THE UNIVERSAL TRANSITION OF PLATEAU STRUCTURE OF LYAPUNOV EXPONENTS

The universal transition of Lyapunov exponents between conservative limit and dissipa-tire limit of nonlinear dynamical system is studied. It is discovered numerically and proved analytically that for homogeneous dissipative two-dimensional maps, along the equal dissi-pation line in parameter space, the Lyapunov exponents of attractor orbits possess a plateau structure and strict symmetry about its plateau value, The ratios between the plateau width and the stable window width of period 1-4 orbits for Henon map are calculated. The result shows that the plateau structure of Lyapunov exponents remains invariant for the attractor orbits belonging to a period doubling bifurcation sequence. This fact reveals a new universal transition behavior between order and chaos when the dissipation of the dynamical system is weakened to zero.