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where the algorithm can be used to calculate <strong>fast</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>slow</strong> waves forǫ> 0.<br />

This is particularly useful to find an initial starting orbit for a homoclinic<br />

orbit continuation algorithm.<br />

3. Chapter 5, [57]: The CU bifurcation structure forǫ> 0 is investigated in<br />

more detail. It is shown that the apparent termination of the homoclinic<br />

C-curve is caused by a tangency between the unstable manifold of a <strong>slow</strong><br />

manifold W u (Cl,ǫ) <strong>and</strong> the stable manifold of an equilibrium point W s (q).<br />

All the involved manifolds have been calculated. W u (Cl,ǫ) was obtained<br />

using the SMST algorithm for the <strong>slow</strong> manifold <strong>and</strong> forward integration.<br />

W s (q) was calculated via backward integration <strong>and</strong> also via a boundary<br />

value approach. A <strong>two</strong>-dimensional map model of the Poincaré return<br />

map is introduced to describe the <strong>dynamics</strong> near the Shil’nikov homo-<br />

clinic orbit. Further observations include the calculation of the location<br />

of a canard explosion forǫ > 0 <strong>and</strong> the existence of MMOs that are not<br />

generated in a tubular neighborhood of the <strong>fast</strong> or <strong>slow</strong> waves.<br />

4. Chapter 6, [87]: The unfolding of a planar singular Hopf bifurcation is<br />

known. It was shown by Krupa <strong>and</strong> Szmolyan [86] that the location of<br />

the maximal canard can be calculated up to order O(ǫ 3/2 ) using a special<br />

normal form transformation <strong>and</strong> the blow-up method. We notice that the<br />

special normal form transformation is not necessary <strong>and</strong> calculate a for-<br />

mula in non-blow-up coordinates for the maximal canard location. Then<br />

we relate this formula to the first Lyapunov coefficient at the singular Hopf<br />

bifurcation <strong>and</strong> show that st<strong>and</strong>ard bifurcation software, such as MatCont<br />

[46], can be used to locate the maximal canard. The results are demon-<br />

strated for the Van der Pol equation <strong>and</strong> the FitzHugh-Nagumo equation.<br />

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