Chaotic Dynamics, Complexity Analysis and Control Schemes in Fractional Discrete Market System
Abstract
1. Introduction
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- A new chaotic fractional economic market map is examined through mathematical methods.
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- Fractional discrete calculus basics and an explanation of the new fractional form of an economic market map are provided.
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- To validate the fractional map’s complexity, we provide chaos tests, such as the 0–1 test and complexity.
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- The scheme of control for the present map stabilization and synchronization is achieved in accordance with the stability criterion for discrete nonlinear models.
2. Fractional Discrete–Time Calculus
3. The Fractional Economic Market Map
3.1. Stability Analysis
3.2. Lyapunov Exponents, Bifurcation and Chaos
4. Complexity Analysis
4.1. 0–1 Test
4.2. Complexity
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- The Fourier transform of is figured out by
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- Our analysis of revealed the mean square as follows: and set
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- One can find the inverse Fourier transform as follows:
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- Measure the complexity as
5. Chaos Control in the Fractional Economic Market Map
5.1. Stabilization
5.2. Synchronization
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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| K | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.9964 |
| 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0018 |
| 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.9925 |
| 0.5 | 1 | 0.0023 |
| 1 | 0.7 | 0.0021 |
| 0.98 | 1 | 0.9923 |
| 0–1 Test (K) | Complexity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.2361 | 0.9964 | 0.5104 |
| 0.7 | 0.7 | −0.0463 | 0.0018 | 0.0367 |
| 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.1993 | 0.9925 | 0.680 |
| 0.5 | 1 | −0.0349 | 0.0023 | 0.0183 |
| 1 | 0.7 | −0.0413 | 0.0021 | 0.0265 |
| 0.98 | 1 | 0.3096 | 0.9923 | 0.7481 |
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Aloui, A.; Diabi, L.; Kahouli, O.; Ouannas, A.; El Amraoui, L.; Ayari, M. Chaotic Dynamics, Complexity Analysis and Control Schemes in Fractional Discrete Market System. Fractal Fract. 2025, 9, 721. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract9110721
Aloui A, Diabi L, Kahouli O, Ouannas A, El Amraoui L, Ayari M. Chaotic Dynamics, Complexity Analysis and Control Schemes in Fractional Discrete Market System. Fractal and Fractional. 2025; 9(11):721. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract9110721
Chicago/Turabian StyleAloui, Ali, Louiza Diabi, Omar Kahouli, Adel Ouannas, Lilia El Amraoui, and Mohamed Ayari. 2025. "Chaotic Dynamics, Complexity Analysis and Control Schemes in Fractional Discrete Market System" Fractal and Fractional 9, no. 11: 721. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract9110721
APA StyleAloui, A., Diabi, L., Kahouli, O., Ouannas, A., El Amraoui, L., & Ayari, M. (2025). Chaotic Dynamics, Complexity Analysis and Control Schemes in Fractional Discrete Market System. Fractal and Fractional, 9(11), 721. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract9110721

