Bifurcation

Bifurcation means the splitting of a main body into two parts.

Bifurcation or Bifurcated may refer to:

• Bifurcation (law), the division of issues in a trial for example the division of a page into two parts.
• Bifurcation theory, the study of bifurcation in dynamical systems
• River bifurcation, the forking of a river into its tributaries
• Tongue bifurcation (disambiguation), different modifications or formations of the tongue
• False dilemma or bifurcation, in which two alternative statements are held to be the only possible options when there are more options
• Bifurcation of an incompressible flow, modeled by squeeze mapping the fluid flow
• Bifurcated bonding, in which a single hydrogen atom participates in two hydrogen bonds
• Bifurcation in cybernetic systems: when a system switches from one stable state to another, minor fluctuations may play a crucial role in deciding the outcome
• Aortic bifurcation, the point at which the abdominal aorta bifurcates into the left and right common iliac arteries
• Urinary bifurcation refers to the stream of urine, especially when human males urinate.
• Bifurcation of a road, the point at which a roadway bifucates (known commonly as a fork on the road)

See also

• Fork (disambiguation)