Some results on the behavior and estimation of the fractal dimensions of distributions on attractors

The strong interest in recent years in analyzing chaotic dynamical systems according to their asymptotic behavior has led to various definitions of fractal dimension and corresponding methods of statistical estimation. In this paper we first provide a rigorous mathematical framework for the study of dimension, focusing on pointwise dimension(x) and the generalized Renyi dimensionsD(q), and give a rigorous proof of inequalities first derived by Grassberger and Procaccia and Hentschel and Procaccia. We then specialize to the problem of statistical estimation of the correlation dimension and information dimension. It has been recognized for some time that the error estimates accompanying the usual procedures (which generally involve least squares methods and nearest neighbor calculations) grossly underestimate the true statistical error involved. In least squares analyses of and we identify sources of error not previously discussed in the literature and address the problem of obtaining accurate error estimates. We then develop an estimation procedure for which corrects for an important bias term (the local measure density) and provides confidence intervals for. The general applicability of this method is illustrated with various numerical examples.     

二维logistic映射的动力学行为和奇怪吸引子的分形特征

研究了二维logistic映射的动力学行为和奇怪吸引子的分形特征.利用分岔图、相图和Lyapunov指数谱分析系统的分岔过程,研究系统通向混沌的道路并确定系统处于混沌运动的参数区间;采用G-P算法计算奇怪吸引子的关联维数和Kolmogorov熵,对奇怪吸引子的分形特征定量刻画;采用逃逸时间算法构造奇怪吸引子的彩色广义M-J集,对奇怪吸引子的分形特征定性表征.结果表明,这些分析方法的配合使用可以更全面、形象地描述奇怪吸引子的分形特征.     

Some fractal properties of the percolating backbone in two dimensions

A new algorithm is presented, based on elements of artificial intelligence theory, to determine the fractal properties of the backbone of the incipient infinite cluster. It is found that the fractal dimensionality of the backbone isd _f ^BB =1.61±0.01, the chemical dimensionality isd _t=1.40±0.01, and the fractal dimension of the minimum pathd _min=1.15 ± 0.02 for the two-dimensional triangular lattice.     

On the Hausdorff dimension of fractal attractors

We consider such mappingsx _n+1=F(x_n) of an interval into itself for which the attractor is a Cantor set. For the same class of mappings for which the Feigenbaum scaling laws hold, we show that the Hausdorff dimension of the attractor is universally equal toD=0.538 ...     

Generalized dimensions of strange attractors

It is pointed out that there exists an infinity of generalized dimensions for strange attractors, related to the order-q Renyi entropies. They are monotonically decreasing with q. For q = 0, 1 and 2, they are the capacity, the information dimension, and the correlation exponent, respectively. For all q, they are measurable from recurrence times in a time series, without need for a box-counting algorithm. For the Feigenbaum map and for the generalized Baker transformation, all generalized dimensions are finite and calculable, and depend non-trivially on q.     

评价奇怪吸引子分形特征的Grassberger-Procaccia算法

基于Lorenz,Rssler和H啨ｎｏｎ三种典型的奇怪吸引子,全面分析了GrassbergerProcaccia(缩写GP)算法,详细讨论了采样数据量、延迟时间、重构相空间维数和线性区长度等参数对计算关联维数和Kolmogorov熵的影响,结果表明这些关键参数是相互关联的.通过分析关联积分谱的变化趋势,发现延迟时间与重构相空间维数对连续动力系统和离散动力系统的作用效果是不同的,且选择最佳延迟时间对计算关联维数的意义不大.指出了实际中应用GP算法应注意的问题 关键词： 奇怪吸引子 GrassbergerProcaccia算法 关联维数 Kolmogorov熵     

The formation and evolution of fractal structure within chaotic attractors

In this paper we examine in detail the formation and evolution of fractal structure in the chaotic attractors of nonlinear dynamical systems. We explicitly obtain the fractal structure of the underlying chaotic attractors of low-dimensional systems and study their evolution as a system parameter is varied. Using periodic enumeration, dimensional, andf() spectral techniques, we obtain a detailed characterization of the multifractal structure.     

Some results for the exponential interaction in two or more dimensions

We show that for the regularized exponential interaction :e : ind space-time dimensions the Schwinger functions converge to the Schwinger functions for the free field ifd>2 for all or ifd=2 for all such that ||>₀.Partially sponsored by the I.H.E.S. through the Stiftung Volkswagenwerk     

The infinite number of generalized dimensions of fractals and strange attractors

We show that fractals in general and strange attractors in particular are characterized by an infinite number of generalized dimensions D_q, q > 0. To this aim we develop a rescaling transformation group which yields analytic expressions for all the quantities D_q. We prove that lim _q→0D_q = fractal dimension (D), lim_q→1D_q = information dimension (σ) and D_q=2 = correlation exponent (v). D_q with other integer q's correspond to exponents associated with ternary, quaternary and higher correlation functions. We prove that generally Dq > D_q for any q′ > q. For homogeneous fractals D_q = D_q. A particularly interesting dimension is D_q=∞. For two examples (Feigenbaum attractor, generalized baker's transformation) we calculate the generalized dimensions and find that D_∞ is a non-trivial number. All the other generalized dimensions are bounded between the fractal dimension and D_∞.     

Phase separation on regular and fractal lattices in two dimensions

A stochastic reorganization model is simulated on a two-dimensional square lattice, where we investigate finite size effects, and on clusters generated by diffusion limited aggregation. We propose a simple mean-field model, which accounts well for the data.     

Output functions and fractal dimensions in dynamical systems

We present a novel method for the calculation of the fractal dimension of boundaries in dynamical systems, which is in many cases many orders of magnitude more efficient than the uncertainty method. We call it the output function evaluation (OFE) method. We show analytically that the OFE method is much more efficient than the uncertainty method for boundaries with D<0.5, where D is the dimension of the intersection of the boundary with a one-dimensional manifold. We apply the OFE method to a scattering system, and compare it to the uncertainty method. We use the OFE method to study the behavior of the fractal dimension as the system's dynamics undergoes a topological transition.     

Entanglement entropy of highly degenerate States and fractal dimensions

We consider the bipartite entanglement entropy of ground states of extended quantum systems with a large degeneracy. Often, as when there is a spontaneously broken global Lie group symmetry, basis elements of the lowest-energy space form a natural geometrical structure. For instance, the spins of a spin-1/2 representation, pointing in various directions, form a sphere. We show that for subsystems with a large number m of local degrees of freedom, the entanglement entropy diverges as d/2 logm, where d is the fractal dimension of the subset of basis elements with nonzero coefficients. We interpret this result by seeing d as the (not necessarily integer) number of zero-energy Goldstone bosons describing the ground state. We suggest that this result holds quite generally for largely degenerate ground states, with potential applications to spin glasses and quenched disorder.     

Analysis of fractal dimensions in the express diagnostics of bacterial colonies

The features of the formation of speckle structures under irradiation of a model fractal (Sierpinski carpet) have been investigated. The relationship between the fractal properties of the diffraction pattern and the scattering structure parameters (model fractal geometrical sizes, fractal depth) has been analyzed for the irradiation by a focused light beam, whose size is comparable with that of the irradiated object. The results of the computer simulation of the Gaussian beam scattering in bacterial colonies are compared with the experimental data.     

X分形晶格上Gauss模型的临界性质

采用实空间重整化群变换的方法,研究了2维和d(d>2)维X分形晶格上Gauss模型的临界性质.结果表明:这种晶格与其他分形晶格一样,在临界点处,其最近邻相互作用参量也可以表示为K=bqiqi(qi是格点i的配位数,bqi是格点i上自旋取值的Gauss分布常数)的形式;其关联长度临界指数v与空间维数d(或分形维数df)有关.这与Ising模型的结果存在很大的差异. 关键词： X分形晶格 重整化群 Gauss模型 临界性质     

Lyapunov exponent, generalized entropies and fractal dimensions of hot drops

We calculate the maximal Lyapunov exponent, the generalized entropies, the asymptotic distance between nearby trajectories and the fractal dimensions for a finite two-dimensional system at different initial excitation energies. We show that these quantities have a maximum at about the same excitation energy. The presence of this maximum indicates the transition from a chaotic regime to a more regular one. In the chaotic regime the system is composed mainly of a liquid drop while the regular one corresponds to almost freely flowing particles and small clusters. At the transitional excitation energy the fractal dimensions are similar to those estimated from the Fisher model for a liquid-gas phase transition at the critical point. Received: 16 March 2001 / Accepted: 12 July 2001     

potential theory and analytic properties of self-similar fractal and multifractal distributions

By the use of recursion relations and analytic techniques we deduce general analytic results pertaining to the electrostatic potential, moments, and Fourier transform of exactly self-similar fractal and multifractal charge distributions. Three specific examples are given: the binomial distribution on the middle-third Cantor set, which is a multifractal distribution, the uniform distribution on the Menger sponge, which illustrates the added complication of higher dimensionality, and the uniform distribution on the von Koch snowflake, which illustrates the effect of rotations in the defining transformations.