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We present a very simple and fast method to separate chaotic from regular orbits for non-integrable Hamiltonian systems. We use the standard map and the Hénon and Heiles potential as model problems and show that this method appears to be at least as sensitive as the frequency-analysis method. We also study the chaoticity of asteroidal motion.
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FROESCHLÉ, C., LEGA, E. & GONCZI, R. FAST LYAPUNOV INDICATORS. APPLICATION TO ASTEROIDAL MOTION. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy 67, 41–62 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008276418601
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