Piecewise linear cusp bifurcations in ultradiscrete dynamical systems

Abstract

We investigate the dynamical properties of cusp bifurcations in max-plus dynamical systems derived from continuous differential equations through the tropical discretization and the ultradiscrete limit. A general relationship between cusp bifurcations in continuous and corresponding discrete systems is formulated as a proposition. For applications of this proposition, we analyze the Ludwig and Lewis models, elucidating the dynamical structure of their ultradiscrete cusp bifurcations obtained from the original continuous models. In the resulting ultradiscrete max-plus systems, the cusp bifurcation is characterized by piecewise linear representations, and its behavior is examined through the graph analysis.