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Features

A trap and a snag are shown in Figure 3.

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Figure 3: A trap and a snag.

If the discontinuities (turning points) in the snag overlap the boundaries of the square box, as in Figure 4, then the chaotic motion within the snag will occasionally escape into the larger region where it will stay until recapture.

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Figure 4: The mapping leading to crisis-induced intermittency.



D Jefferies
Tue Dec 1 04:55:19 GMT 1998