Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou problem
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific problem
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:FPUT_problem
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gptkbp:computationalExperiment |
numerical simulation of nonlinear oscillators
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gptkbp:describes |
energy sharing in nonlinear systems
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gptkbp:field |
gptkb:mathematics
gptkb:statistical_mechanics nonlinear dynamics physics |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou problem
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Enrico_Fermi
gptkb:John_Pasta gptkb:Mary_Tsingou gptkb:Stanislaw_Ulam |
gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Los_Alamos_report_LA-1940
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gptkbp:purpose |
study thermalization in nonlinear lattices
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Korteweg–de_Vries_equation
gptkb:ergodic_hypothesis chaos theory integrable systems soliton theory |
gptkbp:significance |
challenged assumptions about thermalization
early use of computers in physics |
gptkbp:unexpectedResult |
recurrence of initial state
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gptkbp:yearProposed |
1953
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Enrico_Fermi
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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