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Space plasmas are dominated by waves, instabilities and turbulence. Dynamical systems approach offers powerful mathematical and computational techniques to probe the origin and nature of space environment turbulence. Using the nonlinear dynamics tools such as the bifurcation diagram and Poincaré maps, we study the transition from order to chaos, from weak to strong chaos, and the destruction of a chaotic attractor. The characterization of the complex system dynamics of the space environment, such as the Alfvén turbulence, can improve the capability of monitoring Sun-Earth connections and prediction of space weather.
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Chian, AL., Borotto, F., Rempel, E. et al. Dynamical Systems Approach to Space Environment Turbulence. Space Science Reviews 107, 447–461 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025554007564
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