COEXISTENCE OF HYPERBOLIC AND NONHYPERBOLIC CHAOTIC SCATTERING

Authors
DROZDZ S OKOLOWICZ J SROKOWSKI T
Citation
S. Drozdz et al., COEXISTENCE OF HYPERBOLIC AND NONHYPERBOLIC CHAOTIC SCATTERING, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 48(6), 1993, pp. 4851-4854
Citations number
22
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
48
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
4851 - 4854
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1993)48:6<4851:COHANC>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Chaotic scattering at different projectile incident energies is studie d for a model which involves a two-body van der Waals-type interaction . At higher energies one finds characteristics typical for hyperbolic chaotic scattering. For sufficiently low energies hyperbolic and nonhy perbolic chaotic scattering are found to coexist at the same energy. T he mechanism of this coexistence is discussed in terms of the Lyapunov exponent and the fractal dimension. Arguments are put forward for an increase in the fractal dimension of the set of singularities leading to nonhyperbolic chaotic scattering.