Island myriads in periodic potentials

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Main Authors: Lazarotto, Matheus, Caldas, Iberê, Elskens, Yves
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Published: 2023
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author Lazarotto, Matheus
Caldas, Iberê
Elskens, Yves
author_facet Lazarotto, Matheus
Caldas, Iberê
Elskens, Yves
contents A phenomenon of emergence of stability islands in phase-space is reported for two periodic potentials with tiling symmetries, one square and the other hexagonal, inspired by bidimensional Hamiltonian models of optical lattices. The structures found, here termed as island myriads, resemble web-tori with notable fractality and arise at energy levels reaching that of unstable equilibria. In general, the myriad is an arrangement of concentric island chains with properties relying on the translational and rotational symmetries of the potential functions. In the square system, orbits within the myriad come in isochronous pairs and can have different periodic closure, either returning to their initial position or jumping to identical sites in neighbor cells of the lattice, therefore impacting transport properties. As seen when compared to a more generic case, i.e. the rectangular lattice, the breaking of square symmetry disrupts the myriad even for small deviations from its equilateral configuration. For the hexagonal case, the myriad was found but in attenuated form, mostly due to extra instabilities in the potential surface that prevent the stabilization of orbits forming the chains.
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spellingShingle Island myriads in periodic potentials
Lazarotto, Matheus
Caldas, Iberê
Elskens, Yves
Pattern Formation and Solitons
Chaotic Dynamics
A phenomenon of emergence of stability islands in phase-space is reported for two periodic potentials with tiling symmetries, one square and the other hexagonal, inspired by bidimensional Hamiltonian models of optical lattices. The structures found, here termed as island myriads, resemble web-tori with notable fractality and arise at energy levels reaching that of unstable equilibria. In general, the myriad is an arrangement of concentric island chains with properties relying on the translational and rotational symmetries of the potential functions. In the square system, orbits within the myriad come in isochronous pairs and can have different periodic closure, either returning to their initial position or jumping to identical sites in neighbor cells of the lattice, therefore impacting transport properties. As seen when compared to a more generic case, i.e. the rectangular lattice, the breaking of square symmetry disrupts the myriad even for small deviations from its equilateral configuration. For the hexagonal case, the myriad was found but in attenuated form, mostly due to extra instabilities in the potential surface that prevent the stabilization of orbits forming the chains.
title Island myriads in periodic potentials
topic Pattern Formation and Solitons
Chaotic Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.04227