Volume 52, Issue 2 pp. 515-525
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The onset of classical chaos in atom–surface scattering

R. Guantes

R. Guantes

Departamento de Química, C-IX, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco-28049 Madrid, Spain

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F. Borondo

F. Borondo

Departamento de Química, C-IX, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco-28049 Madrid, Spain

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Charles Jaffé

Charles Jaffé

Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506

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S. Miret-artés

S. Miret-artés

Instituto de Matemáticas y Física Fundamental, C.S.I.C., Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain

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First published: 5 October 1994
Citations: 8

Abstract

The relationship between surface rainbows and the onset of classical chaos in atom–surface scattering is discussed. The principal focus is the onset of chaos as a function of experimentally controllable parameters. The correspondence between the classical trapping and quantum mechanical selective adsorption resonances is briefly discussed. The connection with the more mathematical work of Grebogi and co-workers is also considered. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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