Global dynamics conjecture for the Langford vector field

Let α\alpha be the parameter of the Langford vector field, and let α10.697144898322973\alpha_1\approx0.697144898322973, α20.823\alpha_2\approx0.823, α30.925\alpha_3\approx0.925, α40.9321697517861\alpha_4\approx0.9321697517861, and α51\alpha_5\approx1 be the successive bifurcation values. Denote by γ\gamma the periodic orbit before the Neimark–Sacker bifurcation, by T\mathcal{T} the invariant torus, by γ1\gamma_1 and γ2\gamma_2 the periodic orbits created at the resonance, by p0p_0, p1p_1, and p2p_2 the relevant equilibria, by Wu(p0)W^u(p_0) and Ws(p1)W^s(p_1) their unstable and stable manifolds, and by T~\widetilde{\mathcal{T}} the chaotic attractor formed after the breakup of the invariant torus. Global dynamics conjecture. The flow generated by the Langford vector field has the following properties: for 0<α<α10<\alpha<\alpha_1, γ\gamma is the global attractor; for α1<α<α2\alpha_1<\alpha<\alpha_2, the global attractor is either T\mathcal{T} or Tγ1\mathcal{T}\cup\gamma_1; for α2<α<α3\alpha_2<\alpha<\alpha_3, the global attractor is T\mathcal{T}; for α3<α<α4\alpha_3<\alpha<\alpha_4, the global attractor is Tp2\mathcal{T}\cup p_2; for α4<α<α5\alpha_4<\alpha<\alpha_5, there is multistability and the global attractor contains at least T~\widetilde{\mathcal{T}}, the attracting periodic orbit γ2\gamma_2, and the attracting equilibrium p2p_2; for α>α5\alpha>\alpha_5, p2p_2 is the global attractor; for 0<α<α30<\alpha<\alpha_3, Wu(p0)W^u(p_0) accumulates on the global attractor, which is either γ\gamma until α=α1\alpha=\alpha_1 or T\mathcal{T} thereafter; and for α3<α<α5\alpha_3<\alpha<\alpha_5, Ws(p1)W^s(p_1) is a separatrix, with the basin of attraction of p2p_2 outside the bubble formed by Ws(p1)W^s(p_1). These claims summarize the numerically suggested global dynamics between the listed bifurcation values; their status is not established by the supplied text and should therefore be regarded as open.

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Emmanuel Fleurantin and Jason D. Mireles James, “Resonant Tori, Transport Barriers, and Chaos in a Vector Field with a Neimark-Sacker Bifurcation”, arXiv:1905.08828 (2019).

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