title: Imperfect homoclinic bifurcations.
abstract: Experimental observations of an almost symmetric electronic circuit show complicated sequences of bifurcations. These results are discussed in the light of a theory of imperfect global bifurcations. It is shown that much of the dynamics observed in the circuit can be understood by reference to imperfect homoclinic bifurcations without constructing an explicit mathematical model of the system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, UMIST, P.O. Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Glendinning
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abshagen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mullin