Scaling relations for particles whose velocities are randomly reset
Journal
Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
Journal Volume
250
Journal Issue
4-6
Pages
281-287
Date Issued
1998
Author(s)
Chang, Y.-H.
Abstract
While it is generally the case that the trajectory of a particle placed inside a confining potential is chaotic, under certain conditions this trajectory might become non-chaotic when its velocity is periodically reset to a randomly chosen value. We suggest a way of analyzing this phenomenon and derive several scaling relations for this situation. Physical interpretations of the derived results are also discussed. © 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
Type
journal article