Convergence dynamics and scaling laws in the dissipative relativistic kicked rotator

Abstract We investigate the convergence dynamics of this system near period-doubling bifurcations by combining analytical derivations and large-scale numerical simulations. At the bifurcation threshold ( $$K = K_\textrm{c}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mtext>c</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> ), the dynamics reduce to a normal form that produces a power-law decay $$d(n) \propto n^{-1/2}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>d</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>∝</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , from which the critical exponents $$\alpha = 1$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>α</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , $$\beta = -1/2$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>β</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , and $$z = -2$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>z</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> are derived. These analytical predictions are confirmed numerically and shown to satisfy the homogeneous scaling relation $$z = \alpha / \beta$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>z</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mi>α</mml:mi> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> <mml:mi>β</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . Linearization of the map near the fixed point yields an exponential relaxation law $$d_n = d_0 e^{-n/\tau }$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>d</mml:mi> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>d</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>e</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> <mml:mi>τ</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> for $$K &lt; K_\textrm{c}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mo>&lt;</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mtext>c</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , with $$\tau \propto (K_\textrm{c} - K)^{-1}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>τ</mml:mi> <mml:mo>∝</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mtext>c</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , leading to the relaxation exponent $$\delta = -1$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>δ</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . The remarkable agreement between theory and simulation demonstrates that the dissipative relativistic kicked rotator shares the same universality class as one-dimensional unimodal maps, despite its higher dimensionality and relativistic corrections.

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The European Physical Journal Special Topics
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2026-04-26
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https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-026-02325-8
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Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
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Convergence dynamics and scaling laws in the dissipative relativistic kicked rotator

Danilo S. Rando, Daniel Borin, Diego F. M. Oliveira, Edson D. Leonel
The European Physical Journal Special Topics
Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
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Convergence dynamics and scaling laws in the dissipative relativistic kicked rotator

Danilo S. Rando, Daniel Borin, Diego F. M. Oliveira, Edson D. Leonel
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Abstract We investigate the convergence dynamics of this system near period-doubling bifurcations by combining analytical derivations and large-scale numerical simulations. At the bifurcation threshold ( $$K = K_\textrm{c}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mtext>c</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> ), the dynamics reduce to a normal form that produces a power-law decay $$d(n) \propto n^{-1/2}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>d</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>∝</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , from which the critical exponents $$\alpha = 1$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>α</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , $$\beta = -1/2$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>β</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , and $$z = -2$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>z</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> are derived. These analytical predictions are confirmed numerically and shown to satisfy the homogeneous scaling relation $$z = \alpha / \beta$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>z</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mi>α</mml:mi> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> <mml:mi>β</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . Linearization of the map near the fixed point yields an exponential relaxation law $$d_n = d_0 e^{-n/\tau }$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>d</mml:mi> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>d</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>e</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> <mml:mi>τ</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> for $$K &lt; K_\textrm{c}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mo>&lt;</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mtext>c</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , with $$\tau \propto (K_\textrm{c} - K)^{-1}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>τ</mml:mi> <mml:mo>∝</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mtext>c</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , leading to the relaxation exponent $$\delta = -1$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>δ</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mo>-</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> . The remarkable agreement between theory and simulation demonstrates that the dissipative relativistic kicked rotator shares the same universality class as one-dimensional unimodal maps, despite its higher dimensionality and relativistic corrections.

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