Hopf Bifurcations, Periodic Windows and Intermittency in the Generalized Lorenz Model

Abstract

In the present study, we analyze the dynamics of a four-dimensional generalized Lorenz system with one variable describing the profile of the magnetic field induced in a convected magnetized fluid. In particular, we identify the subcritical Hopf bifurcation, at which the dimension of the unstable manifold is increased or reduced by two. Moreover, the new four-dimensional system behavior depending on the control parameters is considered and bidirectional bifurcation structures are revealed. The results show the existence of several windows of nonchaotic variation (windows of order), in particular period-3 windows at the edge of which type I intermittency is observed.