Topological Entropy, Distributional Chaos and the Principal Measure of a Class of Belusov−Zhabotinskii's Reaction Models Presented by García Guirao and Lampart

In this paper‎, ‎the chaotic properties of‎ ‎the following Belusov-Zhabotinskii's reaction model is explored:‎ ‎alk+1=(1-η)θ(‎alk)+(1/2) η[θ(‎al-1k)-θ(al+1k)], where k is discrete‎ ‎time index‎, ‎l is lattice side index with system size M‎, η∊ ‎[0‎, ‎1) is coupling constant and $theta$ is a continuous map on‎ ‎W=[-1‎, ‎1]. This kind of system is a generalization of the chemical‎ ‎reaction model which was presented by Garcia Guirao and Lampart‎ ‎in [Chaos of a coupled lattice system related with the Belusov–Zhabotinskii reaction, J. Math. Chem. ‎48 (2010) 159-164] and stated by Kaneko in [Globally coupled chaos violates the law of large numbers but not the central-limit theorem, Phys. Rev.‎ ‎Lett‎. ‎65‎ (1990) ‎1391-1394]‎, ‎and it is closely related to the‎ ‎Belusov-Zhabotinskii's reaction‎. ‎In particular‎, ‎it is shown that for‎ ‎any coupling constant η ∊ [0‎, ‎1/2)‎, ‎any‎ ‎r ∊ {1‎, ‎2‎, ...} and θ=Qr‎, ‎the topological entropy‎ ‎of this system is greater than or equal to rlog(2-2η)‎, ‎and‎ ‎that this system is Li-Yorke chaotic and distributionally chaotic,‎ ‎where the map Q is defined by‎ ‎Q(a)=1-|1-2a|‎, ‎ a ∊ [0‎, ‎1], and Q(a)=-Q(-a),‎ a ∊ [-1‎, ‎0]. Moreover‎, ‎we also show that for any c‎, ‎d with‎ ‎0≤c≤ d≤ 1, ‎η=0 and θ=Q‎, ‎this system is‎ ‎distributionally (c‎, ‎d)-chaotic.‎