Abstract Similarity, Fractals and Chaos

Abstract: To prove presence of chaos for fractals, a new mathematical concept of abstract similarity is introduced. As an example, the space of symbolic strings on a finite number of symbols is proved to possess the property. Moreover, Sierpinski fractals, Koch curve as well as Cantor set satisfy the definition. A similarity map is introduced and the problem of chaos presence for the sets is solved by considering the dynamics of the map. This is true for Poincare, Li-Yorke and Devaney chaos, even in multi-dimensional cases. Original numerical simulations which illustrate the results are delivered.