In the theory of
dynamical systems
In mathematics, a dynamical system is a system in which a Function (mathematics), function describes the time dependence of a Point (geometry), point in an ambient space, such as in a parametric curve. Examples include the mathematical models ...
(or
turbulent flow
In fluid dynamics, turbulence or turbulent flow is fluid motion characterized by Chaos theory, chaotic changes in pressure and flow velocity. It is in contrast to laminar flow, which occurs when a fluid flows in parallel layers with no disrupt ...
), the
Pomeau–Manneville scenario is the transition to chaos (turbulence) due to
intermittency
In dynamical systems, intermittency is the irregular alternation of phases of apparently periodic and chaotic dynamics ( Pomeau–Manneville dynamics), or different forms of chaotic dynamics (crisis-induced intermittency).
Experimentally ...
.
Named after
Yves Pomeau
Yves Pomeau, born in 1942, is a French mathematician and physicist, emeritus research director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, CNRS and corresponding member of the French Academy of Sciences, French Academy of sciences. He w ...
and
Paul Manneville. The aforementioned scenario is realized using the Pomeau–Manneville map. The Pomeau–Manneville map is a polynomial mapping (equivalently, recurrence relation), often referred to as an archetypal example of how complex, chaotic behaviour can arise from very simple nonlinear dynamical equations. Unlike other maps, the Pomeau–Manneville map exhibits
intermittency
In dynamical systems, intermittency is the irregular alternation of phases of apparently periodic and chaotic dynamics ( Pomeau–Manneville dynamics), or different forms of chaotic dynamics (crisis-induced intermittency).
Experimentally ...
, characterized by periods of low and high amplitude fluctuations. Recent research suggests that this bursting behavior might lead to anomalous diffusion.
References
Dynamical systems
Chaos theory
Turbulence
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