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A Nekhoroshev-Like Theory of Classical Particle Channeling in Perfect Crystals

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Some twenty years ago, N.N. Nekhoroshev announced a theorem in Hamiltonian perturbation theory which may be paraphrased as follows.

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  1. Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University, 02912, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    C. K. R. T. Jones

  2. Mathematics, Swiss Frderal Institute of Technology (ETH), CH-8092, Zürich, Switzerland

    U. Kirchgraber

  3. Mathematics, Ludwig-Maximilians University, W-8000, Munich, Federal Republic of Germany

    H. O. Walther

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Scott Dumas, H. (1993). A Nekhoroshev-Like Theory of Classical Particle Channeling in Perfect Crystals. In: Jones, C.K.R.T., Kirchgraber, U., Walther, H.O. (eds) Dynamics Reported. Dynamics Reported, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61232-9_3

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