arXiv · nlin/0210003
Picture of the low-dimensional structure in chaotic dripping faucets
Abstract
Chaotic dynamics of the dripping faucet was investigated both experimentally and theoretically. We measured continuous change in drop position and velocity using a high-speed camera. Continuous trajectories of a low-dimensional chaotic attractor were reconstructed from these data, which was not previously obtained but predicted in our fluid dynamic simulation. From the simulation, we further obtained an approximate potential function with only two variables, the drop mass and its position of the center of mass. The potential landscape helps one to understand intuitively how the dripping dynamics can exhibit low-dimensional chaos.
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Ken Kiyono, Tomoo Katsuyama, Takuya Masunaga, Nobuko Fuchikami. 2002-10-02. Picture of the low-dimensional structure in chaotic dripping faucets. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2003.10.079
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