符号动力学是数学中研究符号动力系统的学科。在符号动力系统中,系统的状态可以表示成有限个抽象符号的无穷序列,由任一状态点的运动轨迹可以通过简单的移位规则来确定。
关于符号动力学的起源可以追溯到雅克·阿达马在1898年的论文。
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