Non-ergodicity of two particles interacting via a smooth potential

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 96, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 1021-1048

  Donnay, Victor J ^a  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boltzmann ergodic hypothesis; Elliptic orbit; Generalized Sinai billiard; KAM theory; Lennard Jones potential; Non ergodic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033241709     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004688200435     Document Type: Article

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