GENERATING 3-D SCROLL GRID ATTRACTORS OF FRACTIONAL DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEMS VIA STAIR FUNCTION

Abstract

This paper discusses the stair function approach for the generation of scroll grid attractors of fractional differential systems. The one-directional (1-D) n-grid scroll, two-directional (2-D) (n × m)-grid scroll and three-directional (3-D) (n × m × l)-grid scroll attractors are created from a fractional linear autonomous system with a simple stair function controller. Being similar to the scroll grid attractors of classical differential systems, the scrolls of 1-D n-grid scroll, 2-D (n × m)-grid scroll and 3-D (n × m × l)-grid scroll attractors are located around the equilibria of fractional differential system on a line, on a plane or in 3D, respectively and the number of scrolls is equal to the corresponding number of equilibria.