scholarly journals Lyapunov characteristic exponent calculation for finite element discretized models

Author(s):  
S. Rugonyi ◽  
K.J. Bathe
1983 ◽  
Vol 38 (11) ◽  
pp. 1157-1169 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Nicolis ◽  
G. Meyer-Kress ◽  
G. Haubs

We study a new parameter - the "Non-Uniformity Factor" (NUF) -, which we have introduced in [1]. by way of estimating and comparing the deviation from average behavior (expressed by such factors as the Lyapunov characteristic exponent(s) and the information dimension) in various strange attractors (discrete and chaotic flows). Our results show for certain values of the control parameters the inadequacy of the above averaging properties in representing what is actually going on - especially when the strange attractors are employed as dynamical models for information processing and pattern recognition. In such applications (like for example visual pattern perception or communication via a burst-error channel) the high degree of adherence of the processor to a rather small subset of crucial features of the pattern under investigation or the flow, has been documented experimentally: Hence the weakness of concepts such as the entropy in giving in such cases a quantitative measure of the information transaction between the pattern and the processor. We finally investigate the influence of external noise in modifying the NUF


1998 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo Medio

This paper is the first part of a two-part survey reviewing some basic concepts and methods of the modern theory of dynamical systems. The survey is introduced by a preliminary discussion of the relevance of nonlinear dynamics and chaos for economics. We then discuss the dynamic behavior of nonlinear systems of difference and differential equations such as those commonly employed in the analysis of economically motivated models. Part I of the survey focuses on the geometrical properties of orbits. In particular, we discuss the notion of attractor and the different types of attractors generated by discrete- and continuous-time dynamical systems, such as fixed and periodic points, limit cycles, quasiperiodic and chaotic attractors. The notions of (noninteger) fractal dimension and Lyapunov characteristic exponent also are explained, as well as the main routes to chaos.


Information ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg F. Weber

Information flow for occurrences in phase space can be assessed through the application of the Lyapunov characteristic exponent (multiplicative ergodic theorem), which is positive for non-linear systems that act as information sources and is negative for events that constitute information sinks. Attempts to unify the reversible descriptions of dynamics with the irreversible descriptions of thermodynamics have replaced phase space models with event space models. The introduction of operators for time and entropy in lieu of traditional trajectories has consequently limited—to eigenvectors and eigenvalues—the extent of knowable details about systems governed by such depictions. In this setting, a modified Lyapunov characteristic exponent for vector spaces can be used as a descriptor for the evolution of information, which is reflective of the associated extent of undetermined features. This novel application of the multiplicative ergodic theorem leads directly to the formulation of a dimension that is a measure for the information gain attributable to the occurrence. Thus, it provides a readout for the magnitudes of chance and necessity that contribute to an event. Related algorithms express a unification of information content, degree of randomness, and complexity (fractal dimension) in event space.


2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jielong Wang ◽  
Xiaowen Shan ◽  
Bin Wu ◽  
Olivier A. Bauchau

This paper presents two approaches to the stability analysis of flexible dynamical systems in the time domain. The first is based on the partial Floquet theory and proceeds in three steps. A preprocessing step evaluates optimized signals based on the proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) method. Next, the system stability characteristics are obtained from partial Floquet theory through singular value decomposition (SVD). Finally, a postprocessing step assesses the accuracy of the identified stability characteristics. The Lyapunov characteristic exponent (LCE) theory provides the theoretical background for the second approach. It is shown that the system stability characteristics are related to the LCE closely, for both constant and periodic coefficient systems. For the latter systems, an exponential approximation is proposed to evaluate the transition matrix. Numerical simulations show that the proposed approaches are robust enough to deal with the stability analysis of flexible dynamical systems and the predictions of the two approaches are found to be in close agreement.


2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (09) ◽  
pp. 1250215 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVIDE FARANDA ◽  
MARTÍN FEDERICO MESTRE ◽  
GIORGIO TURCHETTI

We compare the divergence of orbits and the reversibility error for discrete time dynamical systems. These two quantities are used to explore the behavior of the global error induced by round off in the computation of orbits. The similarity of results found for any system we have analyzed suggests the use of the reversibility error, whose computation is straightforward since it does not require the knowledge of the exact orbit, as a dynamical indicator. The statistics of fluctuations induced by round off for an ensemble of initial conditions has been compared with the results obtained in the case of random perturbations. Significant differences are observed in the case of regular orbits due to the correlations of round off error, whereas the results obtained for the chaotic case are nearly the same. Both the reversibility error and the orbit divergence computed for the same number of iterations on the whole phase space provide an insight on the local dynamical properties with a detail comparable with other dynamical indicators based on variational methods such as the finite time maximum Lyapunov characteristic exponent, the mean exponential growth factor of nearby orbits and the smaller alignment index. For 2D symplectic maps, the differentiation between regular and chaotic regions is well full-filled. For 4D symplectic maps, the structure of the resonance web as well as the nearby weakly chaotic regions are accurately described.


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