Abrupt bifurcation to chaotic scattering with discontinuous change in fractal dimension

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Abstract

One of the major routes to chaotic scattering is through an abrupt bifurcation by which a nonattracting chaotic saddle is created as a system parameter changes through a critical value. In a previously investigated case, however, the fractal dimension of the set of singularities in the scattering function changes continuously through the bifurcation. We describe a type of abrupt bifurcation to chaotic scattering where this physically relevant dimension changes discontinuously at the bifurcation. The bifurcation is illustrated using a class of open Hamiltonian systems consisting of Morse potential hills.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)R6283-R6286
JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
Volume60
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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