Ergodic Theory & Mixing

Explore the baker map and Arnold cat map — canonical ergodic systems. Watch phase space mixing as iterates fill the torus, observe ergodic averages converging to space averages, and measure Lyapunov exponents from exponential divergence of nearby orbits.

Map & Settings

Statistics

Iteration0
Ergodic avg (x)
Space avg (x)0.500
Lyapunov λ
Coverage %0%

Theory

Baker map: (x,y)→(2x mod 1, y/2) if x<½, else (2x-1, (y+1)/2). Lyapunov exponent λ=ln2≈0.693.

Cat map: (x,y)→(x+y, x+2y) mod 1. Eigenvalues φ²=(3±√5)/2, λ=ln(φ²)≈0.962.

Birkhoff ergodic theorem: time avg = space avg for a.e. initial condition.