Romeo the Robot(How does Juliet react?)

• Take a = b = 0 (dR/dt = 0)

• dJ/dt = cR + dJ

• There is an equilibrium at J = -cR/d

• Can be either love or hate depending on signs of R, c, and d

• Stable if d < 0, unstable if d > 0

• Her feelings never die

• No oscillations are possible

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