Abstract
In this paper, the non-standard finite difference method (for short NSFD) is implemented to study the dynamic behaviors in the fractional-order Rossler chaotic and hyperchaotic systems. The Grunwald-Letnikov method is used to approximate the fractional derivatives. We found that the lowest value to have chaos in this system is 2.1 and hyperchaos exists in the fractional-order Rossler system of order as low as 3.8. Numerical results show that the NSFD approach is easy to implement and accurate when applied to differential equations of fractional order. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.