A Maximum Entropy Method Based on Orthogonal Polynomials for Frobenius-Perron Operators

Abstract

Let $S$: [0, 1]→[0, 1] be a chaotic map and let $f^∗$ be a stationary density of the Frobenius-Perron operator $P_S$: $L^1$→$L^1$ associated with $S$. We develop a numerical algorithm for approximating $f^∗$, using the maximum entropy approach to an under-determined moment problem and the Chebyshev polynomials for the stability consideration. Numerical experiments show considerable improvements to both the original maximum entropy method and the discrete maximum entropy method.