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Exponential mixing of all orders for Arnol'd cat map lattices

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-03-25 v4 Statistical Mechanics Chaotic Dynamics

Abstract

We show that the recently introduced classical Arnol'd cat map lattice field theories, which are chaotic, are exponentially mixing to all orders. Their mixing times are well-defined and are expressed in terms of the Lyapunov exponents, more precisely by the combination that defines the inverse of the Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy of these systems. We prove by an explicit recursive construction of correlation functions, that these exhibit ll-fold mixing for any l=3,4,5,l= 3,4,5,\ldots. This computation is relevant for Rokhlin's conjecture, which states that 2-fold mixing induces ll-fold mixing for any l>2l>2. Our results show that 2-fold exponential mixing, while being necessary for any ll-fold mixing to hold it is nevertheless not sufficient for Arnol'd cat map lattice field theories.

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@article{arxiv.2401.08521,
  title  = {Exponential mixing of all orders for Arnol'd cat map lattices},
  author = {Minos Axenides and Emmanuel Floratos and Stam Nicolis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.08521},
  year   = {2025}
}

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23 pages LaTeX, uses utphys.bst for bibliography style. v2: Typos and equation layout corrected. v3: References added and clarifying remarks in sections 2 and 6. v4: References added and clarifying remarks in sections 1 and 6