The first one highlights a useful sub-frame of stable equilibrium: stable cycles (aka limit cycles). The equilibrium isn’t just one state, it’s a cycle of states. Perturb it, and eventually it goes back to the same cycle.
The first one highlights a useful sub-frame of stable equilibrium: stable cycles (aka limit cycles). The equilibrium isn’t just one state, it’s a cycle of states. Perturb it, and eventually it goes back to the same cycle.