Generation of arbitrary probability distributions from chaotic dynamics.

Poulos, M J · Phys Rev E · 2021

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A framework is developed to derive nonlinear dynamical systems that chaotically generate arbitrary multivariate probability distributions with smooth, deterministic trajectories. The ideas are used to extend the Nosé-Hoover thermostat methodology to three-dimensional cases where the momentum distribution is nonisotropic and/or non-Gaussian. Toy models that generate several well-known distributions in physics are given as pedagogical examples.