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The trace–determinant plane

Ordinary Differential EquationsODE, PDE & Applied Mathematics

Drag a point across the plane and watch the portrait change: saddle, node, spiral, centre — a map instead of a list of rules.

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Drag a point across the plane and watch the portrait change: saddle, node, spiral, centre — a map instead of a list of rules.

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