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A mathematical model of 'Pride and Prejudice'.
Rinaldi, Sergio; Rossa, Fabio Della; Landi, Pietro.
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  • Rinaldi S; Politecnico di Milano, Italy, and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenberg, Austria.
  • Rossa FD; Politecnico di Milano,Italy.
  • Landi P; Politecnico di Milano,Italy.
Nonlinear Dynamics Psychol Life Sci ; 18(2): 199-211, 2014 Apr.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24560011
ABSTRACT
A mathematical model is proposed for interpreting the love story between Elizabeth and Darcy portrayed by Jane Austen in the popular novel Pride and Prejudice. The analysis shows that the story is characterized by a sudden explosion of sentimental involvements, revealed by the existence of a saddle-node bifurcation in the model. The paper is interesting not only because it deals for the first time with catastrophic bifurcations in romantic relation-ships, but also because it enriches the list of examples in which love stories are described through ordinary differential equations.
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Courtship / Interpersonal Relations / Medicine in Literature / Models, Theoretical Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Nonlinear Dynamics Psychol Life Sci Journal subject: BIOLOGIA / PSICOLOGIA Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Austria
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Courtship / Interpersonal Relations / Medicine in Literature / Models, Theoretical Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Nonlinear Dynamics Psychol Life Sci Journal subject: BIOLOGIA / PSICOLOGIA Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Austria