arXiv · nlin/0109007
Lyapunov instability for a periodic Lorentz gas thermostated by deterministic scattering
Abstract
In recent work a deterministic and time-reversible boundary thermostat called thermostating by deterministic scattering has been introduced for the periodic Lorentz gas [Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 84}, 4268 (2000)]. Here we assess the nonlinear properties of this new dynamical system by numerically calculating its Lyapunov exponents. Based on a revised method for computing Lyapunov exponents, which employs periodic orthonormalization with a constraint, we present results for the Lyapunov exponents and related quantities in equilibrium and nonequilibrium. Finally, we check whether we obtain the same relations between quantities characterizing the microscopic chaotic dynamics and quantities characterizing macroscopic transport as obtained for conventional deterministic and time-reversible bulk thermostats.
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K. Rateitschak, R. Klages. 2001-09-07. Lyapunov instability for a periodic Lorentz gas thermostated by deterministic scattering. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.65.036209
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