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We study the generalized deterministic Lorentz lattice gases, in a fixed as well as in varying environments, in lattices with dimensionsd≥3. We show that bounded orbits (“vortices”) in these models are often contained in some lower dimensional subsets (“vortex sheets”) of these lattices.
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Bunimovich, L.A. On localization of vorticity in Lorentz lattice gases. J Stat Phys 87, 449–457 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02181496
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02181496