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For graph maps, one scrambled pair implies Li-Yorke chaos

Dynamical Systems 2014-07-08 v1

Abstract

For a dynamical system (X,f)(X,f), XX being a compact metric space with metric dd and ff being a continuous map XXX\to X, a set SXS\subseteq X is scrambled if every pair (x,y)(x,y) of distinct points in SS is scrambled, i.e., lim infn+d(fn(x),fn(y))=0\liminf_{n\to+\infty}d(f^n(x),f^n(y))=0 and lim supn+d(fn(x),fn(y))>0\limsup_{n\to+\infty}d(f^n(x),f^n(y))>0. The system (X,f)(X,f) is Li-Yorke chaotic if it has an uncountable scrambled set. It is known that, for interval and circle maps, the existence of a scrambled pair implies Li-Yorke chaos, in fact the existence of a Cantor scrambled set. We prove that the same result holds for graph maps. We further show that on compact countable metric spaces one scrambled pair implies the existence of an infinite scrambled set.

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@article{arxiv.1205.3882,
  title  = {For graph maps, one scrambled pair implies Li-Yorke chaos},
  author = {Sylvie Ruette and L'ubomír Snoha},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.3882},
  year   = {2014}
}

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12 pages

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