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Chaotic dynamics creates and destroys branched flow.

Alexandre Wagemakers¹, Aleksi Hartikainen², Alvar Daza^1,3

¹Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos and Complex Systems Group, Departamento de Física, Tulipán s/n, 28933 Móstoles, Madrid, Spain.

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Branched flow, a chaotic pattern, forms similarly in periodic and irregular systems due to chaotic dynamics. Periodic potentials introduce unique branch decay characteristics with stable superwires, linked to Hamiltonian chaos.

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Area of Science:

Physics
Chaos Theory
Quantum Mechanics

Background:

Branched flow, a chaotic arborescent pattern, is observed in diverse physical systems.
Periodic systems have only recently been recognized as a domain for branched flow phenomena.
Understanding branched flow in periodic potentials is a new frontier in physics.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the governing laws of branched flow evolution in periodic potentials.
To elucidate the relationship between chaotic dynamics and branch formation.
To explore the novel characteristics of branch decay in periodic systems.

Main Methods:

Numerical simulations of particle, wave, and ray propagation.
Theoretical analysis of dynamical systems.
Investigation of phase space structures.

Main Results:

Branch formation in periodic potentials mirrors that in irregular systems, driven by chaotic dynamics.
Periodic potentials exhibit unique branch decay patterns due to the presence of stable 'superwires'.
The interplay between branched flow and superwires is intrinsically linked to Hamiltonian chaos.

Conclusions:

Chaotic dynamics universally govern branched flow formation across different potential types.
Superwires in periodic potentials introduce distinct behaviors in branched flow decay.
This study provides a comprehensive understanding of branched flow dynamics in periodic systems, connecting it to fundamental concepts in chaos theory.