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Supersymmetry and Deterministic Chaos

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We show that the fluctuations of the periodic orbits of deterministically chaotic systems can be captured by supersymmetry, in the sense that they are repackaged in the contribution of the absolute value of the determinant of the noise fields, defined by the equations of motion.

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It’s a pleasure to thank the organizers of the workshop “Supersymmetries and Quantum Symmetries 2019” in Yerevan for the warm hospitality and the stimulating discussions.

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Stam Nicolis Supersymmetry and Deterministic Chaos. Phys. Part. Nuclei Lett. 17, 671–674 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1547477120050295

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