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Global dynamical properties of the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam system

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In this paper we give a statistical description of the phase space of a Fermi–Pasta–Ulam chain using the Fast Lyapunov Indicator, looking for properties valid in the thermodynamic limit.

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Milano, Milano, Italy

    Simone Paleari

  2. Laboratoire Cassiopée, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, Nice, France

    Claude Froeschlé & Elena Lega

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Paleari, S., Froeschlé, C. & Lega, E. Global dynamical properties of the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam system. Celest Mech Dyn Astr 102, 241–254 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-008-9138-5

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