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Geometric and dynamic perspectives on phase-coherent and noncoherent chaos
Statistically distinguishing between phase-coherent and noncoherent chaotic
dynamics from time series is a contemporary problem in nonlinear sciences. In
this work, we propose different measures based on recurrence properties of
recorded trajectories, which characterize the underlying systems from both
geometric and dynamic viewpoints. The potentials of the individual measures for
discriminating phase-coherent and noncoherent chaotic oscillations are
discussed. A detailed numerical analysis is performed for the chaotic R\"ossler
system, which displays both types of chaos as one control parameter is varied,
and the Mackey-Glass system as an example of a time-delay system with
noncoherent chaos. Our results demonstrate that especially geometric measures
from recurrence network analysis are well suited for tracing transitions
between spiral- and screw-type chaos, a common route from phase-coherent to
noncoherent chaos also found in other nonlinear oscillators. A detailed
explanation of the observed behavior in terms of attractor geometry is given.Comment: 12 pages, 13 figure
Geometric characterization of nodal domains: the area-to-perimeter ratio
In an attempt to characterize the distribution of forms and shapes of nodal
domains in wave functions, we define a geometric parameter - the ratio
between the area of a domain and its perimeter, measured in units of the
wavelength . We show that the distribution function can
distinguish between domains in which the classical dynamics is regular or
chaotic. For separable surfaces, we compute the limiting distribution, and show
that it is supported by an interval, which is independent of the properties of
the surface. In systems which are chaotic, or in random-waves, the
area-to-perimeter distribution has substantially different features which we
study numerically. We compare the features of the distribution for chaotic wave
functions with the predictions of the percolation model to find agreement, but
only for nodal domains which are big with respect to the wavelength scale. This
work is also closely related to, and provides a new point of view on
isoperimetric inequalities.Comment: 22 pages, 11 figure
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