Unstable Modes and Order Parameters of Bistable Signaling Pathways at Saddle-Node Bifurcations: A Theoretical Study Based on Synergetics

Figure 11

Eigenvector components of the first eigenvector and order parameters at the saddle-node bifurcation points. The eigenvector components (a) and (b) as computed from (3) and (4) are shown for the state (low), (high) (solid line) and the state (high), (low) (dashed line) reported in Figure 5 and as functions of . At the saddle-node bifurcation points (circles), these components constitute the respective order parameters.

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