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Relative chaos in stellar systems

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Statistical properties of many-dimensional dynamical systems-stellar systems of different types, are investigated by means of new definition of relative chaos based on the estimation of the Ricci curvature in the direction of the velocity of geodesics. Numerical experiment is performed to calculate the Ricci and scalar curvatures for systems with equal total energy. The results of calculations enable one to obtain schematic classification of stellar systems by increasing degree of chaos.

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  1. Department of Theoretical Physics, Yerevan Physics Institute, Markarian St. 2, Yerevan, Armenia, U.S.S.R.

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Gurzadyan, V.G., Kocharyan, A.A. Relative chaos in stellar systems. Astrophys Space Sci 135, 307–324 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00641567

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