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Dynamical systems approach to one-dimensional spatiotemporal chaos
-- A cyclist's view
Dynamical systems approach to one-dimensional spatiotemporal chaos
-- A cyclist's view
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Lan, Yueheng
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Cvitanović, Predrag
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We propose a dynamical systems approach to the study of weak turbulence(spatiotemporal chaos) based on the periodic orbit theory, emphasizing
the role of recurrent patterns and coherent structures. After a brief review of the periodic orbit theory and its application to low-dimensional dynamics, we discuss its possible extension to study dynamics of spatially extended systems. The discussion is three-fold. First, we introduce a novel variational scheme for finding periodic orbits in high-dimensional systems.
Second, we prove rigorously the existence of periodic structures (modulated amplitude waves) near the first instability of the complex Ginzburg-Landau equation, and check their role
in pattern formation. Third, we present the extensive numerical exploration of the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky system in the chaotic regime: structure of the equilibrium solutions, our search for the shortest periodic orbits, description of the chaotic invariant set in terms of intrinsic coordinates and return maps on the Poincare section.
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2004-11-19
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