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Finite-time rotation number: a fast indicator for chaotic dynamical structures

Chaotic Dynamics 2011-02-11 v1

Abstract

Lagrangian coherent structures are effective barriers, sticky regions, that separate phase space regions of different dynamical behavior. The usual way to detect such structures is via finite-time Lyapunov exponents. We show that similar results can be obtained for single-frequency systems from finite-time rotation numbers, which are much faster to compute. We illustrate our claim by considering examples of continuous and discrete-time dynamical systems of physical interest.

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@article{arxiv.1102.2105,
  title  = {Finite-time rotation number: a fast indicator for chaotic dynamical structures},
  author = {J. D. Szezech and A. B. Schelin and I. L. Caldas and S. R. Lopes and P. J. Morrison and R. L. Viana},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.2105},
  year   = {2011}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures

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