Global bifurcation destroying the experimental torus T2.
We show experimentally the scenario of a two-frequency torus T2 breakdown, in which a global bifurcation occurs due to the collision of a torus with an unstable periodic orbit, creating a heteroclinic saddle connection, followed by an intermittent behavior.
Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 66318, 05315-970 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Pereira
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Baptista
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Reyes
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Caldas
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Sartorelli
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Kurths