Phase-Mediated Collapse: Deterministic Solar Flare Forecasting from Lyapunov Proxies and Arnold Tongue Phase-Slips in 3-Hour AIA 171 Å Dynamics

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Authors: Cinque McFarlane - Blake
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Abstract

Building on the phase-mediated metastable basin structure identified in \cite{mcfarlaneblake2025zenodo}, I demonstrate a deterministic two-tiered flare predictor achieving \textbf{80\% precision} (FAR=20\%) using stiff-axis Lyapunov exponents ($\lambda$) and Hilbert-derived frequency slips ($\Delta\omega$). The 3-stage system ($\lambda>-1.99$, $|\Delta\omega|>11.99$ cycles/hour, persistence $\geq2$ consecutive 3-hour bins) identifies 5 elite alerts from 1026 PMAD collapse events, while the 2-stage system provides 64 early warnings at 53.1\% precision. This physics-constrained approach exploits quiet-Sun basin preconditioning and flare-induced phase-slips, achieving operational-grade performance without machine learning.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Chaos control and synchronization Magnetic confinement fusion research

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
26 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint