CHARACTERIZING FRACTAL BASIN BOUNDARIES FOR PLANAR SWITCHED SYSTEMS

Abstract

This paper is to introduce some analytical tools to characterize the properties of fractal basin boundaries for planar switched systems (with time-dependent switching). The characterizing methods are based on the view point of limit sets and prime ends. By constructing the auxiliary dynamical system, the fractal basin boundaries of planar switched systems can be proved if every diverging path in the basin of associated auxiliary system has the entire basin boundary as its limit set. Fractal property is also verified if every prime end that is defined in the basin of associated auxiliary system is a prime end of type 3 and all other prime ends are of type 1. Bifurcations of fractal basin boundary are investigated by analyzing what types of prime ends in the basin are involved. The fractal basin boundary of switched system is also described by the indecomposable continuum.