An improved algorithm for computing topological entropy

A new algorithm is presented for computing the topological entropy of a unimodal map of the interval. The accuracy of the algorithm is discussed and some graphs of the topological entropy which are obtained using the algorithm are displayed.     

On the estimation of topological entropy

We study a method for estimating the topological entropy of a smooth dynamical system. Our method is based on estimating the logarithmic growth rates of suitably chosen curves in the system. We present two algorithms for this purpose and we analyze each according to its strengths and pitfalls. We also contrast these with a method based on the definition of topological entropy, using(n, )-spanning sets.     

Computing the topological entropy of maps of the interval with three monotone pieces

An algorithm is presented for computing the topological entropy of a piecewise monotone map of the interval having three monotone pieces. The accuracy of the algorithm is discussed and some graphs of the topological entropy obtained using the algorithm are displayed. Some of the ideas behind the algorithm have application to piecewise monotone functions with more than three monotone pieces.     

海-气耦合动力系统的改进变分迭代解法

研究了一个描述厄尔尼诺和南方涛动振荡物理机理的海-气耦合动力系统.利用改进变分迭代方法 (MVIM)简捷地得到了该非线性模型近似解的展开式.通过与特殊情形下模型精确解的比较,说明获得的MVIM 近似解具有非常好的准确度.     

Generalized Physical and SRB Measures for Hyperbolic Diffeomorphisms

In this paper we introduce the notion of generalized physical and SRB measures. These measures naturally generalize classical physical and SRB measures to measures which are supported on invariant sets that are not necessarily attractors. We then perform a detailed case study of these measures for hyperbolic Hènon maps. For this class of systems we are able to develop a complete theory about the existence, uniqueness, finiteness, and properties of these natural measures. Moreover, we derive a classification for the existence of a measure of full dimension. We also consider general hyperbolic surface diffeomorphisms and discuss possible extensions of, as well as the differences to, the results for Hènon maps. Finally, we study the regular dependence of the dimension of the generalized physical/SRB measure on the diffeomorphism. For the proofs we apply various techniques from smooth ergodic theory including the thermodynamic formalism. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification. Primary: 37C45, 37D20, 37D35, Secondary: 37A35, 37E30     

A nonequilibrium entropy for dynamical systems

It is proposed to define entropy for nonequilibrium ensembles using a method of coarse graining which partitions phase space into sets which typically have zero measure. These are chosen by considering the totality of future possibilities for observation on the system. It is shown that this entropy is necessarily a nondecreasing function of the timet. There is no contradiction with the reversibility of the laws of motion because this method of coarse graining is asymmetric under time reversal. Under suitable conditions (which are stated explicitly) this entropy approaches the equilibrium entropy ast+ and the fine-grained entropy ast–. In particular, the conditions can always be satisfied if the system is aK-system, as in the Sinai billiard models. Some theorems are given which give information about whether it is possible to generate the partition used here for coarse graining from time translates of a finite partition, and at the same time elucidate the connection between our concept of entropy and the entropy invariant of Kolmogorov and Sinai.Research supported in part by NSF grants PHY78-03816 and PHY78-15920.     

On the relation between correlation dimension,approximate entropy and sample entropy parameters,and a fast algorithm for their calculation

We explore the relation between correlation dimension, approximate entropy and sample entropy parameters, which are commonly used in nonlinear systems analysis. Using theoretical considerations we identify the points which are shared by all these complexity algorithms and show explicitly that the above parameters are intimately connected and mutually interdependent. A new geometrical interpretation of sample entropy and correlation dimension is provided and the consequences for the interpretation of sample entropy, its relative consistency and some of the algorithms for parameter selection for this quantity are discussed. To get an exact algorithmic relation between the three parameters we construct a very fast algorithm for simultaneous calculations of the above, which uses the full time series as the source of templates, rather than the usual 10%. This algorithm can be used in medical applications of complexity theory, as it can calculate all three parameters for a realistic recording of 10⁴${10}^4$ points within minutes with the use of an average notebook computer.     

Noether-type theorem for discrete nonconservative dynamical systems with nonregular lattices

We investigate Noether symmetries and conservation laws of the discrete nonconserved systems with nonregular lattices. The operators of discrete transformation and discrete differentiation to the right and left are introduced for the systems. Based on the invariance of discrete Hamilton action on nonregular lattices of the systems with the nonconserved forces under the infinitesimal transformations with respect to the time and generalized coordinates, we give the discrete analog of generalized variational f...     

Upper bound for the time derivative of entropy for a stochastic dynamical system with double singularities driven by non-Gaussian noise

A stochastic dynamical system with double singularities driven by non-Gaussian noise is investigated. The Fokker--Plank equation of the system is obtained through the path-integral approach and the method of transformation. Based on the definition of Shannon's information entropy and the Schwartz inequality principle, the upper bound for the time derivative of entropy is calculated both in the absence and in the presence of non-equilibrium constraint. The present calculations can be used to interpret the effects of the system dissipative parameter, the system singularity strength parameter, the noise correlation time and the noise deviation parameter on the upper bound.     

El-Nabulsi动力学模型下Birkhoff系统Noether对称性的摄动与绝热不变量

基于El-Nabulsi动力学模型,研究了小扰动作用下Birkhoff系统Noether对称性的摄动与绝热不变量问题.首先,将El-Nabulsi提出的在分数阶微积分框架下基于Riemann-Liouville分数阶积分的非保守系统动力学模型拓展到Birkhoff系统,建立El-Nabulsi-Birkhoff方程;其次,基于在无限小变换下El-Nabulsi-Pfaff作用量的不变性,给出Noether准对称性的定义和判据,得到了Noether对称性导致的精确不变量;再次,引入力学系统的绝热不变量概念,研究El-Nabulsi动力学模型下受小扰动作用的Birkhoff系统Noether对称性的摄动与绝热不变量之间的关系,得到了对称性摄动导致的绝热不变量的条件及其形式.作为特例,给出了El-Nabulsi动力学模型下相空间中非保守系统和经典Birkhoff系统的Noether对称性的摄动与绝热不变量.以著名的Hojman-Urrutia问题为例,研究其在El-Nabulsi动力学模型下的Noether对称性,得到了相应的精确不变量和绝热不变量.