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Spreading of energy in the Ding-Dong Model

Chaotic Dynamics 2012-06-27 v2

Abstract

We study properties of energy spreading in a lattice of elastically colliding harmonic oscillators (Ding-Dong model). We demonstrate that in the regular lattice the spreading from a localized initial state is mediated by compactons and chaotic breathers. In a disordered lattice the compactons do not exist, and the spreading eventually stops, resulting in a finite configuration with a few chaotic spots.

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@article{arxiv.1111.7128,
  title  = {Spreading of energy in the Ding-Dong Model},
  author = {S. Roy and A. Pikovsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.7128},
  year   = {2012}
}