On the scaling properties of the period-increment scenario in dynamical systems

Abstract

Two one-dimensional dynamical systems discrete in time are presented, where the variation of one parameter causes a sequence of global bifurcations; at each bifurcation the period increases by a constant value (period-increment scenario, usually denoted as a period-adding scenario). We determine all the bifurcation points and the scaling constants of the period-increment scenario analytically. A re-injection mechanism, leading to the period-increment scenario, is discussed. It will be shown, that in systems with more than one parameter the scaling constants can depend on the values of the parameters.