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Table 1 Equilibrium solution stability conditions

From: A dynamical systems model of progesterone receptor interactions with inflammation in human parturition

Equilibrium

Trivial: (0,0)

Quiescent: (1,0)

Laboring: (0,1)

Intermediate: \(\left (\frac {i(1-b)}{k-ib},\frac {b(k-i)}{k-ib}\right)\)

Eigenvalues (λ 1, λ 2)

(b,i)

(i−k,−b)

(b−1,−i)

\(\left (\frac {-\beta + \sqrt {(\beta ^{2} - 4\gamma)}}{2}, \frac {-\beta - \sqrt {(\beta ^{2} - 4\gamma)}}{2}\right)\)

Stability

Unstable

Stable

Stable

Unstable

Condition

b>0 and i>0

(i<k,b>0)

(b<1,i>0)

b>0 and i>0