The logistic map comes from concatenations of the function f(x)=λx(1−x), where x=21 andλ is an argument within the domain [0,4]. We'll begin by defining a function fn(x) as n instances of f(x) concatenated together, observing the fractional form of each incrementation of n:
f1(21)=λ21(1−21)=4λ
f2(21)=λ4λ(1−4λ)=16λ2(4−λ)
f3(21)=λ16λ2(4−λ)(1−16λ2(4−λ))=256λ3(4−λ)(16−λ2(4−λ))
The denominator of each iteration is the square of the previous denominator. Using the fact that 4 is 221, we can rewrite
fn(21)=22nfn′(21)
(here fn′(x) just denotes the remaining sections of fn(x).)
Note that the leading power of λ in each term cannot be taken out in this state, due to it being concentated into fn+1. However, this option may be feasible within sums of λn−k. To derive bounds for each power, we can:
f1′(21)=λ
f2′(21)=λ2(4−λ)=4λ2−λ3
f3′(21)=λ(4λ2−λ3)(16−4λ2+λ3)=64λ3−16λ5+4λ6−16λ4+4λ6−λ7=64λ3−16λ4−16λ5+8λ6−λ7
The lowest order k of λk is n, as a constant times λ times λn−1, and the highest order is 2n−1, as (λ2n−1−1)2 times λ produces λ2(2n−1−1)+1=λ2n−1. Given the coefficients cn,k, we can express fn′(x) as
k=0∑2n−n−1cn,kxk+n
More iterations of n will be needed to figure out a general formula for these coefficients.
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