Strange Attractors in Dissipative Nambu Mechanics : Classical and Quantum Aspects

We extend the framework of Nambu-Hamiltonian Mechanics to include dissipation in $R^{3}$ phase space. We demonstrate that it accommodates the phase space dynamics of low dimensional dissipative systems such as the much studied Lorenz and R\"{o}ssler Strange attractors, as well as the more recent constructions of Chen and Leipnik-Newton. The rotational, volume preserving part of the flow preserves in time a family of two intersecting surfaces, the so called {\em Nambu Hamiltonians}. They foliate the entire phase space and are, in turn, deformed in time by Dissipation which represents their irrotational part of the flow. It is given by the gradient of a scalar function and is responsible for the emergence of the Strange Attractors. Based on our recent work on Quantum Nambu Mechanics, we provide an explicit quantization of the Lorenz attractor through the introduction of Non-commutative phase space coordinates as Hermitian $N \times N$ matrices in $R^{3}$. They satisfy the commutation relations induced by one of the two Nambu Hamiltonians, the second one generating a unique time evolution. Dissipation is incorporated quantum mechanically in a self-consistent way having the correct classical limit without the introduction of external degrees of freedom. Due to its volume phase space contraction it violates the quantum commutation relations. We demonstrate that the Heisenberg-Nambu evolution equations for the Quantum Lorenz system give rise to an attracting ellipsoid in the $3 N^{2}$ dimensional phase space.Comment: 35 pages, 4 figures, LaTe

Equivalence of nonlinear systems to triangular form: the singular case

The problem of state equivalence of a given nonlinear system to a triangular form is considered here. The solution of this problem has been known for the regular case, i.e. when there exists a certain nested sequence of regular and involutive distributions. It is also known that in this case the corresponding system is linearizable using a smooth coordinate change and static state feedback. This paper deals with the singular case, i.e. when the nested sequence of involutive distributions of the system contains singular distributions. Special attention is paid to the so-called bijective triangular form. Geometric, coordinates-free criteria for the solution of the above problem as well as constructive, verifiable procedures are given. These results are used to obtain a result in the nonsmooth stabilization problem

Singular Perturbation Based Solution to Optimal Microalgal Growth Problem and Its Infinite Time Horizon Analysis

Czech Science Foundation [102/08/0186]; MSMT [MSM 600 766 58 0]; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; National Council of Science and Technology of Mexico (CONACyT