Title Computational insights into the unstable fixed point of the fractional difference logistic map /
Authors Uzdila, Ernestas ; Telksniene, Inga ; Telksnys, Tadas ; Ragulskis, Minvydas
DOI 10.3390/math12233635
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Is Part of Mathematics.. Basel : MDPI. 2024, vol. 12, iss. 23, art. no. 3635, p. 1-13.. ISSN 2227-7390
Keywords [eng] periodic orbit ; stability ; fractional derivative ; logistic map
Abstract [eng] Thedivergence from the unstable fixed point of the fractional difference logistic map is investigated in this paper. In contrary to the classical logistic map, the memory horizon of the fractional difference logistic map reaches the initial condition. And though higher order orbits do not exist in the fractional difference logistic map, a trajectory started at the unstable fixed point may continuously remain at the fixed point as the number of iterations tends to infinity. Such an effect is well known for the classical logistic map, but less so in the fractional difference logistic map. It appears that this effect depends on the accuracy of the floating point arithmetic. It is demonstrated that the divergence from the unstable fixed point of the fractional difference logistic map is a completely computational artifact. Using double precision, approximately 32% values of a from the interval 2.7<a≤3.7 diverge from the unstable fixed point.
Published Basel : MDPI
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2024
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