Chaotic dynamics of N-degree of freedom hamiltonian systems

International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1777-1793

  Antonopoulos, Chris ^a   Bountis, Tassos ^a   Skokos, Charalampos ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^c TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hamiltonian systems; Kolmogorov entropy; Lyapunov spectra; Regular and chaotic behavior; SALI method; Simple periodic orbits

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; GAS CONDENSATES; HAMILTONIANS; LYAPUNOV METHODS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

HAMILTONIAN SYSTEMS; KOLMOGOROV ENTROPY; LYAPUNOV SPECTRA; REGULAR AND CHAOTIC BEHAVIOR; SALI METHOD; SIMPLE PERIODIC ORBITS;

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS);

EID: 33748282546     PISSN: 02181274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218127406015672     Document Type: Article

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