function [myval,Jacob] = evallpa(param) global mu_l mu_a c_ea c_el c_pa b % [myval,Jacob] = evallpa(param) % Beetles, Cannibalism, and Chaos % This function is used for Problem 2, to determine a fixed % point for the values L, P, and A. % Dianne P. O'Leary 12/2006 % Get current value of L, P, and A from input vector L = param(1); P = param(2); A = param(3); % Compute values of L, P, and A at the next time step. Lnew = b * A * exp(-c_ea*A - c_el*L); Pnew = L * (1 - mu_l); Anew = P * exp(-c_pa * A) + A * (1 - mu_a); % Return the change in L, P, and A. myval = [Lnew-L; Pnew-P; Anew-A]; % Compute the Jacobian matrix of the function that % defines new values - old. ea = exp(-c_ea*A); ep = exp(-c_pa*A); el = exp(-c_el*L); % L P A Jacob = [-b*A*c_el*ea*el, 0, b*el*(ea-c_ea*A*ea) % L 1-mu_l, 0, 0 % P 0, ep, -c_pa*P*ep + (1-mu_a)] ... % A - eye(3);