A Precise Calculation of the Feigenbaum Constants

DOI10.2307/2938684MaRDI QIDQ3974541zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Keith Briggs

Publication date 25 June 1992

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.2307/2938684

zbMATH Keywords

asymptotically periodic sequencebifurcationFeigenbaum constantsFeigenbaum functional equation iterationstable \(p\)-cycle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Evaluation of number-theoretic constants (11Y60) Iteration of real functions in one variable (26A18) Topological dynamics (37B99) Local and nonlocal bifurcation theory for dynamical systems (37G99) Iteration theory, iterative and composite equations (39B12)

Review text

Let \(f_{\mu,z}(x)=1-\mu| x|^ z\). If for a particular parameter value there exists a stable \(p\)-cycle, then as \(\mu\) is increased the period will be observed to double, so that a stable \(2p\)- cycle appears. Denote the critical \(\mu\) value at which the \(2^ j\) cycle first appears by \(\mu_ j\) and let \(d_ j\) be the value of the nearest cycle element to 0 in \(2^ j\) cycle. The author calculates to high precision the Feigenbaum constants \[ \delta_ z:=\lim_{j\to \infty}(\mu_ j-\mu_{j-1})/(\mu_{j+1}-\mu_ j)\hbox{ and } \lim_{j\to \infty}d_ j/d_{j+1} \] associated with period doubling bifurcations for maps \(f_{\mu,z}\) for integers \(2\leq z\leq 12\). Multiple-precision floating-point techniques are used to find a solution of Feigenbaum's functional equation, and hence the constants.

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