Abstract
The fast dynamo growth rate for a Ck+1 map or flow is bounded above by topological entropy plus a 1/k correction. The proof uses techniques of random maps combined with a result of Yomdin relating curve growth to topological entropy. This upper bound implies the following anti-dynamo theorem: in C∞ systems fast dynamo action is not possible without the presence of chaos. In addition topological entropy is used to construct a lower bound for the fast dynamo growth rate in the case Rm=∞.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 623-646 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Communications In Mathematical Physics |
Volume | 173 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Mathematical Physics