Obstruction argument for transition chains of tori interspersed with gaps

Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series S

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 393-416

  Gidea, Marian ^a   Robinson, Clark ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arnold diffusion; Correctly aligned windows; Shadowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251547233     PISSN: 19371632     EISSN: 19371179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/dcdss.2009.2.393     Document Type: Article

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