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Applied Symbolic Dynamics∗ 8 9 Bai-lin HAO† 9 1 Center for Complex Systems n National Central University, Chung-li, Taiwan 320 u and J National Center for Theoretical Sciences 3 2 P. O. Box 2-131, Hsinchu, Taiwan 300 1 NSC-CTS-980502 (10 May 1998) v 5 2 0 6 Abstract 0 8 Symbolic dynamics is a coarse-grained description of dynamics. By taking into 9 account the “geometry” of the dynamics, it can be cast into a powerful tool for prac- / n titioners in nonlinear science. Detailed symbolic dynamics can be developed not y only for one-dimensional mappings, unimodal as well as those with multiple critical d- points and discontinuities, but also for some two-dimensional mappings. The latter o paves the way for symbolic dynamics study of ordinary differential equations via a the Poincar´e maps. This paper provides an overview of the recent development of h c the applied aspects of symbolic dynamics. : v i X PACS. 05.45 + b Chaotic phenomena. r a I. Introduction Symbolic dynamics is a rigorous way to study complex dynamics with finite preci- sion. As an abstract chapter in the mathematical theory of dynamical systems[1, 2] , it originated from the work of Hadamar