In the theory of dynamic systems, a set that is invariant under a flow is called a hyperbolic set , if the flow along this set contracts in some directions and expands in other directions. This behavior is typical of chaotic dynamic systems.
Let be a diffeomorphism of a compact smooth manifold and its differential. An -invariant subset is a hyperbolic set if the restriction of the tangential bundle to itself as the Whitney sum of two -invariant sub-bundles and can be decomposed so that (for a suitable Riemannian metric) the restriction of to a contraction and the restriction of to an expansion is. This means,
and with her differential. We denote the orbit of a point with
.
A subset that is invariant among all is a hyperbolic set if the restriction of the tangential bundle to itself can be decomposed as the Whitney sum of two -invariant sub-bundles and and of the tangential bundle of the respective orbits, so that (for a suitable Riemannian metric) the restriction of to a contraction and the restriction of on is expansion. This means,
for all ,
and for everyone
and there are constants such that
for everyone and
and
for everyone and .
Stable and unstable bundles, stable and unstable manifolds
The bundles and given by the definition of a hyperbolic set are called stable and unstable bundles, their integral manifolds are called stable and unstable manifolds.
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