High Density Nodes in the Chaotic Region of 1D Discrete Maps

Entropy (Basel). 2018 Jan 4;20(1):24. doi: 10.3390/e20010024.

Abstract

We report on the definition and characteristics of nodes in the chaotic region of bifurcation diagrams in the case of 1D mono-parametrical and S-unimodal maps, using as guiding example the logistic map. We examine the arrangement of critical curves, the identification and arrangement of nodes, and the connection between the periodic windows and nodes in the chaotic zone. We finally present several characteristic features of nodes, which involve their convergence and entropy.

Keywords: Feigenbaum constant; bifurcation; chaos; critical lines; entropy; logistic map; nodes.