The Topological Entropy of One-dimensional Maps: Approximations and BoundsWe present a method for computing the topological entropy of one-dimensional maps. As an approximation scheme, the algorithm converges rapidly and provides both upper and lower bounds.N. J. Balmforth, E. A. Spiegel, C. Tresser·Sep 8, 1993SaveLearn
Chaotic Pulse TrainsWe study a third-order nonlinear ordinary differential equation whose solutions, under certain specific conditions, are individual pulses. These correspond to homoclinic orbits in the phase space of…N. J. Balmforth, G. R. Ierley, E. A. Spiegel·Sep 8, 1993SaveLearn
Chaotic Transport in Planar Periodic Vortical FlowsWe have studied a chaotic transport in a two-dimensional periodic vortical flow under a time-dependent perturbation with period T where the global diffusion occurs along the stochastic web. By using…Taehoon Ahn, Seunghwan Kim·Sep 4, 1993SaveLearn
Rotation Axis Variation Due To Spin Orbit ResonanceRotation axis variation due to spin orbit resonance: conference report; keywords: planetary precession, rigid body, chaos, KAM, Arnold diffusion, averaging, celestial mechanics, classical mechanics,…Giovannni Gallavotti·Aug 22, 1993SaveLearn
Resonance spectra and a periodic orbit sum rule for bound chaotic systemsWe consider the spectrum of the evolution operator for bound chaotic systems by evaluating its trace. This trace is known to approach unity as t → ∞ for bound systems. It is written…Per Dahlqvist·Aug 12, 1993SaveLearn
A Dynamical Approach to Fractional Brownian MotionHerein we develop a dynamical foundation for fractional Brownian Motion. A clear relation is established between the asymptotic behaviour of the correlation function and diffusion in a dynamical…R Mannella, P Grigolini, BJ West·Aug 9, 1993SaveLearn
Supernarrow Spectral Peaks and High Frequency Stochastic Resonance in Systems with Coexisting Periodic AttractorsThe kinetics of a periodically driven nonlinear oscillator, bistable in a nearly resonant field, has been investigated theoretically and through analogue experiments. An activation dependence of the…MI Dykman, DG Luchinsky, R Mannella et al.·Aug 9, 1993SaveLearn
Linear Response Theory in Stochastic ResonanceThe susceptibility of an overdamped Markov system fluctuating in a bistable potential of general form is obtained by analytic solution of the Fokker-Planck equation (FPE) for low noise intensities.…MI Dykman, H Haken, Gang Hu et al.·Aug 9, 1993SaveLearn
High Frequency Stochastic Resonance in Periodically Driven SystemsHigh frequency stochastic resonance (SR) phenomena, associated with fluctuational transitions between coexisting periodic attractors, have been investigated experimentally in an electronic model of a…M. I. Dykman, D. G. Luchinsky, R. Mannella et al.·Aug 9, 1993SaveLearn
Prediction of Large Events on a Dynamical Model of a FaultWe present results for long term and intermediate term prediction algorithms applied to a simple mechanical model of a fault. We use long term prediction methods based, for example, on the…S. L. Pepke, J. M. Carlson, B. E. Shaw·Aug 3, 1993SaveLearn
Non-deterministic chaosNon-deterministic chaos is a form of low-dimensional dynamics which is characterized by the existence of a countable set of sensitive decision points (SDP's). Away from these points, the…D. D. Dixon·Aug 3, 1993SaveLearn
Quantum Dissipative ChaosUsing the decoherence formalism of Gell-Mann and Hartle, a quantum system is found which is the equivalent of the classical chaotic Duffing oscillator. The similarities and the differences from the…Todd A. Brun·Jul 31, 1993SaveLearn
Evolutionary Games and Computer SimulationsThe prisoner's dilemma has long been considered the paradigm for studying the emergence of cooperation among selfish individuals. Because of its importance, it has been studied through computer…Bernardo A. Huberman, Natalie S. Glance·Jul 30, 1993SaveLearn
Diversity and Collective ActionWe elucidate the dynamics of ongoing collective action among intentional agents with diverse beliefs and imperfect information. Their decisions on whether or not to contribute to the collective good…Bernardo Huberman, Natalie Glance·Jul 27, 1993SaveLearn
Organizational Fluidity and Sustainable CooperationWe show that fluid organizations display higher levels of cooperation than attainable by groups with either a fixed social structure or lacking one altogether. By moving within the organization,…Natalie Glance, Bernardo Huberman·Jul 27, 1993SaveLearn
Transition from Poissonian to GOE level statistics in a modified Artin's billiardOne wall of Artin's billiard on the Poincaré half plane is replaced by a one-parameter (cp) family of nongeodetic walls. A brief description of the classical phase space of this system is…A. Csordás, R. Graham, P. Szépfalusy et al.·Jul 26, 1993SaveLearn
A Fredholm Determinant for Semi-classical QuantizationWe investigate a new type of approximation to quantum determinants, the ``", and test numerically the conjecture that for Axiom A hyperbolic flows such determinants have a larger domain of…Predrag Cvitanović, Per E. Rosenqvist, Gábor Vattay et al.·Jul 26, 1993SaveLearn
Entire Fredholm determinants for Evaluation of Semi-classical and Thermodynamical SpectraProofs that Fredholm determinants of transfer operators for hyperbolic flows are entire can be extended to a large new class of multiplicative evolution operators. We construct such operators both…Predrag Cvitanović, Gábor Vattay·Jul 26, 1993SaveLearn
Advection of vector fields by chaotic flowsWe have introduced a new transfer operator for chaotic flows whose leading eigenvalue yields the dynamo rate of the fast kinematic dynamo and applied cycle expansion of the Fredholm determinant of…N. J. BALMFORTH, P. CVITANOVIC, G. R. IERLEY et al.·Jul 26, 1993SaveLearn
Dependence of extensive chaos on the spatial correlation length (substantial revision)We consider spatiotemporal chaotic systems for which spatial correlation functions decay substantially over a length scale xi (the spatial correlation length) that is small compared to the system…David A. Egolf, Henry S. Greenside·Jul 22, 1993SaveLearn
A Genealogy for Finite Kneading Sequences of Bimodal Maps on the IntervalWe generate all the finite kneading sequences of one of the two kinds of bimodal map on the interval, building each sequence uniquely from a pair of shorter ones. There is a single pair at generation…John Ringland, Charles Tresser·Jul 20, 1993SaveLearn
Fractal dimension crossovers in turbulent passive scalar signalsThe fractal dimension δg(1) of turbulent passive scalar signals is calculated from the fluid dynamical equation. δg(1) depends on the scale. For small Prandtl (or Schmidt) number…Siegfried Grossmann, Detlef Lohse·Jul 20, 1993SaveLearn
On Spectral Laws of 2D--Turbulence in Shell ModelsWe consider a class of shell models of 2D-turbulence. They conserve inertially the analogues of energy and enstrophy, two quadratic forms in the shell amplitudes. Inertially conserving two quadratic…Peter Frick, Erik Aurell·Jul 19, 1993SaveLearn
Stochastic ResonanceStochastic resonance (SR) - a counter-intuitive phenomenon in which the signal due to a weak periodic force in a nonlinear system can be enhanced by the addition of external noise - is…M. I. Dykman, D. G. Luchinsky, R. Mannella et al.·Jul 17, 1993SaveLearn
On the Quantum Cat and Sawtooth Maps- Return to Generic BehaviourThe quantization of the continous cat maps on the torus has led to rather pathological quantum objects [6]. The non-generic behaviour of this model has led some to conclude that the Correspondence…A. Lakshminarayan, N. L. Balazs·Jul 12, 1993SaveLearn