Improved geometric and recollision estimates for the invariance principle of the random Lorentz gas

Abstract By improving geometric recollision estimates for a random Lorentz gas, we extend the timescale T ( r ) of the invariance principle for a Lorentz gas with particle size r obtained by Lutsko and Tóth (2020) from <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:munder> <mml:mo movablelimits="true">lim</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">→</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:munder> <mml:mi>T</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">|</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mi>log</mml:mi> <mml:mo>⁡</mml:mo> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">|</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msup> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> to <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:munder> <mml:mo movablelimits="true">lim</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">→</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:munder> <mml:mi>T</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">|</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mi>log</mml:mi> <mml:mo>⁡</mml:mo> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">|</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . We show that this is the maximal reachable timescale with the coupling of stochastic processes introduced in the original result. In our improved geometric estimates we make use of the convexity of scatterers to obtain better dispersive estimates for the associated billiard map. We provide additional estimates on the exit distribution of simple recollisions.

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Nonlinearity
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2026-03-05
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6544/ae4602
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Point processes and geometric inequalities
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Improved geometric and recollision estimates for the invariance principle of the random Lorentz gas

Karsten Matthies, Raphael Winter
Nonlinearity
Point processes and geometric inequalities
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Improved geometric and recollision estimates for the invariance principle of the random Lorentz gas

Karsten Matthies, Raphael Winter
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Abstract By improving geometric recollision estimates for a random Lorentz gas, we extend the timescale T ( r ) of the invariance principle for a Lorentz gas with particle size r obtained by Lutsko and Tóth (2020) from <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:munder> <mml:mo movablelimits="true">lim</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">→</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:munder> <mml:mi>T</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">|</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mi>log</mml:mi> <mml:mo>⁡</mml:mo> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">|</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msup> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> to <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:munder> <mml:mo movablelimits="true">lim</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">→</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:munder> <mml:mi>T</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">|</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mi>log</mml:mi> <mml:mo>⁡</mml:mo> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">|</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . We show that this is the maximal reachable timescale with the coupling of stochastic processes introduced in the original result. In our improved geometric estimates we make use of the convexity of scatterers to obtain better dispersive estimates for the associated billiard map. We provide additional estimates on the exit distribution of simple recollisions.

NonlinearityVol. 39(3)
University of Bath (GB), Cardiff University (GB)
Leverhulme Trust, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Division of Mathematical Sciences
Openalex Percentile: Top 30%
Point processes and geometric inequalities
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