A cusp catastrophe is a catastrophe which can occur for two control factors and one behavior axis. The cusp catastrophe is the universal unfolding of the singularity and has the equation . The equation also has a cusp catastrophe.
Cusp Catastrophe
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Catastrophe TheoryPortions of this entry contributed by Werner Sanns
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References
Sanns, W. Catastrophe Theory with Mathematica: A Geometric Approach. Germany: DAV, 2000.von Seggern, D. CRC Standard Curves and Surfaces. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, p. 28, 1993.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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Sanns, Werner and Weisstein, Eric W. "Cusp Catastrophe." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CuspCatastrophe.html