Quenched correlation decay for random splittings of some prototypical 3D flows including the ABC flow

Abstract

For the long-time dynamical challenges of some prototypical 3D flows including the ABC flow on $\mathbb{T}^3$, we apply a random splitting method to establish two fundamental indicators of chaotic dynamics. First, under general assumptions, we establish that these random splittings exhibit Lagrangian chaos, characterized by a positive top Lyapunov exponent. Furthermore, we demonstrate the almost-sure quenched correlation decay of these random splittings, which is a stronger property than the almost-sure positivity of Lyapunov exponents alone. This framework is then applied to construct ideal dynamo in kinematic dynamo theory and to establish exponential mixing of passive scalars.