FM 96-5

Federico Bonetto, Giovanni Gallavotti, Pedro L. Garrido

Chaotic principle: an experimental test

The chaotic hypothesis discussed in [GC1] is tested
experimentally in a simple conduction model. Besides a
confirmation of the hypothesis predictions the results
suggest the validity of the hypothesis in the much wider
context in which, as the forcing strength grows, the
attractor ceases to be an Anosov system and becomes an
Axiom A attractor. A first test of the new predictions is
also attempted.

Keywords: Strange attractors, Chaoticity principle, Time
reversal, TCP

Fisica, Universita' di Roma La Sapienza,
P.le Moro 2, 00185, Roma, Italia.
e-mail 
bonetto@ipparco.roma1.infn.it 
giovanni@ipparco.roma1.infn.it
garrido@gibbs.ugr.es
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