{"title":"The descriptive set theoretic properties of multifractal topological entropy and its applications","authors":"Tingting Wang , Bilel Selmi , Zhiming Li","doi":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117058","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117058","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper, we consider definitions including <span><math><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>q</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>ϑ</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></math></span>-Bowen topological entropy and <span><math><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>q</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>ϑ</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></math></span>-packing topological entropy. We systematically explore their properties and measurability and analyze the relationship between <span><math><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>q</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>ϑ</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></math></span>-packing topological entropy and topological entropy on level sets. Furthermore, the study demonstrates that the domain of <span><math><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>q</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>ϑ</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></math></span>-packing topological entropy encompasses the domain of the multifractal spectrum of local entropies, providing new perspectives and tools for dynamical systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9764,"journal":{"name":"Chaos Solitons & Fractals","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 117058"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144919897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bikramjit Joardar, Hitendra Sarkar, Madhurjya P. Bora
{"title":"External charged debris in a flowing plasma: Charge fluctuation induced complexity","authors":"Bikramjit Joardar, Hitendra Sarkar, Madhurjya P. Bora","doi":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117102","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117102","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this work, we investigate the response of a flowing <span><math><mi>e</mi></math></span>-<span><math><mi>i</mi></math></span> plasma to embedded external charged debris, focusing on the periodic debris charge fluctuations that can trigger complex phenomena such as chaos and nonlinear Landau damping. We employ both kinetic and fluid simulations to analyze the plasma response to the time-dependent debris charge. Our findings indicate that the nature of nonlinear response can be considerably different for fluctuating positively charged external debris from a negatively charged debris. The simulations show that the debris charge fluctuation causes damping of the ion-acoustic wave as the debris velocity nears the ion-acoustic speed through nonlinear Landau damping and wave–wave interactions. We also present a theoretical framework to support the simulation findings. Our findings provide critical insights into debris-plasma interactions which may be useful in applications involving space debris management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9764,"journal":{"name":"Chaos Solitons & Fractals","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 117102"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144913461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiahao Zhao, Guojun Yu, Xiujing Han, Xindong Ma, Jiadong Wang
{"title":"Manifold-based stability assessment in bursting oscillations induced by transcritical bifurcation under frequency switching","authors":"Jiahao Zhao, Guojun Yu, Xiujing Han, Xindong Ma, Jiadong Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117114","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117114","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the mechanisms driving bursting oscillation stability and unconventional bursting dynamics related to transcritical bifurcations under frequency switching. Through analytical and numerical examination of five canonical vector fields spanning one- and two-dimensional systems under dual typical switching schemes, we establish that the boundedness of basins of attraction, which leads to divergent behaviors due to basin of attraction mismatch or closure, originates from the configuration of stable manifolds of the saddle points constituting the transcritical bifurcation. Based on this mechanism, a simulation-free methodology is proposed for prior detection of the divergence potential and tracking corresponding threshold windows by quantifying the intersections between the <span><math><mi>y</mi></math></span>-values of switching positions and the invariant manifolds. Based on this framework, two-dimensional vector fields with transcritical bifurcation are classified into two categories according to their invariant manifold structures: the encircling configuration of saddle-point stable manifolds typically yields zero or double intersection points, associated with potential divergence behaviors caused by basin closure or mismatch with threshold variations, and the splayed configuration consistently exhibits a single intersection point, ensuring stable frequency-switching processes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9764,"journal":{"name":"Chaos Solitons & Fractals","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 117114"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144919896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiuan Gao , Daning Lei , Mingxing Qin , Jianxiang Xi , Yuanshi Zheng
{"title":"Accelerated Nash equilibrium seeking algorithm with local memory for two-subnetwork zero-sum games","authors":"Jiuan Gao , Daning Lei , Mingxing Qin , Jianxiang Xi , Yuanshi Zheng","doi":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117103","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117103","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper focuses on the distributed Nash equilibrium seeking problem for two-subnetwork zero-sum games. We first utilize the local memory information to design an accelerated algorithm in a distributed manner for the two-subnetwork zero-sum game. Then, we present a sufficient condition for the exponential convergence of the proposed algorithm with local memory, which can ensure the agents’ states converge exponentially to the unique Nash equilibrium. One of the advantages of the proposed algorithm is that the communication requirements are weaker than those of the existing ones. Finally, we use numerical experiments to demonstrate that the convergence speed of the proposed algorithm can be accelerated if the appropriate memory factor is selected and is faster than that of the existing ones.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9764,"journal":{"name":"Chaos Solitons & Fractals","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 117103"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144919895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Memory-based sliding mode control for discrete time T–S fuzzy singular systems under dynamic memory event-triggered mechanism and its application","authors":"Jie He, Junchao Ren","doi":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117107","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117107","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this work, a memory-based sliding mode control (SMC) scheme is proposed for discrete time T–S fuzzy singular systems (TSFSSs) under false data injection attacks by applying dynamic memory event-triggered (ET) strategy. Firstly, a dynamic memory ET strategy is proposed to alleviate the burden of signal transmission while maintaining system performance. Then, a novel non-fragile sliding mode surface (SMS) with mismatched membership functions and historical information is established for TSFSSs, and the relaxed sufficient conditions that guarantee the admissibility of the sliding motion with dissipative performance are rigorously derived. Furthermore, a memory-based SMC law is designed to ensure the satisfaction of the reachability criteria on the basis of the reaching law. Finally, two examples are given to illustrate the feasibility and superiority of the proposed approach.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9764,"journal":{"name":"Chaos Solitons & Fractals","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 117107"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144913560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anton A. Kapustnikov , Ilya V. Sysoev , Marina V. Sysoeva
{"title":"Network motifs in talamocortical system model responsible for delta-rhythm generation","authors":"Anton A. Kapustnikov , Ilya V. Sysoev , Marina V. Sysoeva","doi":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117081","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117081","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper we propose a number of network motifs to describe the process of delta-rhythm generation in the thalamocortical system of mammals. The consideration is based on proven biophysical models for neurons of four different types and anatomically allowed connections between them. Following physiological principles, the neurons were set in the subthreshold excitable regime (stable focus), with generation taking place in response to external periodical driving from a cortical neuron with a main frequency in a high-gamma band. We found small motifs composed both of excitatory and inhibitory cells of both neocortex and thalamus which convert this driving into slow 3 Hz frequency bursts. The study may be considered as a model verification of the fact that the delta-rhythm in the thalamocortical system is a network phenomenon and both thalamus and cortex, both inhibitory and excitatory cells are necessary for it to appear.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9764,"journal":{"name":"Chaos Solitons & Fractals","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 117081"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144920007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MDoF mechanical systems with rate-independent hysteresis: Assessment of dimensionality, loop shapes, and mass ratio","authors":"Raffaele Capuano, Nicolò Vaiana, Luciano Rosati","doi":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117062","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117062","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We explore the dynamic behavior of Multi Degrees of Freedom (MDoF) mechanical systems characterized by rate-independent hysteretic properties. The study focuses on three main aspects: (i) the influence of system dimensionality; (ii) the combined effect of distinct hysteretic behaviors acting on different components, and (iii) the impact of mass ratio variations on the steady-state response. To this end, a general class of nonlinear hysteretic systems is defined using a non-dimensional formulation, and a Poincaré map-based continuation procedure is employed to numerically compute periodic solutions, determine their stability, and detect bifurcations. Moreover, the adoption of the Vaiana–Rosati model of hysteresis (VRM+D) enables a unified and thorough analysis of complex hysteretic loop shapes for the first time. The results obtained in a consistent set of case studies reveal how these internal features govern resonance phenomena, affect stability, mode interactions and lead to the occurrence of advanced bifurcation patterns, including quasi-periodic oscillations and chaos.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9764,"journal":{"name":"Chaos Solitons & Fractals","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 117062"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144908586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qixu Guo, Jian Liu, Huaqing Nie, Dan Wang, Wenjing Wang
{"title":"Dynamical behaviors of a complex-variable laser system with a memcapacitor","authors":"Qixu Guo, Jian Liu, Huaqing Nie, Dan Wang, Wenjing Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117091","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117091","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The memcapacitor is integrated into a nonlinear system to enhance its nonlinear dynamical characteristics and to capture the effect of external electric-field. This paper proposes a novel complex-variable laser system incorporating a memcapacitor (MCVLS). The energy function of the MCVLS is derived using the Helmholtz’s theorem. Furthermore, the hidden dynamical behaviors of the MCVLS, which depend on parameters, time and initial conditions, are systematically investigated. The results demonstrate that the MCVLS can generate rich dynamical behaviors under different parameter settings, including hidden multi-scroll attractors exhibiting spiking or bursting patterns. A negative correlation is observed between the system energy and the number of scrolls, suggesting that scroll generation consumes energy. In particular, by adjusting the two initial conditions of the memcapacitor, hidden two-dimensional (2-D) offset-boosting coexisting attractors with hybrid-topology can be generated, each exhibiting distinct offset trajectories. Notably, the system exhibits complex hidden neuromorphic firing behaviors such as spiking and bursting, including an exceptionally rare time-originated firing transitions that involves three distinct firing patterns. These findings hold promising potential for applications in the fields of information security and optical brain-like computing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9764,"journal":{"name":"Chaos Solitons & Fractals","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 117091"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144908587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The dynamical analysis for two-dimensional magnetic bearing system under α-stable Lévy noise excitation based on PINNs","authors":"Shaojuan Ma , Baolan Li , Hufei Li","doi":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117106","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117106","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper mainly investigates the impact of <span><math><mi>α</mi></math></span>-stable Lévy white noise on magnetic bearing systems. By using the Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) algorithm to solve the time-dependent Fokker–Planck-Kolmogorov (FPK) equation, the transient probability density function (PDF) is ultimately obtained. Firstly, the model of magnetic bearing system excited by <span><math><mi>α</mi></math></span>-stable Lévy white noise is established. Secondly, the fractional FPK equation for this model under the excitation of <span><math><mi>α</mi></math></span>-stable Lévy white noise is derived. Thirdly, a deep learning method based on PINNs is proposed to solve the corresponding fractional FPK equation. Finally, the effectiveness and feasibility of this method are verified through detailed examples. The results show that the PINNs solution is very consistent with the Monte Carlo (MC) results, which shows that PINNs method is suitable for solving the two-dimension space fractional FPK equation, and proves that PINNs algorithm is not only efficient in calculation, but also effective and interpretable.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9764,"journal":{"name":"Chaos Solitons & Fractals","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 117106"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144907897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruoqi Zhang , Lifeng Lin , Sihong Shi , Huiqi Wang
{"title":"Coupling dynamics of fluctuating-damping oscillators in Erdős-Rényi random networks","authors":"Ruoqi Zhang , Lifeng Lin , Sihong Shi , Huiqi Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117104","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chaos.2025.117104","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The intrinsic randomness of network topology and individual-level environmental perturbations are fundamental determinants of the diversity of collective dynamics in coupled systems, particularly in producing complex behaviors that elude deterministic frameworks. In this study, we investigate the coupling dynamics of fluctuating-damping oscillators on Erdős-Rényi (ER) random networks, wherein randomness arises from both the network structure and time-varying local dynamics. We begin by employing random matrix theory (RMT) to characterize structural randomness and examine how the interplay between network characteristics and damping fluctuations influences synchronization behavior. Specifically, we derive the condition for stochastic asymptotic synchronization and quantify its probability based on the spectral distribution of random Laplacian matrix. Our analysis demonstrates that greater noise intensity or lower switching rates hinder synchronization, whereas stronger coupling strength, larger network scale, and higher wiring probability promote it. Within the synchronization regime, we further establish conditions for stochastic asymptotic stability and analytically characterize the steady-state response of collective behavior, providing explicit expressions for the first moment of the mean field. Numerical simulations validate the theoretical findings and reveal non-monotonic dependencies of the synchronization process on key structural parameters, including coupling strength, network scale, and wiring probability. These results elucidate nonlinear, parameter-sensitive mechanisms by which topological characteristics and damping fluctuations jointly govern collective dynamics. Moreover, this study offers a potential methodological framework for investigating coupling dynamics in broader classes of complex networks through the integration of RMT.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9764,"journal":{"name":"Chaos Solitons & Fractals","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 117104"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144908521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}