Structural Distinction in ODE and PDE Chaos:Lorenz vs Kuramoto--Sivashinsky Equation

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author Datta, Sumita
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contents We study the nature of chaos in finite and infinite dimensional systems through a comparison between the Kuramoto Sivashinsky (KS) equation, the Lorenz system, and a Lorenz type reduction of the KS equation proposed by Wilczak. Numerical simulations of the KS equation reveal intrinsic spatio temporal chaos, with disorder evolving simultaneously in space and time. In contrast, the Lorenz system and the Wilczak reduction exhibit low dimensional temporal chaos lacking spatial complexity. Lyapunov exponent analysis highlights the finite-dimensional convergence properties of the reduced systems and underscores the fundamentally different dynamical nature of chaos in the KS equation. In particular, we demonstrate that low-dimensional reductions may reproduce transient chaotic signatures but do not necessarily retain the structural properties of infinite-dimensional dissipative systems.
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spellingShingle Structural Distinction in ODE and PDE Chaos:Lorenz vs Kuramoto--Sivashinsky Equation
Datta, Sumita
Chaotic Dynamics
We study the nature of chaos in finite and infinite dimensional systems through a comparison between the Kuramoto Sivashinsky (KS) equation, the Lorenz system, and a Lorenz type reduction of the KS equation proposed by Wilczak. Numerical simulations of the KS equation reveal intrinsic spatio temporal chaos, with disorder evolving simultaneously in space and time. In contrast, the Lorenz system and the Wilczak reduction exhibit low dimensional temporal chaos lacking spatial complexity. Lyapunov exponent analysis highlights the finite-dimensional convergence properties of the reduced systems and underscores the fundamentally different dynamical nature of chaos in the KS equation. In particular, we demonstrate that low-dimensional reductions may reproduce transient chaotic signatures but do not necessarily retain the structural properties of infinite-dimensional dissipative systems.
title Structural Distinction in ODE and PDE Chaos:Lorenz vs Kuramoto--Sivashinsky Equation
topic Chaotic Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.09086