Central limit behavior at the edge of chaos in the <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mi>z</mml:mi> </mml:math> -logistic map
We focus on the Feigenbaum-Coullet-Tresser point of the dissipative one-dimensional z-logistic map x_{t+1}=1-a|x_{t}|^{z}(z≥1). We show that sums of iterates converge to q-Gaussian distributions P_{q}(y)=P_{q}(0)exp_{q}(-β_{q}y^{2})=P_{q}(0)[1+(q-1)β_{q}y^{2}]^{1/(1-q)}(q≥1;β_{q}>0), which optimize the nonadditive entropic functional S_{q} under simple constraints. We propose and justify heuristically a closed-form prediction for the entropic index, q(z)=1+2/(z+1), and validate it numerically via data collapse for typical z values. The formula captures how the limiting law depends on the nonlinearity order and implies finite variance for z>2 and divergent variance for 1≤z≤2. These results extend edge-of-chaos central limit behavior beyond the standard (z=2) case and provide a simple predictive law for unimodal maps with varying maximum order.
Authors
- Abbas Ali Saberi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8864-4748)
- Constantino Tsallis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9387-9194)
- Uǧur Tırnaklı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1104-0847)
Institutions
- Santa Fe Institute (US)
- İzmir University of Economics (TR)
- University of Tehran (IR)
- Constructing Excellence (GB)
- Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems (DE)
- Complexity Science Hub (AT)
- Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. E
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/gtlz-67cf
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Statistical Mechanics and Entropy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.32
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik Komplexer Systeme
- Bilim Akademisi