A numerical study of the scattering in the He-Cu model with a Morse potential: parabolic manifolds and exponentially small phenomena

We consider the classical approximation of a realistic model for the scattering of He atoms from Cu surfaces. For this problem, modeled by a two-degrees-of-freedom Hamiltonian system, the existence of chaos has been proven analytically very recently for sufficiently large values of the energy, if so...

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Autores: Barrabés Vera, Esther, Borondo Rodríguez, Florentino, Fontich Julia, Ernest, Martín de la Torre, Pablo|||0000-0002-0273-1208, Ollé Torner, Mercè|||0000-0002-8050-9055
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/423090
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/423090
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2024.108260
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Parabolic periodic orbitsSplitting of invariant manifoldsInner equationStokes constant
Classificació AMS::70 Mechanics of particles and systems::70F Dynamics of a system of particles, including celestial mechanics
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística
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Sumario:We consider the classical approximation of a realistic model for the scattering of He atoms from Cu surfaces. For this problem, modeled by a two-degrees-of-freedom Hamiltonian system, the existence of chaos has been proven analytically very recently for sufficiently large values of the energy, if some quantity, known as the Stokes constant, is non-zero (Borondo et al., 2024). Taking two different and independent approaches, this paper provides numerical evidence that this is indeed the case. Both approaches provide the same value of the non-zero Stokes constant.