Fractional order maps are a hot research topic; many new mathematical models are suitable for developing new applications in different areas of science and engineering. In this paper, a new class of a 2D fractional hyperchaotic map is introduced using the Caputo-like difference operator. The hyperchaotic map has no equilibrium and lines of equilibrium points, depending on the values of the system parameters. All of the chaotic attractors generated by the proposed fractional map are hidden. The system dynamics are analyzed via bifurcation diagrams, Lyapunov exponents, and phase portraits for different values of the fractional order. The results show that the fractional map has rich dynamical behavior, including hidden homogeneous multistability and offset boosting. The paper also illustrates a novel theorem, which assures that two hyperchaotic fractional discrete systems achieve synchronized dynamics using very simple linear control laws. Finally, the chaotic dynamics of the proposed system are stabilized at the origin via a suitable controller.

Recently, hidden attractors with stable equilibria have received considerable attention in chaos theory and nonlinear dynamical systems. Based on discrete fractional calculus, this paper proposes a simple two-dimensional and three-dimensional fractional maps. Both fractional maps are chaotic and have a unique equilibrium point. Results show that the dynamics of the proposed fractional maps are sensitive to both initial conditions and fractional order. There are coexisting attractors which have been displayed in terms of bifurcation diagrams, phase portraits and a 0-1 test. Furthermore, control schemes are introduced to stabilize the chaotic trajectories of the two novel systems.

Dynamical systems described by fractional-order difference equations have only been recently introduced inthe literature. Referring to chaotic phenomena, the type of the so-called “self-excited attractors” has been so far highlighted among different types of attractors by several recently presented fractional-order discrete systems. Quite the opposite, the type of the so-called “hidden attractors”, which can be characteristically revealed through exploring the same aforementioned systems, is almost unexplored in the literature. In view of those considerations, the present work proposes a novel 3D chaotic discrete system able to generate hidden attractors for some fractional-order values formulated for difference equations. The map, which is characterized by the absence of fixed points, contains only one nonlinear term in its dynamic equations. An appearance of hidden attractors in their chaotic modes is confirmed through performing some computations related to the 0–1 test, largest Lyapunov exponent, approximate entropy, and the bifurcation diagrams. Finally, a new robust control law of one-dimension is conceived for stabilizing the newly established 3D fractional-order discrete system.