Cross Section Fluctuations and Chaoticity in Heavy-Ion Dynamics
arXiv:nucl-th/9212009
Abstract
Cross section fluctuations in nuclear scattering are briefly reviewed in order to show the main important features. Then chaotic scattering is introduced by means of a very simple model. It is shown that chaoticity produces the same kind of irregular fluctuations observed in light heavy--ion collisions. The transition from order to chaos allows a new general framework for a deeper understanding of reaction mechanisms.
12 pages (8 figures not included but available upon request). In plain Tex (version 3.0). Talk presented at the First Joint Italian-Japanese meeting, "Perspectives in Heavy-Ion Physics", LNS, Catania (Italy), September 29-October 2 1992