The Topology of Chaos - Department of Physics - Drexel University
The Topology of Chaos - Department of Physics - Drexel University
The Topology of Chaos - Department of Physics - Drexel University
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Birman-Williams <strong>The</strong>orem<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Topology</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Chaos</strong><br />
Robert<br />
Gilmore<br />
Intro.-01<br />
Intro.-02<br />
Intro.-03<br />
Exp’tal-01<br />
Exp’tal-02<br />
Exp’tal-03<br />
Exp’tal-04<br />
Exp’tal-05<br />
Assumptions, B-W <strong>The</strong>orem<br />
A flow Φ t (x)<br />
• on R n<br />
is dissipative, n = 3, so that<br />
λ 1 > 0, λ 2 = 0, λ 3 < 0.<br />
• Generates a hyperbolic strange<br />
attractor SA<br />
Exp’tal-06<br />
Exp’tal-07<br />
Exp’tal-08<br />
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IMPORTANT: <strong>The</strong> underlined assumptions can be relaxed.<br />
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