Pinball Scattering
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Classical and semiclassical periodic orbit expansions are applied to the dynamics of a point particle scattering elastically oo several disks in a plane. Fredholm determinants, zeta functions, and convergence of their cycle expansions are tested and applied to evaluation of classical escape rates and quantum resonances. The results demonstrate applicability of the Ruelle and Gutzwiller type periodic orbit expressions for chaotic systems.
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تاریخ انتشار 1992