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We present an overview of the theory of homoclinic bifurcations, with particular emphasis on recent developments exploring its links to the study of chaotic dynamics and strange attractors.
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Viana, M. (1995). Homoclinic Bifurcations and Strange Attractors. In: Branner, B., Hjorth, P. (eds) Real and Complex Dynamical Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 464. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8439-5_10
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