Chaotic Entanglement: Entropy and Geometry.

Academic Article

Abstract

  • In chaotic entanglement, pairs of interacting classically-chaotic systems are induced into a state of mutual stabilization that can be maintained without external controls and that exhibits several properties consistent with quantum entanglement. In such a state, the chaotic behavior of each system is stabilized onto one of the system's many unstable periodic orbits (generally located densely on the associated attractor), and the ensuing periodicity of each system is sustained by the symbolic dynamics of its partner system, and vice versa. Notably, chaotic entanglement is an entropy-reversing event: the entropy of each member of an entangled pair decreases to zero when each system collapses onto a given period orbit. In this paper, we discuss the role that entropy plays in chaotic entanglement. We also describe the geometry that arises when pairs of entangled chaotic systems organize into coherent structures that range in complexity from simple tripartite lattices to more involved patterns. We conclude with a discussion of future research directions.
  • Authors

  • Morena, Matthew A
  • Short, Kevin
  • Publication Date

  • September 26, 2021
  • Has Subject Area

    Keywords

  • chaotic entanglement
  • chaotic systems
  • coherent structures
  • cupolets
  • entropy
  • geometry
  • lattices
  • unstable periodic orbits
  • Digital Object Identifier (doi)

    Start Page

  • 1254
  • Volume

  • 23
  • Issue

  • 10