The Fractality of the Hydrodynamic Modes of Diffusion

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2000-10-06

arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0010017v1

Nonlinear Sciences

Chaotic Dynamics

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.1506

Transport by normal diffusion can be decomposed into the so-called hydrodynamic modes which relax exponentially toward the equilibrium state. In chaotic systems with two degrees of freedom, the fine scale structure of these hydrodynamic modes is singular and fractal. We characterize them by their Hausdorff dimension which is given in terms of Ruelle's topological pressure. For long-wavelength modes, we derive a striking relation between the Hausdorff dimension, the diffusion coefficient, and the positive Lyapunov exponent of the system. This relation is tested numerically on two chaotic systems exhibiting diffusion, both periodic Lorentz gases, one with hard repulsive forces, the other with attractive, Yukawa forces. The agreement of the data with the theory is excellent.

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