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Kinetic Theory of Area-Preserving Maps. Application to the Standard Map in the Diffusive Regime

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The evolution of the distribution function of a dynamical system governed by a general two-dimensional area-preserving iterative map is studied by the methods of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. A closed, non-Markovian master equation determines the angle-averaged distribution function (the “density profile”). The complementary, angle-dependent part (“the fluctuations”) is expressed as a non-Markovian functional of the density profile. Whenever there exist two widely separated intrinsic time scales, the master equation can be markovianized, yielding an asymptotic kinetic equation. The general theory is applied to the standard map in the diffusive regime, i.e., for large stochasticity parameter and large scale length. The non-Markovian master equation can be written and solved analytically in this approximation. The two characteristic time scales are exhibited. This permits the thorough study of the evolution of the density profile, its tendency toward the Markovian approximation, and eventually toward a diffusive Gaussian packet. The evolution of the fluctuations is also described in detail. The various relaxation processes are governed asymptotically by a single diffusion coefficient, which is calculated analytically. This model appears as a testing bench for the study of kinetic equations. The various previous approaches to this problem are reviewed and critically discussed.

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Balescu, R. Kinetic Theory of Area-Preserving Maps. Application to the Standard Map in the Diffusive Regime. Journal of Statistical Physics 98, 1169–1234 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018619829416

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