Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 9, 2026

Measurement of X-ray Beam Coherence along Multiple Directions Using 2-D Checkerboard Phase Grating
Published on: October 11, 2016
Symmetry properties of periodic orbits extracted from scattering data
O Merlo1, C Jung, T H Seligman
1Institut für theoretische Physik, Universität Basel, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Discrete symmetries of a system are reflected in the properties of the shortest periodic orbits. By applying a recent method to extract these from the scaling of the fractal structure in scattering functions, we show how the symmetries can be extracted from scattering data simultaneously with the periods and the Lyapunov exponents. We pay particular attention to the change of scattering data under a small symmetry breaking.
Related Concept Videos
Symmetry in Maxwell's Equations
Properties of Fourier series I
Properties of Fourier series II
A function f(t) is...
Symmetry
Graphs of Polar Equations
Eccentricity of an Ellipse

