
pmid: 10057701
arXiv: chao-dyn/9406010
The Lyapunov exponents of a chaotic system quantify the exponential divergence of initially nearby trajectories. For Hamiltonian systems the exponents are related to the eigenvalues of a symplectic matrix. We make use of this fact to develop a new method for the calculation of Lyapunov exponents of such systems. Our approach avoids the renormalization and reorthogonalization of usual techniques. It is also easily extendible to damped systems. We apply our method to two examples of physical interest: a model system that describes the beam halo in charged particle beams and the driven van der Pol oscillator.
10 pages, uuencoded PostScript (figures included), LA-UR-94-2169
FOS: Physical sciences, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD), Nonlinear Sciences - Chaotic Dynamics, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
FOS: Physical sciences, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD), Nonlinear Sciences - Chaotic Dynamics, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
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