
Fisher information is a lower bound on the uncertainty in the statistical estimation of classical and quantum mechanical parameters. While some deterministic dynamical systems are not subject to random fluctuations, they do still have a form of uncertainty. Infinitesimal perturbations to the initial conditions can grow exponentially in time, a signature of deterministic chaos. As a measure of this uncertainty, we introduce another classical information, specifically for the deterministic dynamics of isolated, closed, or open classical systems not subject to noise. This classical measure of information is defined with Lyapunov vectors in tangent space, making it less akin to the classical Fisher information and more akin to the quantum Fisher information defined with wavevectors in Hilbert space. Our analysis of the local state space structure and linear stability leads to upper and lower bounds on this information, giving it an interpretation as the net stretching action of the flow. Numerical calculations of this information for illustrative mechanical examples show that it depends directly on the phase space curvature and speed of the flow.
Quantum Physics, Quantum entropies, Measures of information, entropy, Quantum information, communication, networks (quantum-theoretic aspects), Smooth dynamical systems: general theory, Classical Physics (physics.class-ph), FOS: Physical sciences, Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations, Physics - Classical Physics, Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD), Nonlinear Sciences - Chaotic Dynamics, Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
Quantum Physics, Quantum entropies, Measures of information, entropy, Quantum information, communication, networks (quantum-theoretic aspects), Smooth dynamical systems: general theory, Classical Physics (physics.class-ph), FOS: Physical sciences, Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations, Physics - Classical Physics, Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD), Nonlinear Sciences - Chaotic Dynamics, Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
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