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A noise-induced transition in the Lorenz system

Probability 2025-06-06 v4 Classical Analysis and ODEs Dynamical Systems

Abstract

We consider a stochastic perturbation of the classical Lorenz system in the range of parameters for which the origin is the global attractor. We show that adding noise in the last component causes a transition from a unique to exactly two ergodic invariant measures. The bifurcation threshold depends on the strength of the noise: if the noise is weak, the only invariant measure is Gaussian, while strong enough noise causes the appearance of a second ergodic invariant measure.

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@article{arxiv.2004.12815,
  title  = {A noise-induced transition in the Lorenz system},
  author = {Michele Coti Zelati and Martin Hairer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.12815},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

Fixed a mathematical typo in Section 5

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