CONJUGATE PAIRING IN THE 3-DIMENSIONAL PERIODIC LORENTZ GAS

Authors
DETTMANN CP MORRISS GP RONDONI L
Citation
Cp. Dettmann et al., CONJUGATE PAIRING IN THE 3-DIMENSIONAL PERIODIC LORENTZ GAS, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 52(6), 1995, pp. 5746-5748
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
52
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Part
A
Pages
5746 - 5748
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1995)52:6<5746:CPIT3P>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We numerically evaluate the Lyapunov exponents for the three-dimension al periodic Lorentz gas in an electric field, with a Gaussian thermost at. For small values of the field, the dynamics appears to be ergodic. For larger fields there are chaotic and periodic windows. The Lyapuno v exponents are found to obey the conjugate pairing rule in both chaot ic and stable regions, indicating that conjugate pairing can occur for small systems, and is not restricted to the large N limit.