The authors present two results on infinite-dimensional linear dynamical sy
stems with chaoticity. One is about the chaoticity of the backward shift ma
p in the space of infinite sequences on a general Frechet space. The other
is about the chaoticity of a translation map in the space of real continuou
s functions. The chaos is shown in the senses of both Li-Yorke and Wiggins.
Treating dimensions as freedoms, the two results imply that in the case of
an infinite number of freedoms, a system may exhibit complexity even when
the action is linear. Finally, the authors discuss physical applications of
infinite-dimensional linear chaotic dynamical systems.