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We have learnt the qualitative analysis of nonlinear systems in previous chapters. Symmetry is an inherent property of natural phenomena as well as man-made devices. Naturally, the concept of symmetry is exploited to study the linear as well as nonlinear problems.
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Layek, G.c. (2015). Symmetry Analysis. In: An Introduction to Dynamical Systems and Chaos. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2556-0_8
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