An ergodic averaging method to differentiate covariant Lyapunov vectors

arXiv2007.08297MaRDI QIDQ6345225

Nisha Chandramoorthy, Qiqi Wang

Publication date: 16 July 2020

Abstract: Covariant Lyapunov vectors or CLVs span the expanding and contracting directions of perturbations along trajectories in a chaotic dynamical system. Due to efficient algorithms to compute them that only utilize trajectory information, they have been widely applied across scientific disciplines, principally for sensitivity analysis and predictions under uncertainty. In this paper, we develop a numerical method to compute the directional derivatives of CLVs along their own directions. Similar to the computation of CLVs, the present method for their derivatives is iterative and analogously uses the second-order derivative of the chaotic map along trajectories, in addition to the Jacobian. We validate the new method on a super-contracting Smale-Williams Solenoid attractor. We also demonstrate the algorithm on several other examples including smoothly perturbed Arnold Cat maps, and the Lorenz attractor, obtaining visualizations of the curvature of each attractor. Furthermore, we reveal a fundamental connection of the CLV self-derivatives with a statistical linear response formula.

Has companion code repository: https://github.com/nishaChandramoorthy/s3

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