Quantifying chaos: A tale of two maps

In many applications, there is a desire to determine if the dynamics of interest are chaotic or not. Since positive Lyapunov exponents are a signature for chaos, they are often used to determine this. Reliable estimates of Lyapunov exponents should demonstrate evidence of convergence; but literature abounds in which this evidence lacks. This Letter presents two maps through which it highlights the importance of providing evidence of convergence of Lyapunov exponent estimates. The results suggest cautious conclusions when confronted with real data. Moreover, the maps are interesting in their own right.     

An equation for continuous chaos

A prototype equation to the Lorenz model of turbulence contains just one (second-order) nonlinearity in one variable. The flow in state space allows for a “folded” Poincaré map (horseshoe map). Many more natural and artificial systems are governed by this type of equation.     

Chapman-Kolmogorov equation for discrete chaos

We derive an equation of the Chapman-Kolmogorov type for multi-dimensional discrete mappings under the impact of additive and multiplicative noise with arbitrary distribution.     

Large deviations for multiplicative chaos

The local singularities for a class of random measures, obtained by random iterated multiplications, are investigated using the thermodynamic formalism. This analysis can be interpreted as a rigorous study of the phase transition of a system with random interactions.Partially supported by SCIENCE grant CT000307UPR A014 du CNRS     

Emergence of spatiotemporal chaos arising from far-field breakup of spiral waves in the plankton ecological systems

It has been reported that the minimal spatially extended phytoplankton--zooplankton system exhibits both temporal regular/chaotic behaviour, and spatiotemporal chaos in a patchy environment. As a further investigation by means of computer simulations and theoretical analysis, in this paper we observe that the spiral waves may exist and the spatiotemporal chaos emerge when the parameters are within the mixed Turing--Hopf bifurcation region, which arises from the far-field breakup of the spiral waves over a large range of diffusion coefficients of phytoplankton and zooplankton. Moreover, the spatiotemporal chaos arising from the far-field breakup of spiral waves does not gradually invade the whole space of that region. Our results are confirmed by nonlinear bifurcation of wave trains. We also discuss ecological implications of these spatially structured patterns.     

电阻电容分路的约瑟夫森结中阵发性混沌及混沌控制的计算机模拟

通过计算机模拟研究了电阻电容分路的约瑟夫森结中的混沌行为,给出了结电压随阻尼参数及偏置直流电流变化的分岔图,从而展示了混沌产生的方式及混沌出现的参数区间,并基于弱周期扰动理论提出了控制RCSJJ中混沌的方案,模拟结果证明了该方案的有效性.     

二维Sinai台球系统的量子混沌研究

研究了二维Sinai台球系统的经典与量子的对应关系,运用定态展开法和Gutzwiller的周期轨道理论对Sinai台球系统的态密度经傅里叶变换得到的量子长度谱进行分析,并把量子长度谱中峰的位置与其所对应的经典体系的周期轨道长度做对比,发现两者之间存在很好的对应关系.观察到了一些量子态局域在短周期轨道附近形成量子scarred态或量子superscarred态.还研究了同心与非同心Sinai台球系统的能级最近邻间距分布,发现同心Sinai台球系统是近可积的,非同心Sinai台球系统在θ=3π/8下,随两中心间距离的增加,能级最近邻间距分布将由近可积向维格那分布过渡.     

Local Lyapunov exponents for spatiotemporal chaos

Local Lyapunov exponents are proposed for characterization of perturbations in distributed dynamical systems with chaotic behavior. Their relation to usual and velocity-dependent exponents is discussed. Local Lyapunov exponents are analytically calculated for coupled map lattices using random field approximation. Boundary Lyapunov exponents describing reflection of perturbations at boundaries are also introduced and calculated.     

Quantifying Discriminating Strength for Gaussian States

The discriminating strength DS(ρAB) induced by local Gaussian unitary operators for any(n + m)-mode Gaussian state ρABis introduced in [Phys. Rev. A 83(2011) 042325]. In this paper, we further discuss the quantity by restricting to Hilbert-Schmidt norm. The analytic formulas of DS for two-mode squeezed thermal states and mixed thermal states are given. Then, the relationship between DS(ρAB) and DS((I ? Φ)(ρAB)) for some special Gaussian channels Φ is discussed. In addition, DS is compared with Gaussian entanglement for symmetric squeezed thermal states.     

Quantifying Discriminating Strength for Gaussian States

The discriminating strength D_S(ρ_AB) induced by local Gaussian unitary operators for any (n+m)-mode Gaussian state ρ_AB is introduced in[Phys. Rev. A 83 (2011) 042325]. In this paper, we further discuss the quantity by restricting to Hilbert-Schmidt norm. The analytic formulas of DS for two-mode squeezed thermal states and mixed thermal states are given. Then, the relationship between D_S(ρ_AB) and D_S((I ⊗ Φ)(ρ_AB)) for some special Gaussian channels Φ is discussed. In addition, D_S is compared with Gaussian entanglement for symmetric squeezed thermal states.     

The stoichiometry of FeSe

Tetragonal iron selenide, FeSe, the layered parent compound of the recently discovered superconducting arsenide family, has previously been shown to be non-magnetic and superconducting with a critical temperature near 8 K. There has, however, been a lack of consensus as to whether selenium vacancies present due to large deviations from ideal stoichiometry are required to give rise to the superconductivity. Here we describe the results of experiments that demonstrate simply that superconducting iron selenide can only be synthesized as a pure material when near stoichiometric (i.e. FeSe). Significant selenium deficiency or excess gives rise to secondary magnetic phases, and a suppression of the superconductivity.     

Asymptotic chaos

We provide in table I a list of normal forms of ordinary differential equations describing the dynamics of physical systems in conditions near to the simultaneous onset of up three instabilities. The first (quadratic) terms in the Taylor series for the nonlinear terms in these amplitude equations (as they are called in fluid dynamics) are given in each case. We focus on a particular example involving three instabilities and derive an asymptotic version of the corresponding normal form as a limit of small dissipation is approached. The numerical investigation of this asymptotic normal form strongly suggests that chaotic behavior occurs as close as one wants to the onset of the triple instability. This chaotic behavior is also exhibited by a return map constructed by direct numerical experiments on the amplitude equation. We also derive by analytic methods a model return map that qualitatively reproduces much of the dynamics observed numerically in the solutions of the asymptotic normal form in nearly homoclinic conditions. In the limit of strong contraction, this model map of the plane reduces to a unidimensional map that is valuable in understanding the dynamics of the original system.