Publications by authors named "Alexandre R Nieto"

The theory of stochastic resetting asserts that restarting a stochastic process can expedite its completion. In this paper, we study the escape process of a Brownian particle in an open Hamiltonian system that suffers noise-enhanced stability. This phenomenon implies that under specific noise amplitudes the escape process is delayed.

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In this paper, we show that the destruction of the main Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser (KAM) islands in two-degree-of-freedom Hamiltonian systems occurs through a cascade of period-doubling bifurcations. We calculate the corresponding Feigenbaum constant and the accumulation point of the period-doubling sequence. By means of a systematic grid search on exit basin diagrams, we find the existence of numerous very small KAM islands ("islets") for values below and above the aforementioned accumulation point.

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We investigate the possibility of avoiding the escape of chaotic scattering trajectories in two-degree-of-freedom Hamiltonian systems. We develop a continuous control technique based on the introduction of coupling forces between the chaotic trajectories and some periodic orbits of the system. The main results are shown through numerical simulations, which confirm that all trajectories starting near the stable manifold of the chaotic saddle can be controlled.

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