Li-Yorke and distributionally chaotic operators

We study Li-Yorke chaos and distributional chaos for operators on Banach spaces. More precisely, we characterize Li-Yorke chaos in terms of the existence of irregular vectors. Sufficient “computable” criteria for distributional and Li-Yorke chaos are given, together with the existence of dense scrambled sets under some additional conditions. We also obtain certain spectral properties. Finally, we show that every infinite dimensional separable Banach space admits a distributionally chaotic operator which is also hypercyclic.     

Recent development of chaos theory in topological dynamics

We give a summary on the recent development of chaos theory in topological dynamics,focusing on Li–Yorke chaos, Devaney chaos, distributional chaos, positive topological entropy, weakly mixing sets and so on, and their relationships.     

Distributionally scrambled set and minimal set

We investigate the relation between distributional chaos and minimal sets, and discuss how to obtain various distributionally scrambled sets by using least and simplest minimal sets. We show: i) an uncountable extremal distributionally scrambled set can appear in a system with just one simple minimal set: a periodic orbit with period 2; ii) an uncountable dense invariant distributionally scrambled set can occur in a system with just two minimal sets: a fixed point and an infinite minimal set; iii) infinitely many minimal sets are necessary to generate a uniform invariant distributionally scrambled set, and an uncountable dense extremal invariant distributionally scrambled set can be constructed by using just countably infinitely many periodic orbits.     

Chaotic sets of continuous and discontinuous maps

This paper discusses Li-Yorke chaotic sets of continuous and discontinuous maps with particular emphasis to shift and subshift maps. Scrambled sets and maximal scrambled sets are introduced to characterize Li-Yorke chaotic sets. The orbit invariant for a scrambled set is discussed. Some properties about maximality, equivalence and uniqueness of maximal scrambled sets are also discussed. It is shown that for shift maps the set of all scrambled pairs has full measure and chaotic sets of some discontinuous maps, such as the Gauss map, interval exchange transformations, and a class of planar piecewise isometries, are studied. Finally, some open problems on scrambled sets are listed and remarked.     

关于两种混沌映射的有限乘积性质

首先在一般度量空间上给出有限积映射是Li-Yorke混沌的一个判据,并且用反倒展示:当有限积映射是Li-Yorke混沌时,未必一定存在因子映射是Li-Yorke混沌的.然后,利用上述判据,在[0,1]N上证明有限积映射有不可数scrsmbled集的一个充要条件.进而,推出关于有限积映射为Li-Yorke 混沌的一组等价...     

The weak specification property and distributional chaos

In this paper, we first discuss almost periodic points in a compact dynamical system with the weak specification property. On the basis of this discussion, we draw two conclusions: (i) the weak specification property implies a dense Mycielski uniform distributionally scrambled set; (ii) the weak specification property and a fixed point imply a dense Mycielski uniform invariant distributionally scrambled set. These conclusions improve on some of the latest results concerning the specification property, and give a final positive answer to an open problem posed in [P. Oprocha, Invariant scrambled sets and distributional chaos, Dyn. Syst. 24 (2009), 31–43].     

不含混沌真子系统的Li-Yorke混沌

研究了一类Li-Yorke混沌系统,该系统没有真子系统是Li-Yorke混沌的,我们称之为混沌极小系统.本文证明混沌极小系统是拓扑传递的,而且该系统每个非空开集都包含一个不可数混乱集.混沌极小系统不一定是极小的,本文构造了一个这样的反例.特别地,我们考察了线段连续自映射,指出该类系统都不是混沌极小的,线段上混沌极小子系统的存在性和该系统有正熵是等价的.     

几乎周期性与SS混沌集

引进正则移位不变集的概念,证明了有正则移位不变集的紧致系统在几乎周期点集中存在SS混沌集,特别地,具有正拓扑熵的区间映射在几乎周期点集中存在SS混沌集.     

Omega limit sets and distributional chaos on graphs

We give a full topological characterization of omega limit sets of continuous maps on graphs and we show that basic sets have similar properties as in the case of the compact interval. We also prove that the presence of distributional chaos, the existence of basic sets, and positive topological entropy (among other properties) are mutually equivalent for continuous graph maps.     

完备度量空间中的混沌判定

本文研究完备度量空间上的离散动力系统的混沌标准,证明了如果完备度量空间X上的连续映射f具有正则非退化返回排斥子或连接不动点的正则非退化异宿环,则存在f的不变闭子集A,使得f限制在此不变闭子集上的子系统与两个符号的符号动力系统拓扑共轭,从而获得具有这类结构的连续映射f具有Devaney混沌、分布混沌、正拓扑熵及ω-混沌,...     

From a Floyd-Auslander minimal system to an odd triangular map

In 1989 A.N. Sharkovsky asked the question which of the properties characterizing continuous maps of the interval with zero topological entropy remain equivalent for triangular maps of the square. The problem is difficult and only partial results are known. However, in the case of triangular maps with nondecreasing fibres there are only few gaps in a classification (given by Z. Ko?an) of a set of 24 of these conditions. In the present paper we remove these gaps by giving an example of a triangular map in the square with the following properties:

(1)

all fibre maps are nondecreasing,

(2)

all recurrent points of the map are uniformly recurrent, and

(3)

the restriction of the map to the set of recurrent points has an uncountable scrambled set (and so is Li-Yorke chaotic).

The example is obtained by taking an appropriate Floyd-Auslander minimal system and then taking its appropriate continuous extension to a triangular map of the square.     

Computer-assisted analysis of chaos in a three-species food chain model

In this paper, a three-species food chain model with Holling type IV and Beddington–DeAngelis functional responses is formulated. Numerical simulations show that this system can generate chaos for some parameter values. But the mechanism behind chaos is still unclear only through numerical simulations. Then, using the topological horseshoe theories and Conley–Moser conditions, we present a computer-assisted analysis to show the chaoticity of this system in the topological sense, that is, it has positive topological entropy. We prove that the Poincaré map of this model possesses a closed uniformly hyperbolic chaotic invariant set, and it is topologically conjugate to a 2-shift map. At last, we consider the impact of fear on this three-species model. It is an important factor in controlling chaos in biological models, which has been validated in other models.      

关于连续区间映射的敏感依赖性

首先证明:若区间映射f是敏感依赖的,则f的拓扑熵ent(f)>0.然后通过引入一种扩张映射进一步证明了敏感依赖的区间映射的拓扑熵的下确界为0,即,上式中拓扑熵的下界0是最优的.最后通过实例展示稠混沌、Spatio-temporal混沌、Li-Yorke敏感及敏感性之间是几乎互不蕴含的.     

A note on distributional chaos with respect to a sequence

The aim of this note is to use methods developed by Kuratowski and Mycielski to prove that some more common notions in topological dynamics imply distributional chaos with respect to a sequence. In particular, we show that the notion of distributional chaos with respect to a sequence is only slightly stronger than the definition of chaos due to Li and Yorke. Namely, positive topological entropy and weak mixing both imply distributional chaos with respect to a sequence, which is not the case for distributional chaos as introduced by Schweizer and Smítal.     

A class of primitive substitutions and scrambled sets

Consider the subshifts induced by constant-length primitive substitutions on two symbols. By investigating the equivalent version for the existence of Li-Yorke scrambled sets and by proving the non-existence of Schweizer-Smítal scrambled sets, we completely reveal for this class of subshifts the chaotic behaviors possibly occurring in the sense of Li-Yorke and Schweizer-Smítal.     

On distributionally chaotic and null systems

By a topological dynamical system, we mean a pair (X,f), where X is a compactum and f is a continuous self-map on X. A system is said to be null if its topological sequence entropies are zero along all strictly increasing sequences of natural numbers. We show that there exists a null system which is distributionally chaotic. This system admits open distributionally scrambled sets, and its collection of all maximal distributionally scrambled sets has the same cardinality as the collection of all subsets of the phase space. Finally such system can even exist on continua.     

Chaos for Subshifts of Finite Type

This paper deals with chaos for subshifts of finite type. We show that for any subshift of finite type determined by an irreducible and aperiodic matrix, there is a finitely chaotic set with full Hausdorff dimension. Moreover, for any subshift of finite type determined by a matrix, we point out that the cases including positive topological entropy, distributional chaos, chaos and Devaney chaos are mutually equivalent.     

A Devaney Chaotic System Which Is Neither Distributively nor Topologically Chaotic

Weiss proved that Devaney chaos does not imply topological chaos and Oprocha pointed out that Devaney chaos does not imply distributional chaos. In this paper, by constructing a simple example which is Devaney chaotic but neither distributively nor topologically chaotic, we give a unified proof for the results of Weiss and Oprocha.