Exploring phase space
A paper by S. G. Cox and G. J. Ackland holds some surprises for the physics of colliding particles. By studying simple elastic collisions between three particles on a ring, the authors discover complex random-walk behavior in a mathematical space that tracks momentum exchanges.
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Nature (London) 2000-05, Vol.405 (6783), p.135-137 |
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| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | A paper by S. G. Cox and G. J. Ackland holds some surprises for the physics of colliding particles. By studying simple elastic collisions between three particles on a ring, the authors discover complex random-walk behavior in a mathematical space that tracks momentum exchanges. |
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| ISSN: | 0028-0836 1476-4687 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/35012197 |