Consider the map defined on R by
F(x)={3x3(1−x)x⩽21x⩾21
and let I be the open interval (0,1). Explain what it means for F to have a horseshoe on I by identifying the relevant intervals in the definition.
Let Λ={x:Fn(x)∈I,∀n⩾0}. Show that F(Λ)=Λ.
Find the sets Λ1={x:F(x)∈I} and Λ2={x:F2(x)∈I}.
Consider the ternary (base-3) representation x=0⋅x1x2x3… of numbers in I. Show that
F(0⋅x1x2x3…)={x1⋅x2x3x4…σ(x1)⋅σ(x2)σ(x3)σ(x4)…x⩽21x⩾21,
where the function σ(xi) of the ternary digits should be identified. What is the ternary representation of the non-zero fixed point? What do the ternary representations of elements of Λ have in common?
Show that F has sensitive dependence on initial conditions on Λ, that F is topologically transitive on Λ, and that periodic points are dense in Λ. [Hint: You may assume that Fn(0⋅x1…xn−10xn+1xn+2…)=0⋅xn+1xn+2… for x∈Λ.]
Briefly state the relevance of this example to the relationship between Glendinning's and Devaney's definitions of chaos.