A degenerate Takens--Bogdanov bifurcation in a normal form of Lorenz's equations

Abstract

In this work we consider an unfolding of a normal form of the Lorenz system near a triple-zero singularity. We are interested in the analysis of double-zero bifurcations emerging from that singularity. Their local study provide partial results that are extended by means of numerical continuation methods. Specifically, a curve of heteroclinic connections is detected. It has a degenerate point from which infinitely many homoclinic connections emerge. In this way, we can partially understand the dynamics near the triple-zero singularity.