2 Equilibrium Solutions and Stability
www-users.cse.umn.edu › ~moreyjc › pdfsimportant results, especially when exact solutions to the differential equation cannot be found. Examples of critical points in the graphs above are the values y 0 2 and y 0 3. Equilibrium Solution: If x 0 is a critical point, then the differential equation has the constant solution x t x 0, called an equilibrium solution. Examples of equilibrium solutions in the graphs above are the functions y t 2 and y t 3. Stable /Unstable Critical Points: