Statistical description of chaotic attractors: the dimension function
Anno: 1985
Autori: Badii R., Politi A.
Affiliazione autori: IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Abstract: A method for the investigation of fractal attractors is developed, based on statistical properties of the distribution P(δ, n) of nearest-neighbor distances δ between points on the attractor. A continuous infinity of dimensions, called dimension function, is defined through the moments of P(δ, n). In particular, for the case of self-similar sets, we prove that the dimension function DF yields, in suitable points, capacity, information dimension, and all other Renyi dimensions. An algorithm to compute DF is derived and applied to several attractors. As a consequence, an estimate of nonuniformity in dynamical systems can be performed, either by direct calculation of the uniformity factor, or by comparison among various dimensions. Finally, an analytical study of the distribution P(δ, n) is carried out in some simple, meaningful examples.
Giornale/Rivista: JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL PHYSICS
Volume: 40 (5/6) Da Pagina: 725 A: 750
Parole chiavi: Fractals; dynamical systems; nearest neighbors; Hausdorff dimension; uniformity of strange attractorsCitazioni: 197dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2024-05-12Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui