Talk:Monodromy matrix

linear only
Current definition is only meaningful for a linear (so you can talk about "coefficients") and homogenous (for "fundamental matrix") ODE's. In the general case $$\dot{y}=F(y)$$, I think you should look at the stability equation $$\dot{\delta y}_i = \frac{\partial F_i}{\partial y_j} \delta y_j$$, which is linear. Examining this around a periodic point in the Poincare map yields something that coincides with different definitions of "Monodromy matrix", found elsewhere (e.g. see ). --AmitAronovitch (talk) 09:09, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

merge to monodromy
I just proposed a merge to monodromy. As far as I can tell, this is talking about the same thing. The problem is, I think I understand a monodromy; this article, however, is incoherent, I can't make heads or tails of it. The link fundamental matrix redirects to an article that never actually uses the word 'fundamental', and it doesn't ever really talk about matrixes so ... never mind the missing definition of 'period', etc. 18:43, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 02:21, 5 May 2016 (UTC)