Mira's Equation

Mira's Equation has the form:

xn+1 = 2x /(a2 xn2 ) -  xn-1 ,

where a > 1.

This equation has an equilibrium point p = (a2+ 1)1/2 .

This equation possesses an invariant

I(xn , xn-1 ) = xn2  xn-1 2 - a2( xn2 + xn-1 2 ) + 2 xn  xn-1 .

Shown below is the surface of the invariant for the specific value a = 2.
 
 






Here is the animated graph of invariant for the specific value a = 2.
 
 

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