Abstract
McKean and Vaninsky proved that the canonical measure e-Hd∞Q d∞P based upon the Hamiltonian {Mathematical expression} of the wave equation ∂2Q/∂t2 - ∂2Q/∂x2 +f(Q) = 0 with restoring force f(Q)=F'(Q) is preserved by the associated flow of Q and P =Q{dot operator}, and they conjectured that metric transitivity prevails, always on the whole line, and likewise on the circle unless f(Q)=Q or f(Q)=sh Q. Here, the metric transitivity is proved for the whole line in the second case. The proof employs the beautiful "d'Alembert formula" of Krichever.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 731-737 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Statistical Physics |
Volume | 79 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1995 |
Keywords
- Partial differential equations
- ergodic theory
- statistical mechanics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Mathematical Physics