Abstract
A charged particle in the field of a plane wave travelling at right angles to the static magnetic field exhibits complex dynamics. Competition between the rotational and translational motions leads to the presence of stochastic channels, which separate regions where the motion is stable. Visualization techniques are used to improve our understanding of the inherent complexity.
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Novak, M.M. (1991). Relativistic Particles in a Magnetic Field. In: Crilly, A.J., Earnshow, R.A., Jones, H. (eds) Fractals and Chaos. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3034-2_11
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