Strange Non-Chaotic Attractors with Unpredictable Trajectories

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Authors

  • Marat Akhmet Department of Mathematics, Middle East Technical University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey Author
  • Mehmet Onur Fen Department of Mathematics, TED University, 06420 Ankara, Turkey Author
  • Astrit Tola Department of Mathematics, Middle East Technical University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5890/JVTSD.2022.09.004

Abstract

Continuous and discrete time systems possessing strange non-chaotic attractors are under investigation. It is demonstrated that unpredictable trajectories exist in the dynamics. A recent numerical technique, the sequential test, is utilized to show the presence of unpredictability.

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Akhmet, M., Fen, M. O., & Tola, A. (2026). Strange Non-Chaotic Attractors with Unpredictable Trajectories. Journal of Vibration Testing and System Dynamics, 6(3), 317-327. https://doi.org/10.5890/JVTSD.2022.09.004