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An experimental test of the local fluctuation theorem in chains of weakly interacting Anosov systems
Giovanni Gallavotti, Fabio Perroni
An experimental test of a large fluctuation theorem is performed on a chain of coupled ``cat maps''. Our interest is focused on the behavior of a subsystem of this chain. A local e…
chao-dyn1999★ 10 cited
Quasi periodic motions from Hipparchus to Kolmogorov
Giovanni Gallavotti
The evolution of the conception of motion as composed by circular uniform motions is analyzed, stressing its continuity from antiquity to our days.
chao-dyn1999
Ergodic and chaotic hypotheses: nonequilibrium ensembles in statistical mechanics and turbulence
Giovanni Gallavotti
The ergodic hypothesis outgrew from the ancient conception of motion as periodic or quasi periodic. It did cause a revision of our views of motion, particularly through Boltzmann a…