Quantum chaos and thermalization in isolated systems of interacting particles

F Borgonovi, FM Izrailev, LF Santos, VG Zelevinsky - Physics Reports, 2016‏ - Elsevier
This review is devoted to the problem of thermalization in a small isolated conglomerate of
interacting constituents. A variety of physically important systems of intensive current interest …

Wave Turbulence and thermalization in one-dimensional chains

M Onorato, YV Lvov, G Dematteis, S Chibbaro - Physics Reports, 2023‏ - Elsevier
One-dimensional chains are used as a fundamental model of condensed matter, and have
constituted the starting point for key developments in nonlinear physics and complex …

[ספר][B] Chaos: from simple models to complex systems

A Vulpiani - 2010‏ - books.google.com
Chaos: from simple models to complex systems aims to guide science and engineering
students through chaos and nonlinear dynamics from classical examples to the most recent …

The Fermi–Pasta–Ulam problem: fifty years of progress

GP Berman, FM Izrailev - Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of …, 2005‏ - pubs.aip.org
A brief review of the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam (FPU) paradox is given, together with its suggested
resolutions and its relation to other physical problems. We focus on the ideas and concepts …

[PDF][PDF] A tutorial on KAM theory

R De la Llave - Proceedings of symposia in pure mathematics, 2001‏ - dance-net.org
This is a tutorial on some of the main ideas in KAM theory. The goal is to present the
background and to explain and compare somewhat informally some of the main methods of …

[ספר][B] Geometry and topology in Hamiltonian dynamics and statistical mechanics

M Pettini - 2007‏ - Springer
Phase transitions are among the most impressive phenomena occurring in nature. They are
an example of emergent behavior, ie, of collective properties having no direct counterpart in …

Route to thermalization in the α-Fermi–Pasta–Ulam system

M Onorato, L Vozella, D Proment, YV Lvov - Proceedings of the National …, 2015‏ - pnas.org
We study the original α-Fermi–Pasta–Ulam (FPU) system with N= 16, 32, and 64 masses
connected by a nonlinear quadratic spring. Our approach is based on resonant wave–wave …

Localization and equipartition of energy in the β-FPU chain: Chaotic breathers

T Cretegny, T Dauxois, S Ruffo, A Torcini - Physica D: Nonlinear …, 1998‏ - Elsevier
The evolution towards equipartition in the β-FPU chain is studied considering as initial
condition the highest frequency mode. Above an analytically derived energy threshold, this …

Onset of chaos and relaxation in isolated systems of interacting spins: Energy shell approach

LF Santos, F Borgonovi, FM Izrailev - … E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter …, 2012‏ - APS
We study the onset of chaos and statistical relaxation in two isolated dynamical quantum
systems of interacting spins 1/2, one of which is integrable and the other chaotic. Our …

The Fermi-Pasta-Ulam problem and its underlying integrable dynamics

G Benettin, H Christodoulidi, A Ponno - Journal of Statistical Physics, 2013‏ - Springer
This paper is devoted to a numerical study of the familiar α+ β FPU model. Precisely, we
here discuss, revisit and combine together two main ideas on the subject:(i) In the system, at …