Destruction of adiabatic invariance at resonances in slow-fast Hamiltonian systems Аnatoly Neishtadt Space Research Institute, Moscow
А diabatic invariant is an approximate first integral of the system with slow and fast variables (slow-fast system). e B d l
If a system has enough number of adiabatic invariants then the motion over long time intervals is close to a regular one. Destruction of adiabatic invariance is one of mechanisms of creation of chaotic dynamics.
System with rotating phases: (slow) (fast) averaging I(x) is a first integral of the averaged system => it is an adiabatic invariant of the original system
x - resonant surface -trajectory of the averaged system are integer numbers
Slow-fast Hamiltonian system: slow variables fast phases
averaging (adiabatic approximation)
I p q resonant surface I = const adiabatic trajectory capture escapescattering
Two-frequency systems: Effect of each resonance can be studied separately.
А. Partial averaging for given resonance. Canonical transformation: Averaging over Hamiltonian: is the resonant phase
B. Expansion of the Hamiltonian near the resonant surface. R q p
- resonant flow
Dynamics of (resonant phase) and (deviation from the resonant surface) is described by the pendulum-like Hamiltonian: pendulum with a torque and slowly varying parameters
Phase portraits of pendulum-like system P P
Capture: Probability of capture:
I n-out function: “inner adiabatic invariant” = const
Scattering on resonance. Value should be treated as a random variable uniformly distributed on the interval
Results of consequent passages through resonances should be treated as statistically independent according to phase expansion criterion.
Resonance: Example: motion of relativistic charged particle in stationary uniform magnetic field and high-frequency harmonic electrostatic wave (A.Chernikov, G.Schmidt, N., PRL, 1992; A.Itin, A.Vasiliev, N., Phys.D, 2000). Larmor circle wave Capture into resonance means capture into regime of surfatron acceleration (T.Katsouleas, J.M.Dawson, 1985)
B k Assumptions:
After rescaling: After transformation: Conjugated variables:
I q p Resonant surface:Resonant flow:
Hamiltonian of the “pendulum”:
Trajectory of the resonant flow is an ellipse.
Capture into resonance and escape from resonance:
Trajectory of the resonant flow is a hyperbola. Condition of acceleration:
Capture into resonance (regime of unlimited surfatron acceleration):
Scattering on resonance: