Year

2025

Season

Fall

Paper Type

Master's Thesis

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Degree Name

Master of Science in Mathematical Sciences (MS)

Department

Mathematics & Statistics

NACO controlled Corporate Body

University of North Florida. Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Committee Chairperson

Dr. Mei-Qin Zhan

Second Advisor

Dr. Kening Wang

Third Advisor

Dr. Mohammad Rahman

Department Chair

Dr. Richard F. Patterson

College Dean

Kaveri Subrahmanyam

Abstract

This thesis presents a rigorous framework for the study of bifurcation phenomena in nonlinear differential equations. Semigroup theory and index theory are introduced to examine qualitative changes in the solution structures of the nonlinear dynamic system as the parameters vary. The theoretical framework is then applied to several nonlinear differential equations from biology and physics.

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