Characteristics of Period-Doubling Bifurcation Cascades in Quasi-discontinuous Systems^*

Many systems can display a very short, rapid change stage (quasi-discontinuous region) inside a relatively very long and slow change process. A quantitative definition for the "quasi-discontinuity" in these systems has been introduced. With the aid of a simplified model, some extraordinary Feigenbaum constants have been found inside the period-doubling cascades, the relationship between the values of the extraordinary Feigenbaum constants and the quasi-discontinuity of the system has also been reported. The phenomenon has been observed in Pikovsky circuit and Rose–Hindmash model.