Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Intermediate length scale effects in Lyapunov exponent estimation

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6964706

Algorithms for estimating Lyapunov exponents from experimental data monitor the divergence of nearby phase space orbits. These algorithms rely on the assumption that the dynamics on intermediate length scales are ''close'' to the dynamics on infinitesimal length scales. We have studied two one-dimensional maps in which intermediate length scale dynamics may result in inaccurate exponent estimates. This effect is found to be small enough so that the exponent estimates are still good characterizations of the systems. Similar effects are likely to be present whenever a finite quantity of data is used for Lyapunov exponent estimation. 12 refs., 4 figs.

Research Organization:
Cooper Union, New York (USA). School of Engineering; Texas Univ., Austin (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AS05-84ER13147
OSTI ID:
6964706
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/13147-2-Pt.8; CONF-8509203-8; ON: DE87000764
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Comparison of algorithms for determining Lyapunov exponents from experimental data
Conference · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1984 · OSTI ID:7231583

Lyapunov exponent as a metric for assessing the dynamic content and predictability of large-eddy simulations
Journal Article · Thu Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Physical Review Fluids (Online) · OSTI ID:1544369

Symplectic calculation of Lyapunov exponents
Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 23:00:00 EST 1995 · Physical Review Letters; (United States) · OSTI ID:6869840