In a sequence $S=\{ (X,f_n)\}_{ n\in\mathbb{ N}}$ of dynamical systems sharing a common ambient space, the point $f^k_n(x)$ visited by a certain $x\in X$ depends on the iteration order $k$ and on the index $n$ specifying the system in $S$. If the sequence of maps $\{ f_n\}_{ n\in\mathbb{ N}}$ is eventually constant at every point, the $f_n$-orbits show an emergent poset structure. A maximal initial segment of this poset is isomorphic to a certain countable ordinal $\ge\omega$. We study this transfinite emergent structure from the point of view of topological dynamics, investigating orbits, recurrence, limit sets, attractors and conjugacy.
Categories: math.DS