A differential algorithm for the Lyapunov spectrum
Dynamical Systems
2011-06-21 v3 Numerical Analysis
Chaotic Dynamics
Abstract
We present a new algorithm for computing the Lyapunov exponents spectrum based on a matrix differential equation. The approach belongs to the so called continuous type, where the rate of expansion of perturbations is obtained for all times, and the exponents are reached as the limit at infinity. It does not involve exponentially divergent quantities so there is no need of rescaling or realigning of the solution. We show the algorithm's advantages and drawbacks using mainly the example of a particle moving between two contracting walls.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1008.3368,
title = {A differential algorithm for the Lyapunov spectrum},
author = {Tomasz Stachowiak and Marek Szydlowski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.3368},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
11 pages with 8 figures, 3rd version with corrected typos, a new numerical example and slightly expanded conclusions/introduction