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Can a solar pulsation event be characterized by a low-dimensional chaotic attractor?

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Using the theory of nonlinear dynamical systems a time-series analysis of a pulsation event in solar radio emission suggests that there exists a low-dimensional attractor. The power spectrum cannot be interpreted as a superposition of periodic components. Estimates of the maximum Lyapunov exponent and the Kolmogorov entropy give some hints to deterministic chaos. Consequences for the physical modelling of the event are discussed.

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  1. Zentralinstitut für Astrophysik, AdW der DDR, Observatorium für solare Radioastronomie, 1501 Tremsdorf, G.D.R.

    Jürgen Kurths

  2. Department of Physics, Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin, G.D.R.

    Hanspeter Herzel

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Kurths, J., Herzel, H. Can a solar pulsation event be characterized by a low-dimensional chaotic attractor?. Sol Phys 107, 39–45 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00155339

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