Ecology models and Newton vector fields

We generate phase portraits of autonomous differential equations by constructing integrals of motion—even in nonconservative systems, where no integrals produced by quadrature exist. These phase plane portraits are produced with no propagated error. Phase portraits do not usually display the paramet...

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Published inMathematical and computer modelling Vol. 12; no. 9; p. 1178
Main Authors Palmore, Julian I., Burns, Scott A., Benzinger, Harold E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 1989
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Summary:We generate phase portraits of autonomous differential equations by constructing integrals of motion—even in nonconservative systems, where no integrals produced by quadrature exist. These phase plane portraits are produced with no propagated error. Phase portraits do not usually display the parametrization along orbits. The use of high resolution color graphics allows us to display this parametrization conveniently. We examine three ecology models—the logistic equation in the complex domain, and the predator-prey and competing species equations in the real domain.
ISSN:0895-7177
1872-9479
DOI:10.1016/0895-7177(89)90247-1