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2.I.2A

Differential Equations | Part IA, 2008

Find the fixed points of the difference equation

un+1=λun(1−un2)u_{n+1}=\lambda u_{n}\left(1-u_{n}^{2}\right)un+1​=λun​(1−un2​)

Show that a stable fixed point exists when −1<λ<1-1<\lambda<1−1<λ<1 and also when 1<λ<21<\lambda<21<λ<2.

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