Lyapunov exponents for discontinuous dynamical systems of Filippov type

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Applied Mathematics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad(FUM), Mashhad, Iran.

2 Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran.

Abstract

‎The area of discontinuous dynamical systems is almost a young research area, and the enthusiasm and necessity for analysing these systems have been growing‎. ‎On the other hand‎, ‎chaos appears in a rather wide class of discontinuous systems‎. ‎One of the most important properties of chaos is sensitive dependence on initial conditions‎. ‎Also,‎ the most effective way to diagnosis chaotic systems is defining Lyapunov exponents of these systems‎. ‎In addition‎, ‎defining and calculating Lyapunov exponents for all discontinuous systems are real challenges‎. ‎This paper is devoted to define Lyapunov exponents for discontinuous dynamical systems of Filippov type in order to investigate chaos for these systems‎.

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