Chaotic dynamics of the fractional-order Lü system and its synchronization

In this Letter we numerically investigate the chaotic behaviors of the fractional-order Lü system. A striking finding is that the lowest order for this system to have chaos is 0.3, which is the lowest-order chaotic system among all the found chaotic systems reported in the literature to date. Period-doubling routes to chaos in the fractional-order Lü system are also found. Master–slave synchronization of chaotic fractional-order Lü systems with linear coupling is also studied.