Inertia Functions, Viability Oscillators and Hysteresis

  • Jean-Pierre Aubin
  • Alexandre M. Bayen
  • Patrick Saint-Pierre
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Abstract

This chapter is devoted to the original motivation of viability theory, which was (and still is) an attempt to mathematically capture some central ideas of evolution of species of Darwinian type, turning around the concept of “punctuated equilibrium” of Eldredge and Gould.

Keywords

Auxiliary System Critical Zone Warning Time Cyclic Evolution Viability Kernel 
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© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011

Authors and Affiliations

  • Jean-Pierre Aubin
    • 1
  • Alexandre M. Bayen
    • 2
  • Patrick Saint-Pierre
    • 3
  1. 1.VIMADESParisFrance
  2. 2.Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Civil and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of California at BerkeleyBerkeleyUSA
  3. 3.Université Paris Dauphine LEDA-SDFiClamartFrance

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