Escape Rates of the Hénon-Heiles System

dc.creatorZhao, H. J.
dc.creatorDu, M. L.
dc.date2007-01-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:41:04Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:41:04Z
dc.descriptionA particle in the Hénon-Heiles potential can escape when its energy is above the threshold value $E_{th}={1/6}$. We report a theoretical study on the the escape rates near threshold. We derived an analytic formula for the escape rate as a function of energy by exploring the property of chaos. We also simulated the escaping process by following the motions of a large number of particles. Two algorithms are employed to solve the equations of motion. One is the Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg method, and another is a recently proposed fourth order symplectic method. Our simulations show the escape of H$\mathrm{\acute{e}}$non-Heiles system follows exponential laws. We extracted the escape rates from the time dependence of particle numbers in the H$\mathrm{\acute{e}}$non-Heiles potential. The extracted escape rates agree with the analytic result.
dc.description10 pages, 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0701028
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0701028
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/121970
dc.subjectChaotic Dynamics
dc.titleEscape Rates of the Hénon-Heiles System
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