title: Preference of attractors in noisy multistable systems.
abstract: A model system exhibiting a large number of attractors is investigated under the influence of noise. Several methods for discriminating two qualitatively different regions of the noise intensity are presented, and the phenomenon of noise-induced preference of attractors is reported. Finally, the relevance of our findings for detection of multiple stable states of systems occurring in nature or in the laboratory is pointed out.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Physik, Universität Potsdam, Postfach 601553, D-14415 Potsdam, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kraut
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Feudel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grebogi