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Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 284101 (2002) [4 pages]

Long Time Algebraic Relaxation in Chaotic Billiards

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Douglas Armstead*, Brian R. Hunt†, and Edward Ott‡
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742

Received 19 August 2002; published 30 December 2002

The long-time algebraic relaxation process in spatially periodic billiards with infinite horizon is shown to display a self-similar time-asymptotic form. This form is identical for a class of such billiards, but can be different in an important special case.

© 2002 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.284101
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.284101
PACS:
05.45.Pq, 02.30.Rz, 02.50.Ng, 05.40.Fb

*Electronic address: dna2@physics.umd.edu

Department of Physics, Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics.

†Department of Mathematics and Institute for Physical Science and Technology.

‡Department of Physics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics.

 
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