title: Spatiotemporal intermittency on fractal lattices.
abstract: The transition to turbulence via spatiotemporal intermittency is investigated for coupled maps defined on generalized Sierpinski gaskets, a class of deterministic fractal lattices. Critical exponents that characterize the onset of intermittency are computed as a function of the fractal dimension of the lattice. Windows of spatiotemporal intermittency are found as the coupling parameter is varied for lattices with a fractal dimension greater than two. This phenomenon is associated with a collective chaotic behavior of the fractal array of coupled maps.
authors.affiliation: Postgrado de Astronomia y Astrofisica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Apartado No. 26, Ipostel La Hechicera, Merida 5251, VenezuelaChemical Physics Theory Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 1A1, Canada.
authors.forename: Mario G.
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Cosenza
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kapral