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Liapunov exponents in high-dimensional symplectic dynamics

Journal Article · · J. Stat. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01010337· OSTI ID:6459374
The existence of a thermodynamic limit of the distribution of Liapunov exponents is numerically verified in a large class of symplectic models, ranging from Hamiltonian flows to maps and products of random matrices. In the highly chaotic regime this distribution is approximately model-independent. Near an integrable limit only a few exponents give relevant contribution to the Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy.
Research Organization:
Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita, Firenze, Italy
OSTI ID:
6459374
Journal Information:
J. Stat. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Stat. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 46:1-2; ISSN JSTPB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English