| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 37, Number 2, January II 1997
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 91 - 96 | |
| Section | General | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1997-00114-3 | |
| Published online | 01 September 2002 | |
Chaos in rotating triatomic clusters
Koç University, Chemistry Department - Istinye, Istanbul, Turkey
Received:
30
September
1996
Accepted:
26
November
1996
Lyapunov exponent distributions of rotating triatomic Lennard-Jones clusters are calculated to analyze the effects of the vibrational and rotational motion on the extent of chaotic behavior. Initial momentum components are assigned to atoms either to rotate the clusters around symmetry axes or to generate random angular momenta. In both cases, it is seen that the initial kinetic energy assigned to vibrational modes is the dominant factor which determines the degree of chaos.
PACS: 05.45.+b – Theory and models of chaotic systems / 36.40.-c – Atomic and molecular clusters
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