Arnold diffusion
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Arnold diffusion is a phenomenon in Hamiltonian dynamical systems where very small perturbations can cause slow, long-term drift of trajectories across invariant tori in phase space, leading to global instability.
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| Arnold diffusion canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Arnold diffusion Context triple: [Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theory, relatedTo, Arnold diffusion]
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Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theory
Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theory is a fundamental result in dynamical systems that explains the persistence of quasi-periodic motions in nearly integrable Hamiltonian systems under small perturbations.
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Liouville–Arnold theorem
The Liouville–Arnold theorem is a fundamental result in Hamiltonian mechanics that guarantees the integrability of a system with sufficiently many conserved quantities and describes its motion as quasi-periodic on invariant tori in phase space.
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Young tower construction in nonuniformly hyperbolic dynamics
"Young tower construction in nonuniformly hyperbolic dynamics" is a foundational work in dynamical systems that introduced a powerful tower-based method for analyzing statistical properties such as decay of correlations and limit theorems in nonuniformly hyperbolic systems.
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Poincaré–Birkhoff fixed-point theorem
The Poincaré–Birkhoff fixed-point theorem is a fundamental result in dynamical systems and topology that guarantees the existence of at least two fixed points for certain area-preserving twist maps of an annulus.
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Lyapunov exponents
Lyapunov exponents are quantitative measures in dynamical systems theory that characterize the rates at which nearby trajectories diverge or converge, indicating the presence and strength of chaos.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arnold diffusion Target entity description: Arnold diffusion is a phenomenon in Hamiltonian dynamical systems where very small perturbations can cause slow, long-term drift of trajectories across invariant tori in phase space, leading to global instability.
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A.
Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theory
Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theory is a fundamental result in dynamical systems that explains the persistence of quasi-periodic motions in nearly integrable Hamiltonian systems under small perturbations.
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B.
Liouville–Arnold theorem
The Liouville–Arnold theorem is a fundamental result in Hamiltonian mechanics that guarantees the integrability of a system with sufficiently many conserved quantities and describes its motion as quasi-periodic on invariant tori in phase space.
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C.
Young tower construction in nonuniformly hyperbolic dynamics
"Young tower construction in nonuniformly hyperbolic dynamics" is a foundational work in dynamical systems that introduced a powerful tower-based method for analyzing statistical properties such as decay of correlations and limit theorems in nonuniformly hyperbolic systems.
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D.
Poincaré–Birkhoff fixed-point theorem
The Poincaré–Birkhoff fixed-point theorem is a fundamental result in dynamical systems and topology that guarantees the existence of at least two fixed points for certain area-preserving twist maps of an annulus.
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E.
Lyapunov exponents
Lyapunov exponents are quantitative measures in dynamical systems theory that characterize the rates at which nearby trajectories diverge or converge, indicating the presence and strength of chaos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dynamical systems phenomenon
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phenomenon in Hamiltonian dynamical systems ⓘ |
| causes |
migration of orbits across KAM tori gaps
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slow variation of action variables ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
exponentially small effects in perturbation size
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extremely slow instability ⓘ non-local transport in phase space ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | quasi-periodic motion on invariant tori ⓘ |
| describes |
global instability in nearly integrable Hamiltonian systems
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slow drift of trajectories in phase space ⓘ |
| field |
Hamiltonian dynamics
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dynamical systems theory ⓘ mathematical physics ⓘ |
| firstProposedBy |
Vladimir Igorevich Arnold
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linked to:
Vladimir Arnold
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| firstProposedIn | 1964 ⓘ |
| formalizedAs | existence of orbits with unbounded drift in action variables ⓘ |
| hasOpenProblemsIn |
genericity and prevalence in concrete physical models
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numerical detection and verification ⓘ rigorous estimates of diffusion speed ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
difficult to observe numerically due to long timescales
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generic in sufficiently high-dimensional Hamiltonian systems ⓘ |
| implies | lack of global stability in nearly integrable Hamiltonian systems ⓘ |
| involves |
motion along resonance channels in phase space
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slow, long-term drift across invariant tori ⓘ transition between different regions of action space ⓘ very small perturbations of integrable Hamiltonian systems ⓘ |
| mechanism |
chains of connected resonances
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overlap of resonances in high-dimensional phase space ⓘ |
| modeledBy | perturbed integrable Hamiltonians ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Vladimir Igorevich Arnold
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linked to:
Vladimir Arnold
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| occursIn |
Hamiltonian systems with three or more degrees of freedom
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nearly integrable Hamiltonian systems ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hamiltonian chaos
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KAM tori ⓘ Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theory ⓘ Nekhoroshev theory ⓘ instability of nearly integrable systems ⓘ resonant tori ⓘ |
| requires |
at least three degrees of freedom
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breakdown or partial destruction of invariant tori ⓘ presence of a web of resonances ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
accelerator physics
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astrodynamics ⓘ celestial mechanics ⓘ plasma physics ⓘ |
| timeScale | can be exponentially long in inverse perturbation size ⓘ |
| typicalSetting | analytic or smooth Hamiltonian systems ⓘ |
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