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Chaos and irreversibility in simple model systems

Journal Article · · Chaos
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.166318· OSTI ID:634199
 [1];  [2]
  1. Department of Applied Science, University of California at Davis/Livermore and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551-7808 (United States)
  2. Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, Vienna A-1090 (Austria)
The multifractal link between chaotic time-reversible mechanics and thermodynamic irreversibility is illustrated for three simple chaotic model systems: the Baker Map, the Galton Board, and many-body color conductivity. By scaling time, or the momenta, or the driving forces, it can be shown that the dissipative nature of the three thermostated model systems has analogs in conservative Hamiltonian and Lagrangian mechanics. Links between the microscopic nonequilibrium Lyapunov spectra and macroscopic thermodynamic dissipation are also pointed out. {copyright} {ital 1998 American Institute of Physics.}
OSTI ID:
634199
Journal Information:
Chaos, Journal Name: Chaos Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 8; ISSN CHAOEH; ISSN 1054-1500
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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