Chaos in Hamiltonians with a Cosmological Time Dependence

dc.creatorKandrup, Henry E.
dc.date1999-03-29
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dc.descriptionThis paper summarises a numerical investigation of how the usual manifestations of chaos and regularity for flows in time-independent Hamiltonians can be alterred by a systematic time-dependence of the form arising naturally in an expanding Universe. If the time-dependence is not too strong, the observed behaviour can be understood in an adiabatic approximation. One still infers sharp distinctions between regular and chaotic behaviour, even though ``regular'' does not mean ``periodic'' and ``chaotic'' will not in general imply strictly exponential sensitivity towards small changes in initial conditions. However, these distinctions are no longer absolute, as it is possible for a single orbit to change from regular to chaotic and/or visa versa. If the time-dependence becomes too strong, the distinction between regular and chaotic can disappear so that no sensitive dependence on initial conditions is manifest.
dc.description9 pages including 7 Figures, uses Phys. Rev macros
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9903434
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9903434
dc.identifierAnnals N.Y.Acad.Sci. 867 (1998) 320
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/14022
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleChaos in Hamiltonians with a Cosmological Time Dependence
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