A Novel 3D Fractional-Order Chaotic System with Multifarious Coexisting Attractors

Abstract

A novel three-dimensional fractional-order autonomous chaotic system marked by the ample and complex coexisting attractors is presented. There are a total of seven terms including four nonlinearities in the new system. The evolution of coexisting attractors of the system are numerically investigated by considering both the fractional-order and other system parameters as bifurcation parameters. Numerical simulation results indicate that the system has a huge amount of multifarious coexisting strange attractors for various ranges of parameters, including coexisting point, periodic attractors, multifarious coexisting chaotic, and periodic attractors. Compared with other chaotic systems, the biggest difference and most attractive feature is the capability of the proposed fractional-order system to produce coexisting attractors that undergo a simultaneous displacement phenomenon with variation of a single parameter. Moreover, it is worth noting that constant Lyapunov exponents and the interesting phenomenon of transient coexisting attractors are also observed. Finally, the corresponding implementation circuit is designed. The consistency of the hardware experimental results with numerical simulations verifies the feasibility of the new fractional-order chaotic system.