Chaos and randomness: An equivalence proof of a generalized version of the Shannon entropy and the Kolmogorov–Sinai entropy for Hamiltonian dynamical systems

Roman Frigg

Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2006, vol. 28, issue 1, 26-31

Abstract: Chaos is often explained in terms of random behaviour; and having positive Kolmogorov–Sinai entropy (KSE) is taken to be indicative of randomness. Although seemly plausible, the association of positive KSE with random behaviour needs justification since the definition of the KSE does not make reference to any notion that is connected to randomness. A common way of justifying this use of the KSE is to draw parallels between the KSE and Shannon’s information theoretic entropy. However, as it stands this no more than a heuristic point, because no rigorous connection between the KSE and Shannon’s entropy has been established yet. This paper fills this gap by proving that the KSE of a Hamiltonian dynamical system is equivalent to a generalized version of Shannon’s information theoretic entropy under certain plausible assumptions.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2005.05.006

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