193 A degree continuation theorem for a class of compactly perturbed differentiable Fredholm maps of index O....Pages 194-203 Chaotic behavior of multidimensional difference equations....Pages 204-227 Numerical solution of a generalized eigenvalue problem for even mappings....Pages 228-237 Positive solutions of functional differential equations....Pages 238-246 A restart algorithm without an artificial level for computing fixed points on unbounded regions....Pages 247-256 Path following approaches for solving nonlinear equations: Homotopy, continuous newton and projection....Pages 257-264 A nonlinear singularly perturbed volterra functional differential equation....Pages 265-282 Periodic solutions of nonlinear autonomous functional differential equations....Pages 283-325 The Leray-Schauder continuation method is a constructive element in the numerical study of nonlinear eigenvalue and bifurcation problems....Pages 326-409 On computational aspects of topological degree in ℝ n ....Pages 410-433 Perturbations in fixed point algorithms....Pages 434-441 Bifurcation of a stationary solution of a dynamical system into n-dimensional tori of quasiperiodic solutions....Pages 442-454 Periodic solutions of delay-differential equations....Pages 455-469 Hamiltonian triangulations of R n ....Pages 470-483 The beer barrel theorem....Pages 484-488 On instability, θ-limit sets and periodic solutions of nonlinear autonomous differential delay equations....Pages 489-503 Numerical continuation methods and bifurcation....Pages 1-15 Periodic solutions of some autonomous differential equations with variable time delay....Pages 16-31 Global branching and multiplicity results for periodic solutions of functional differential equations....Pages 32-45 Existence of oscillating solutions for certain differential equations with delay....Pages 46-64 Approximation of delay systems with applications to control and identification....Pages 65-76 A homotopy method for locating all zeros of a system of polynomials....Pages 77-88 A view of complementary pivot theory (or solving equations with homotopies)....Pages 89-111 On numerical approximation of fixed points in C[0,1]....Pages 112-125 An application of simplicial algorithms to variational inequalities....Pages 126-135 Delay equations in biology....Pages 136-156 Retarded equations with infinite delays....Pages 157-193 A degree continuation theorem for a class of compactly perturbed differentiable Fredholm maps of index O....Pages 194-203 Chaotic behavior of multidimensional difference equations....Pages 204-227 Numerical solution of a generalized eigenvalue problem for even mappings....Pages 228-237 Positive solutions of functional differential equations....Pages 238-246 A restart algorithm without an artificial level for computing fixed points on unbounded regions....Pages 247-256 Path following approaches for solving nonlinear equations: Homotopy, continuous newton and projection....Pages 257-264 A nonlinear singularly perturbed volterra functional differential equation....Pages 265-282 Periodic solutions of nonlinear autonomous functional differential equations....Pages 283-325 The Leray-Schauder continuation method is a constructive element in the numerical study of nonlinear eigenvalue and bifurcation problems....Pages 326-409 On computational aspects of topological degree in R n ....Pages 410-433 Perturbations in fixed point algorithms....Pages 434-441 Bifurcation of a stationary solution of a dynamical system into n-dimensional tori of quasiperiodic solutions....Pages 442-454 Periodic solutions of delay-differential equations....Pages 455-469 Hamiltonian triangulations of R n ....Pages 470-483 The beer barrel theorem....Pages 484-488 On instability, θ-limit sets and periodic solutions of nonlinear autonomous differential delay equations....Pages 489-503

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