Simple Chaotic Flow with Circle and Square Equilibrium

Tomas Gotthans
Department of Radio Electronics,
Brno University of Technology,
Technicka 3082/12, Brno 616 00, Czech Republic

Julien Clinton Sprott
Department of Physics,
University of Wisconsin -- Madison,
Madison,
WI 53706, USA

Jiri Petrzela
Department of Radio Electronics,
Brno University of Technology, Technicka 3082/12
Brno 616 00, Czech Republic

Received February 18, 2016

ABSTRACT
Simple systems of third-order autonomous nonlinear differential equations can exhibit chaotic behavior. In this paper, we present a new class of chaotic flow with a square-shaped equilibrium. This unique property has apparently not yet been described. Such a system belongs to a newly introduced category of chaotic systems with hidden attractors that are interesting and important in engineering applications. The mathematical model is accompanied by an electrical circuit implementation, demonstrating structural stability of the strange attractor. The circuit is simulated with PSpice, constructed, and analyzed (measured).

Ref: T. Gotthans, J. C. Sprott, and J. Petrzela, International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos 26 1650137 (2016)

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