On the Piecewise Linear Perturbations of the Doubling Map

Abstract

Inspired by the 2007 work by M.~Misiurewicz and A.~Rodrigues [Double Standard Maps, M. Misiurewicz, A. Rodrigues, Communications in Mathematical Physics], we consider a family of circle maps that are perturbations of the doubling map on the circle by a piecewise linear map. We call this the \textit{piecewise linear perturbation of the doubling map} (PLPDM) and it is given by the formula, $f_{a,b}(x)= \displaystyle \bigl(2x+a+\dfrac{b}{2} S(x) \bigr) // 1 \quad {\text {for }} x, a, b \in [0,1] $, where $y // 1$ means $y \mod 1$ (or simply, the fractional part of $y$) and $S(x)$ is the piecewise linear approximation of $\sin 2\pi(x-1/4)$. The map $S(x)$ is called the straight sine map. Define the hyperbolic set, $\mathcal{H}= \{ (a,b) \in \mathbb{R}/\mathbb{Z} \times [0,1] : f_{a,b} \text{ has an attracting cycle} \}$. Tongues are defined as the components of $\mathcal{H}$ that touch the ceiling $\{b=1\}$ in a non degenerate interval. Any other component is referred to as an Eye. We show the uniqueness of the attracting cycle of $f_{a,b}$ for $(a,b) \in \mathcal{H}$. We then define \textit{type} and prove the existence of the tongues of all types. We also show how combinatorics of the attracting orbit determines if the component is a tongue or an eye. We show that $f_{a,b}$ is conjugate to the doubling map if $(a,b) \notin \overline{\mathcal{H}}$. Some experimental proof of the existence of eyes in the parameter space corresponding to different combinatorics will be shown.