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The geometry of chaos synchronization.
Ernest Barreto1, Kresimir Josić, Carlos J Morales
1Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, USA.
Chaos (Woodbury, N.Y.)
|April 5, 2003
Summary
Synchronization sets in coupled chaotic systems can become complex and multivalued, especially in noninvertible dynamics. This complexity can hinder standard methods for detecting chaos synchrony.
Area of Science:
- Nonlinear Dynamics
- Complex Systems Analysis
- Chaos Theory
Background:
- Chaos synchronization is crucial in coupled systems, often described by state-component maps.
- Synchronization sets (graph of the map) can be complex in noninvertible or asymmetric systems.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and describe complications in synchronization sets.
- To link these complications to underlying system dynamics.
- To propose methods for quantifying synchronization set features.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of synchronization maps (phi) in coupled systems.
- Characterization of synchronization sets (graph(phi)).
- Investigation of dynamics in noninvertible and asymmetric systems.
Main Results:
- Synchronization sets can become nondifferentiable.
- In noninvertible dynamics, synchronization sets may be multivalued.
- Standard continuity-based methods may fail to detect chaos synchrony due to these features.
Conclusions:
- Complex synchronization sets arise from inherent system dynamics.
- Quantification methods are proposed for complex synchronization features.
- Awareness of these features is vital for accurate chaos synchrony detection.