Li-Yorke chaos of linear differential equations in a finite-dimensional space with a weak topology

Li-Yorke chaos of linear differential equations in a finite-dimensional space with a weak topology is introduced. Based on this topology on the Euclidean space, a flow generated from a linear differential equation is proved to be Li-Yorke chaotic under certain conditions, which is in sharp contract to the well-known fact that linear differential equations cannot be chaotic in a finite-dimensional space with a strong topology.

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This article introduces Li-Yorke chaos of linear differential equations in a finite-dimensional space with a weak topology. Based on this topology on the Euclidean space, it is proved that a flow generated from a linear differential equation can be Li-Yorke chaotic under certain conditions, which is in sharp contrast to the well-known fact that linear differential equations cannot exhibit chaos in a finite-dimensional space with a strong topology.