Chaotic dynamics of the heat semigroup on the Damek-Ricci spaces

We consider the rank one Riemannian symmetric spaces of noncompact type and their non-symmetric generalization, namely the Damek-Ricci spaces. We show that the heat semigroup generated by a certain perturbation of the Laplace-Beltrami operator of these spaces is chaotic on their L _p -spaces when p > 2. The range of p and the corresponding perturbation are sharp. A precursor to this result is due to Ji and Weber [19] where it was shown that under identical conditions the heat operator is subspace-chaotic on the Riemannian symmetric spaces, which is weaker than it being chaotic. We also extend the results to the Lorentz spaces L _p,q , which are generalizations of the Lebesgue spaces. This enables us to point out that the chaoticity degenerates to subspace-chaoticity only when q = ∞.     

Synchronization and Waves in a Ring of Diffusively Coupled Memristor-Based Chua’s Circuits

In the present paper we report numerical observations of the spontaneous dynamics of N identical memristor-based Chua’s circuits bidirectionally coupled in a ring geometry. Two different initial configurations are studied by varying N and the coupling strength: in the first configuration we consider only one circuit with non-zero initial conditions, in the second one all circuits have uniform random initial conditions. We observed both chaotic and non-chaotic synchronization. In the chaotic synchronized regime we identified emerging chaotic steady waves, characterized by an almost constant frequency and chaotic amplitude. Depending on the initial conditions, in the pseudo-sinusoidal oscillations regime both macroscopic quasi-periodic steady and traveling waves were observed.     

Detecting high-dimensional determinism in time series with application to human movement data

We numerically investigate the ability of a statistic to detect determinism in time series generated by high-dimensional continuous chaotic systems. This recently introduced statistic (denoted V_E2) is derived from the averaged false nearest neighbors method for analyzing data. Using surrogate data tests, we show that the proposed statistic is able to discriminate high-dimensional chaotic data from their stochastic counterparts. By analyzing the effect of the length of the available data, we show that the proposed criterion is efficient for relatively short time series. Finally, we apply the method to real-world data from biomechanics, namely postural sway time series. In this case, the results led us to exclude the hypothesis of nonlinear deterministic underlying dynamics for the observed phenomena.     

Triangular norms and TNF-sigma-algebras

Following the suggestion made by Klement [8], an axiomatic theory of TNF-σ-algebras is given, T being any measurable triangular norm and N any negation. Most of the results about T-fuzzy σ-algebbrs obtained in [8] are extended to the case of TNF-σ-algebras. Some other properties of TNF-σ-algebras are also discussed. Particularly, we point out: (1) there exists a large family of triangular norms, which contains the whole Yager family and almost the whole Sugeno family as subfamilies, such that for any negation N each TNF-σ-algebra is generated, and (2) given a set U with |U|?2 and a measurable triangular norm T, in order that for every negation N each TNF-σ-algebra on U is generated it is necessary that T is Archimedean.     

Automatic synthesis of chaotic attractors

An automatic synthesis methodology of multi-scroll chaotic attractors by using staircase nonlinear functions (SNFs) is introduced. Synthesis process is carried out by considering third-order nonlinear system parameters, such as the gain of the system and number of scrolls along with real physical active device parameters, such as the dynamic range. Therefore, it is not necessary done a scaling of the dynamic range associated to the SNFs and chaotic attractor parameters like the swings, widths, equilibrium points and breakpoints can be estimated. As a consequence, chaotic attractors in 1-direction (1-D) and 2-D n × m-grid scrolls can easily be generated. Moreover, from numerical simulations, the nonlinear system can quickly be synthesized with electronic circuits. HSPICE simulations of 9-scrolls and 4 × 3-grid scrolls by using Opamps are shown in agreement with the numerical simulations.     

A new characteristic index of chaos

In this paper, k step chaometry (k SCM) is defined based on monopolized sphere and instantaneous chaometry (ICM), and the convergent theorem of asymptotical periodic orbit is also proved. The 400 SCM of the discrete model of Lorenz system is calculated and results disclose that 400 SCM can clearly identify the parameters of chaotic dynamic system. The EEG instrument is applied to measure time series of EEG, and it is observed that the instantaneous chaometry of the EEG and the data generated from Lorenz attractor produce similar results.     

Remark on the norm of random Hankel matrices

In recent years, the asymptotic properties of structured random matrices have attracted the attention of many experts involved in probability theory. In particular, R. Adamczak (J. Theor. Probab., Vol. 23, 2010) proved that, under fairly weak conditions, the squared spectral norms of large square Hankel matrices generated by independent identically distributed random variables grow with probability 1, as Nln(N), where N is the size of a matrix. On the basis of these results, by using the technique and ideas of Adamczak’s paper cited above, we prove that, under certain constraints, the squared spectral norms of large rectangular Hankel matrices generated by linear stationary sequences grow almost certainly no faster than Nln(N), where N is the number of different elements in a Hankel matrix. Nekrutkin (Stat. Interface, Vol. 3, 2010) pointed out that this result may be useful for substantiating (by using series of perturbation theory) so-called “signal subspace methods,” which are often used for processing time series. In addition to the main result, the paper contains examples and discusses the sharpness of the obtained inequality.     

On the spectral analysis of many-body systems

We describe the essential spectrum and prove the Mourre estimate for quantum particle systems interacting through k-body forces and creation-annihilation processes which do not preserve the number of particles. For this we compute the “Hamiltonian algebra” of the system, i.e. the C^∗-algebra C generated by the Hamiltonians we want to study, and show that, as in the N-body case, it is graded by a semilattice. Hilbert C^∗-modules graded by semilattices are involved in the construction of C. For example, if we start with an N-body system whose Hamiltonian algebra is CN and then we add field type couplings between subsystems, then the many-body Hamiltonian algebra C is the imprimitivity algebra of a graded Hilbert CN-module.     

Canonical Foliations of Certain Classes of Almost Contact Metric Structures

The purpose of this paper is to study the canonical foliations of an almost cosymplectic or almost Kenmotsu manifold M in a unified way. We prove that the canonical foliation F defined by the contact distribution is Riemannian and tangentially almost Kahler of codimension 1 and that F is tangentially Kahler if the manifold M is normal. Furthermore, we show that a semi-invariant submanifold N of such a manifold M admits a canonical foliation FN which is defined by the antiinvariant distribution and a canonical cohomology class c（N） generated by a transversal volume form for FN. In addition, we investigate the conditions when the even-dimensional cohomology classes of N are non-trivial. Finally, we compute the Godbillon Vey class for FN.     

Graphical regular representations of free products of groups

If X is a Cayley graph of a group G possessing a normal subgroup N, then there is a quotient graph of X which is a Cayley graph of $\text{G}\text{N}$. With the aid of this result, it is shown that the free product of at least two and at most countably many groups, each of which is at most countably generated, admits a graphical regular representation.     

Artinian cofinite modules over complete Noetherian local rings

Let (R, m) be a complete Noetherian local ring, I an ideal of R and M a nonzero Artinian R-module. In this paper it is shown that if p is a prime ideal of R such that dim R/p = 1 and (0:M p) is not finitely generated and for each i ? 2 the R-module Ext _R ⁱ (M,R/p) is of finite length, then the R-module Ext _R ¹ (M, R/p) is not of finite length. Using this result, it is shown that for all finitely generated R-modules N with Supp(N) ? V (I) and for all integers i ? 0, the R-modules Ext _R ⁱ (N,M) are of finite length, if and only if, for all finitely generated R-modules N with Supp(N) ? V (I) and for all integers i ? 0, the R-modules Ext _R ⁱ (M,N) are of finite length.     

Density of algebras generated by Toeplitz operators on Bergman spaces

In this paper it is shown that Toeplitz operators on Bergman space form a dense subset of the space of all bounded linear operators, in the strong operator topology, and that their norm closure contains all compact operators. Further, theC ^*-algebra generated by them does not contain all bounded operators, since all Toeplitz operators belong to the essential commutant of certain shift. The result holds in Bergman spacesA ²(Ω) for a wide class of plane domains Ω?C, and in Fock spacesA ²(C ^N),N≧1.     

Reiteration formulae for interpolation methods associated to polygons

We study spaces generated by applying the interpolation methods defined by a polygon Π to an N-tuple of real interpolation spaces with respect to a fixed Banach couple {X,Y}. We show that if the interior point (α,β) of the polygon does not lie in any diagonal of Π then the interpolation spaces coincide with sums and intersections of real interpolation spaces generated by {X,Y}. Applications are given to N-tuples formed by Lorentz function spaces and Besov spaces. Moreover, we show that results fail in general if (α,β) is in a diagonal.     

Isomorphism of modules under ground ring extensions

Let D be the ring of algebraic integers in a number field and Λ a finite D-algebra. It is shown that if M and N are finitely generated Λ-modules, then M and N are locally isomorphic if and only if M and N become isomorphic over some integral extension of D.     

An alternative approach to Privault's discrete-time chaotic calculus

In this paper, we present an alternative approach to Privault's discrete-time chaotic calculus. Let Z be an appropriate stochastic process indexed by N (the set of nonnegative integers) and l²(Γ) the space of square summable functions defined on Γ (the finite power set of N). First we introduce a stochastic integral operator J with respect to Z, which, unlike discrete multiple Wiener integral operators, acts on l²(Γ). And then we show how to define the gradient and divergence by means of the operator J and the combinatorial properties of l²(Γ). We also prove in our setting the main results of the discrete-time chaotic calculus like the Clark formula, the integration by parts formula, etc. Finally we show an application of the gradient and divergence operators to quantum probability.     

Nonlinear differential equations satisfied by certain classical modular forms

A unified treatment is given of low-weight modular forms on ?? ₀(N), N = 2,3,4, that have Eisenstein series representations. For each N, certain weight-1 forms are shown to satisfy a coupled system of nonlinear differential equations, which yields a single nonlinear third-order equation, called a generalized Chazy equation. As byproducts, a table of divisor function and theta identities is generated by means of q-expansions, and a transformation law under ?? ₀(4) for the second complete elliptic integral is derived. More generally, it is shown how Picard?CFuchs equations of triangle subgroups of PSL(2, R), which are hypergeometric equations, yield systems of nonlinear equations for weight-1 forms, and generalized Chazy equations. Each triangle group commensurable with ??(1) is treated.     

Moment systems and orthogonal polynomials in several variables

The first part of this paper deals with general moment (“Appell”) systems on $\text{R}$^N generated by a Hamiltonian function H(x, D) and also with representations of GL(N) on the associated spaces of polynomials. The second part discusses the theory of Bernoulli generators on $\text{R}$^N determining systems of orthogonal polynomials that are extensions of the Meixner polynomials to several variables. Linear actions for these spaces are discussed. Some tensors related to the general Bernoulli generators are considered.     

Locally Unmixed Modules and Linearly Equivalent Ideal Topologies

Let R be a commutative Noetherian ring, and let N be a non-zero finitely generated R-module. The purpose of this paper is to show that N is locally unmixed if and only if, for any N-proper ideal I of R generated by ht _N I elements, the topology defined by (I N)⁽ⁿ⁾, n ≥ 0, is linearly equivalent to the I-adic topology.     

Diffusion Forecasting Model with Basis Functions from QR-Decomposition

The diffusion forecasting is a nonparametric approach that provably solves the Fokker–Planck PDE corresponding to Itô diffusion without knowing the underlying equation. The key idea of this method is to approximate the solution of the Fokker–Planck equation with a discrete representation of the shift (Koopman) operator on a set of basis functions generated via the diffusion maps algorithm. While the choice of these basis functions is provably optimal under appropriate conditions, computing these basis functions is quite expensive since it requires the eigendecomposition of an \(N\times N\) diffusion matrix, where N denotes the data size and could be very large. For large-scale forecasting problems, only a few leading eigenvectors are computationally achievable. To overcome this computational bottleneck, a new set of basis functions constructed by orthonormalizing selected columns of the diffusion matrix and its leading eigenvectors is proposed. This computation can be carried out efficiently via the unpivoted Householder QR factorization. The efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed algorithm will be shown in both deterministically chaotic and stochastic dynamical systems; in the former case, the superiority of the proposed basis functions over purely eigenvectors is significant, while in the latter case forecasting accuracy is improved relative to using a purely small number of eigenvectors. Supporting arguments will be provided on three- and six-dimensional chaotic ODEs, a three-dimensional SDE that mimics turbulent systems, and also on the two spatial modes associated with the boreal winter Madden–Julian Oscillation obtained from applying the Nonlinear Laplacian Spectral Analysis on the measured Outgoing Longwave Radiation.