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  • Applied Mathematics
  • Chaos Theory
  • Fluid Dynamics

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  • Dynamical systems with continuous symmetries (translational/rotational) are common in physics, e.g., Navier-Stokes flows.
  • Analyzing these systems often involves Fourier series truncation and symmetry reduction.
  • A 4D model with SO(2) symmetry, relevant to fluid dynamics, is used for illustration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To illustrate and compare different symmetry-reduction techniques for chaotic dynamical systems.
  • To analyze the chaotic dynamics of a model system with SO(2) symmetry.
  • To systematically determine relative periodic orbits and compute dynamical averages.

Main Methods:

  • Symmetry reduction using a symmetry-invariant polynomial basis for relative equilibria.
  • Application of the 'method of slices' for analyzing chaotic dynamics in high-dimensional systems.
  • Poincaré sections on slices to reduce the flow to a unimodal map for orbit analysis.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated effective symmetry reduction for analyzing chaotic dynamics.
  • Systematically determined relative periodic orbits and their symbolic dynamics.
  • Presented cycle averaging formulas for computing dynamical averages in systems with continuous symmetry.

Conclusions:

  • The 'method of slices' combined with Poincaré sections is a powerful tool for analyzing chaotic dynamics and determining periodic orbits.
  • Cycle averaging formulas provide a method for computing dynamical averages using relative periodic orbits.
  • The study offers a systematic approach to understanding complex dynamical systems with continuous symmetry.