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Aperiodic Lorentz gas: recurrence and ergodicity

Dynamical Systems 2007-05-23 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP Chaotic Dynamics

Abstract

We prove that any generic (i.e., possibly aperiodic) Lorenz gas in two dimensions, with finite horizon and non-degenerate geometrical features, is ergodic if it is recurrent. We also give examples of aperiodic recurrent gases.

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@article{arxiv.math/0206299,
  title  = {Aperiodic Lorentz gas: recurrence and ergodicity},
  author = {Marco Lenci},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0206299},
  year   = {2007}
}

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17 pages, 3 figures