Golden mean renormalization for the Harper equation: The strong coupling fixed point

B. D. Mestel*, A. H. Osbaldestin, B. Winn

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Abstract

We construct a renormalization fixed point corresponding to the strong coupling limit of the golden mean Harper equation. We give an analytic expression for this fixed point, establish its existence and uniqueness, and verify properties previously seen only in numerical calculations. The spectrum of the linearization of the renormalization operator at this fixed point is also explicitly determined. This strong coupling fixed point also helps describe the onset of a strange nonchaotic attractor in quasiperiodically forced systems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8304-8330
Number of pages27
JournalJournal of Mathematical Physics
Volume41
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2000

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