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Our understanding of the qualitative features of classical systems has greatly improved after the discovery of the so called deterministic chaotic motion. This type of motion is characterized by exponential instability of almost all orbits with respect to initial conditions. In turns this instability leads to loss of memory of initial conditions, decay of correlations and approach to statistical equilibrium.
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Casati, G. (1988). Quantum Mechanics and Chaos. In: Gallavotti, G., Zweifel, P.F. (eds) Nonlinear Evolution and Chaotic Phenomena. NATO ASI Series, vol 176. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1017-4_16
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