We study discontinuity of the Lyapunov exponent. We construct a limit-periodic Schrödinger operator, of which the Lyapunov exponent has a positive measure set of discontinuities. We also show that the limit-periodic potentials, whose Lyapunov exponent is discontinuous, are dense in the space of limit-periodic potentials.

We calculate the Lyapunov exponents in a classical molecular dynamics framework. Yukawa and Slater-Kirkwood forces are considered in order to give an equation of state that resembles the nuclear and the atomic He equation of state, respectively, near the critical point for liquid-gas phase transition. The largest Lyapunov exponents l are always positive and can be very well fitted near the “cri...

Considering two different mathematical models describing chaotic spiking phenomena, namely, an integrate-and-fire and a threshold-crossing model, we discuss the problem of extracting dynamics from interspike intervals (ISIs) and show that the possibilities of computing the largest Lyapunov exponent (LE) from point processes differ between the two models. We also consider the problem of estimati...

Macroscopic systems subjected to injection and dissipation of energy can exhibit complex spatiotemporal behaviors as result of dissipative self-organization. Here, we report a one- and two-dimensional pattern forming setup, which exhibits a transition from stationary patterns to spatiotemporal chaotic textures, based on a nematic liquid crystal layer with spatially modulated input beam and opti...

Integrations in fixed N-body realisations of smooth density distributions corresponding to a chaotic galactic potential can be used to derive reliable estimates of the largest (finite time) Lyapunov exponent χS associated with an orbit in the smooth potential generated from the same initial condition, even though the N -body orbit is typically characterised by an N -body exponent χN χS. This ca...

a long time ago, since the launch of the first artificial satellite in 1957, controling attitude of satellites has been considered by the designers and engineers of aerospace industry. considering the importance of this issue various methods of control in response to this need have been presented and analyzed until now. in this paper, we propose and analyze a three-axis optimal control on the s...

We investigate the laws that rule the behavior of the largest Lyapunov exponent (LLE) in many particle systems with long-range interactions. We consider as a representative system the so-called Hamiltonian alpha-XY model where the adjustable parameter alpha controls the range of the interactions of N ferromagnetic spins in a lattice of dimension d. In previous work the dependence of the LLE wit...

The purpose of this paper is to show how the stability properties of non-linear dynamic models may be characterized, where the degree of stability is deÞned by the effects of exogenous shocks on the evolution of the observed stochastic system. Smoothed Lyapunov exponents are a generalization of Lyapunov exponents for deterministic systems. We argue that smoothed Lyapunov exponents can be used t...

BACKGROUND Recently backward walking is used by physical therapists to strengthen the hamstring muscles and thus improve the function of the knee joint of anterior cruciate ligament deficient patients. The aim of this study was to examine the stride-to-stride variability of anterior cruciate ligament deficient patients during backward walking. The variation of how a motor behavior emerges in ti...

Using numerical integrations of the Boussinesq equations in rotating cylindrical domains with realistic boundary conditions, we have computed the value of the largest Lyapunov exponent lambda1 for a variety of aspect ratios and driving strengths. We study in particular the domain chaos state, which bifurcates supercritically from the conducting fluid state and involves extended propagating fron...