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Lyapunov exponents and subspace evolution


Authors: M. Rokni and B. S. Berger
Journal: Quart. Appl. Math. 45 (1987), 789-793
MSC: Primary 34D05; Secondary 34C35, 58F10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/qam/917027
MathSciNet review: 917027
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Abstract: Differential equations are derived which describe the evolution of area tensors and normals associated with the subspaces of an $n$-dimensional Euclidean phase space, ${E_n}$. These provide computational methods for determining the Lyapunov exponents of continuous dynamical systems.


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