On the construction of invariant curves of period-two points in two-dimensional maps

We present an equation describing invariant curves associated with periodic points of period two in a wide class of two-dimensional invertible maps. Several branches of the unstable manifolds for the map x_n+1 = 1 - a|x_n| + bz_n, z_n+1 = x_n are constructed in a situation when they are related to a two-piece strange attractor.     

Renormalization and transition to chaos in area preserving nontwist maps

The problem of transition to chaos, i.e. the destruction of invariant circles or KAM (Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser) curves, in area preserving nontwist maps is studied within the renormalization group framework. Nontwist maps are maps for which the twist condition is violated along a curve known as the shearless curve.In renormalization language this problem is that of finding and studying the fixed points of the renormalization group operator that acts on the space of maps. A simple period-two fixed point of , whose basin of attraction contains the nontwist maps for which the shearless curve exists, is found. Also, a critical period-12 fixed point of , with two unstable eigenvalues, is found. The basin of attraction of this critical fixed point contains the nontwist maps for which the shearless curve is at the threshold of destruction. This basin defines a new universality class for the transition to chaos in area preserving maps.     

Melnikov Potential for Exact Symplectic Maps

The splitting of separatrices of hyperbolic fixed points for exact symplectic maps of n degrees of freedom is considered. The non-degenerate critical points of a real-valued function (called the Melnikov potential) are associated to transverse homoclinic orbits and an asymptotic expression for the symplectic area between homoclinic orbits is given. Moreover, if the unperturbed invariant manifolds are completely doubled, it is shown that there exist, in general, at least $4$ primary homoclinic orbits (4n in antisymmetric maps). Both lower bounds are optimal. Two examples are presented: a 2n-dimensional central standard-like map and the Hamiltonian map associated to a magnetized spherical pendulum. Several topics are studied about these examples: existence of splitting, explicit computations of Melnikov potentials, transverse homoclinic orbits, exponentially small splitting, etc. Received: 6 June 1996 / Accepted: 16 April 1997     

Hierarchy of Chaotic Maps with an Invariant Measure and their Compositions

Abstract

We give a hierarchy of many-parameter families of maps of the interval [0, 1] with an invariant measure and using the measure, we calculate Kolmogorov–Sinai entropy of these maps analytically. In contrary to the usual one-dimensional maps these maps do not possess period doubling or period-n-tupling cascade bifurcation to chaos, but they have single fixed point attractor at certain region of parameters space, where they bifurcate directly to chaos without having period-n-tupling scenario exactly at certain values of the parameters.     

Special electronic structures of inverse spinels LiMVO<Subscript>4</Subscript>(M = Ni and Cu): a first-principles study

We use the Ulam method to study spectral properties of the Perron-Frobenius operators of dynamical maps in a chaotic regime. For maps with absorption we show numerically that the spectrum is characterized by the fractal Weyl law recently established for nonunitary operators describing poles of quantum chaotic scattering with the Weyl exponent ν = d-1, where d is the fractal dimension of corresponding strange set of trajectories nonescaping in future times. In contrast, for dissipative maps we numerically find the Weyl exponent ν = d/2 where d is the fractal dimension of strange attractor. The Weyl exponent can be also expressed via the relation ν = d₀/2 where d₀ is the fractal dimension of the invariant sets. We also discuss the properties of eigenvalues and eigenvectors of such operators characterized by the fractal Weyl law.     

Fractal dimension of the strange attractor in a piecewise linear two-dimensional map

We calculate the fractal dimension of the strange attractor in the map x′ = ax - sgn(x) + bz, z′ = x. The method is based on the construction of the unstable manifolds of period-two points. The critical case characterized by heteroclinic tangents is investigated.     

Separatrices splitting for Birkhoff's billiard in symmetric convex domain,closed to an ellipse

An example of a convex domain on the plane with the phenomenon of the transversal intersection of separatrices of the corresponding billiard mapping is presented. This example is constructed as an analytic global symmetric perturbation of an ellipse and we investigate the global symmetric analytic perturbation of the integrable billiard mapping in the ellipse. We establish a theorem on the separatrices splitting of the perturbed billiard mapping and derive the asymptotic formulas for a homoclinic invariant as well as for a "principal" splitting angle of separatrices, arising from the hyperbolic fixed point of the mapping. (c) 1994 American Institute of Physics.     

Emergence of chaotic attractor and anti-synchronization for two coupled monostable neurons

The dynamics of two coupled piece-wise linear one-dimensional monostable maps is investigated. The single map is associated with Poincare section of the FitzHugh-Nagumo neuron model. It is found that a diffusive coupling leads to the appearance of chaotic attractor. The attractor exists in an invariant region of phase space bounded by the manifolds of the saddle fixed point and the saddle periodic point. The oscillations from the chaotic attractor have a spike-burst shape with anti-phase synchronized spiking.     

Coupling sensitivity of chaos and the Lyapunov dimension: The case of coupled two-dimensional maps

We numerically investigate the response of spectra of the Lyapunov exponents in chaotic two-dimensional (2-d) maps to perturbations generated by coupling two such maps. The results reveal the coupling sensitivity of chaos, which was discovered previously in coupled 1-d maps, with a number of features some of which are inherent in higher-dimensional systems. In particular, the Lyapunov dimension of a strange attractor is also found to be strongly sensitive to coupling perturbations. Our results suggest a new quantity characterizing chaos, χ_coup, which measures the strength of the coupling sensitivity.     

New type of heteroclinic tangency in two-dimensional maps

A new mechanism of heteroclinic tangency is investigated by using two-dimensional maps. First, it is numerically shown that the unstable manifold from a hyperbolic fixed point accumulates to the stable manifold of a nearby period-2 hyperbolic point in a piecewise linear map and that the unstable manifold from a hyperbolic fixed point accumulates to the accumulation of the stable manifold of a nearby period-2 hyperbolic point in a cubic map. Second, a theorem on the impossibility of heteroclinic tangency (in the usual sense) is given for a particular type of map. The notions ofdirect andasymptotic heteroclinic tangencies are introduced and heteroclinic tangency is classified into four types.     

Renormalization for breakup of invariant tori

We present renormalization group operators for the breakup of invariant tori with winding numbers that are quadratic irrationals. We find the simple fixed points of these operators and interpret the map pairs with critical invariant tori as critical fixed points. Coordinate transformations on the space of maps relate these fixed points, and also induce conjugacies between the corresponding operators.     

Extreme value theory for singular measures

In this paper, we perform an analytical and numerical study of the extreme values of specific observables of dynamical systems possessing an invariant singular measure. Such observables are expressed as functions of the distance of the orbit of initial conditions with respect to a given point of the attractor. Using the block maxima approach, we show that the extremes are distributed according to the generalised extreme value distribution, where the parameters can be written as functions of the information dimension of the attractor. The numerical analysis is performed on a few low dimensional maps. For the Cantor ternary set and the Sierpinskij triangle, which can be constructed as iterated function systems, the inferred parameters show a very good agreement with the theoretical values. For strange attractors like those corresponding to the Lozi and He?non maps, a slower convergence to the generalised extreme value distribution is observed. Nevertheless, the results are in good statistical agreement with the theoretical estimates. It is apparent that the analysis of extremes allows for capturing fundamental information of the geometrical structure of the attractor of the underlying dynamical system, the basic reason being that the chosen observables act as magnifying glass in the neighborhood of the point from which the distance is computed.     

一类可变禁区的不连续系统的加周期分岔

研究了一类可变禁区不连续系统的加周期分岔行为, 发现由可变禁区导致不同类型的加周期分岔. 研究表明, 系统的迭代轨道和禁区的上下两个边界均可发生边界碰撞, 从而产生加周期分岔. 基于边界碰撞分岔理论, 定义基本的迭代单元, 解析推导出了相应的分岔曲线, 在全参数空间中给出了不同加周期所出现的范围. 与数值模拟结果比较, 理论分析结果与数值结果高度一致.     

Infinite invariant density determines statistics of time averages for weak chaos

Weakly chaotic nonlinear maps with marginal fixed points have an infinite invariant measure. Time averages of integrable and nonintegrable observables remain random even in the long time limit. Temporal averages of integrable observables are described by the Aaronson-Darling-Kac theorem. We find the distribution of time averages of nonintegrable observables, for example, the time average position of the particle, x[over ˉ]. We show how this distribution is related to the infinite invariant density. We establish four identities between amplitude ratios controlling the statistics of the problem.     

准周期外力驱动下Lorenz系统的动力学行为

本文研究了准周期外力驱动下Lorenz系统的动力学行为，发现当外强迫的振幅达到某一个临界值时，系统的动力学行为将会发生根本性的变化，由此揭示了产生非混沌奇怪吸引子(Strange Nonchaotic Attractor, SNA)的一个新机制：准周期外强迫振幅的加大导致系统由奇怪的混沌吸引子转变为SNA，系统的相空间最终被压缩至一个准周期环上.并且本文的结果表明，外强迫的临界振幅与Lorenz系统Rayleigh数的大小成正比，而其受外强迫频率变化的影响并不大. 关键词： 准周期 Lorenz系统 非混沌奇怪吸引子     

Homoclinic tangency and chaotic attractor disappearance in a dripping faucet experiment

A sequence of attractors, reconstructed from interdrops time series data of a leaky faucet experiment, is analyzed as a function of the mean dripping rate. We established the presence of a saddle point and its manifolds in the attractors and we explained the dynamical changes in the system using the evolution of the manifolds of the saddle point, as suggested by the orbits traced in first return maps. The sequence starts at a fixed point and evolves to an invariant torus of increasing diameter (a Hopf bifurcation) that pushes the unstable manifold towards the stable one. The torus breaks up and the system shows a chaotic attractor bounded by the unstable manifold of the saddle. With the attractor expansion the unstable manifold becomes tangential to the stable one, giving rise to the sudden disappearance of the chaotic attractor, which is an experimental observation of a so called chaotic blue sky catastrophe.     

Renormalization for golden circles

We prove that twist maps of the cylinder that are attracted by any fixed point of MacKay's renormalization operator have a transitive invariant golden circle, provided the fixed point satisfies a few simple, purely topological conditions. These conditions can be verified by finite-precision arithmetics; they are fulfilled for the simple fixed point and seem to be fulfilled for the critical fixed point. Taking existence and hyperbolicity of the critical fixed point for granted, we conclude that the standard map has a critical invariant golden circle; the induced map on the circle is topologically conjugate to a rigid rotation; we can show that the conjugator is Hölder continuous; moreover, it is not differentiable on a dense set of points.This paper is part of a PhD thesis that is in preparation under the supervision of Oscar E. Lanford III at the ETH. I thank Oscar Lanford for having asked me precisely the right questions.     

A special type of attractor and transitions in a delayed system

We discuss strange nonchaotic attractors (SNAs) in addition to chaotic and regular attractors in a quasiperiodically driven system with time delays. A route and the associated mechanism are described for a special type of attractor called strange-nonchaotic-attractor-like (SNA-like) through T² torus bifurcation. The type of attractor can be observed in large parameter domains and it is easily mistaken for a true SNA judging merely from the phase portrait, power spectrum and the largest Lyapunov exponent. SNA-like attractor is not strange and has no phase sensitivity. Conditions for Neimark-Sacker bifurcation are obtained by theoretical analysis for the unforced system. Complicated and interesting dynamical transitions are investigated among the different tongues.