In this paper we study a particular class of -node recurrent neural networks (RNN’s). In the 3-node case we use monotone dynamical systems theory to show, for a well-defined set of parameters, that, generically, every orbit of the RNN is asymptotic to a periodic orbit. Then we investigate whether RNN’s of this class can adapt their internal parameters so as to “learn” and then replicate autonom...

We answer the following question: given any n ∈ N, which is the minimum number of endpoints en of a tree admitting a zero-entropy map f with a periodic orbit of period n? We prove that en = s1s2 ···sk − ∑k i=2 sisi+1 ···sk, where n = s1s2 ···sk is the decomposition of n into a product of primes such that si ≤ si+1 for 1 ≤ i < k. As a corollary, we get a criterion to decide whether a map f defin...

In this paper we study a particular class of -node recurrent neural networks (RNN's). In the 3-node case we use monotone dynamical systems theory to show, for a well-defined set of parameters, that, generically, every orbit of the RNN is asymptotic to a periodic orbit. Then we investigate whether RNN's of this class can adapt their internal parameters so as to "learn" and then replicate autonom...

This communication develops an observer-based feedback controller for the stabilization of periodic orbits arising in bipedal robots. The robot is modeled as a system with impulse effects and it is assumed that the robot’s configuration variables are measured and that the moment of impact of the swing leg with the ground can be detected as well. It is shown that if a continuously differentiable...

The Lyapunov spectrum corresponding to a periodic orbit for a two dimensional many particle system with hard core interactions is discussed. Noting that the matrix to describe the tangent space dynamics has the block cyclic structure, the calculation of the Lyapunov spectrum is attributed to the eigenvalue problem of 16× 16 reduced matrices regardless of the number of particles. We show that th...

We present the first quantum system where Anderson localization is completely described within periodic-orbit theory. The model is a quantum graph analogous to an aperiodic Kronig-Penney model in one dimension. The exact expression for the probability to return to an initially localized state is computed in terms of classical trajectories. It saturates to a finite value due to localization, whi...

A configuration of a Turing machine is given by a tape content together with a particular state of the machine. Petr Kůrka has conjectured that every Turing machine – when seen as a dynamical system on the space of its configurations – has at least one periodic orbit. In this paper, we provide an explicit counter-example to this conjecture. We also consider counter machines and prove that, in t...

Analytical study of the two first period-doubling bifurcations in a three-dimensional system is reported. The multiple scales method is first applied to construct a higher-order approximation of the periodic orbit following Hopf bifurcation. The stability analysis of this periodic orbit is then performed in terms of Floquet theory to derive the critical parameter values corresponding to the fir...

We present a novel identification framework that enables the use of first-order methods when estimating model parameters near a periodic orbit of a hybrid dynamical system. The proposed method reduces the space of initial conditions to a smooth manifold that contains the hybrid dynamics near the periodic orbit while maintaining the parametric dependence of the original hybrid model. First-order...

Traditionally the charge ratchet effect is considered as a consequence of either the spatial symmetry breaking engineered by asymmetric periodic potentials, or time asymmetry of the driving fields. Here we demonstrate that electrically and magnetically driven quantum dissipative systems with spin-orbit interactions represent an exception from this standard idea. In contrast to the so far well e...