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Area of Science:

  • Dynamical Systems and Chaos Theory
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Nonlinear Dynamics

Background:

  • Chaotic attractors are prevalent in physical and biological systems, but rigorous proofs of their existence and bifurcations are scarce.
  • The Lorenz attractor is a celebrated example, yet analytical characterization of its dynamics remains challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To construct a novel piecewise-smooth dynamical system that rigorously proves the existence and characterizes bifurcations of a chaotic attractor.
  • To develop a method for synthesizing and analyzing hyperbolic attractors with predefined properties.

Main Methods:

  • Construction of a simple piecewise-smooth model switching between three linear systems.
  • Derivation of a Poincaré return map utilizing the integrability of the linear components.
  • Analytical calculation of bifurcation curves and identification of key parameter regimes.

Main Results:

  • Rigorous proof for the existence of a Lorenz-type singular hyperbolic attractor.
  • Explicit characterization of bifurcations, including the formation of a 'homoclinic butterfly' and the birth of the chaotic attractor from heteroclinic orbits.
  • Analytical tractability of bifurcations, surpassing limitations of the original nonintegrable Lorenz system.

Conclusions:

  • The developed piecewise-smooth model provides a framework for the rigorous synthesis and analysis of hyperbolic chaotic attractors.
  • This approach offers exact solutions and analytical insights into complex dynamical phenomena, applicable to various scientific models.