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Published by the American Mathematical Society since 1900, Transactions of the American Mathematical Society is devoted to longer research articles in all areas of pure and applied mathematics.

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The duration of transients
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Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 287 (1985), 215-221 Request permission

Abstract:

A transformation $T$ defined on $X \subset {{\mathbf {R}}^n}$ for which $T(X) \supset X$ is considered. A transient in $X$ is a trajectory $x,Tx, \ldots ,{T^m}x \subset X$ so that ${T^{m + 1}}x \notin X$. In this case, $m$ is the duration of the transient. A method for estimating the average duration of transients is given, and an example of a transformation with exceedingly long transients is described.
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Additional Information
  • © Copyright 1985 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 287 (1985), 215-221
  • MSC: Primary 58F11
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1985-0766215-4
  • MathSciNet review: 766215