2104.05798
Reactive Islands for Three Degrees-of-Freedom Hamiltonian Systems
Vladimír Krajňák, Víctor J. García-Garrido, Stephen Wiggins
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- Sep 28, 2025, 12:56 AM
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Audit review
The paper defines the uncoupled 3-DoF Hamiltonian with oscillator terms (ωj/2)(qj^2 + pj^2), identifies the isoenergetic NHIM NE as a 3-sphere at q1 = p1 = 0, and shows that the transverse section Σ0.5 intersects Ws,u in a 3-sphere with p1 = √(7/32) (Eq. (2)); it computes the unidirectional flux via Stokes’ theorem as the 4D Liouville volume, obtaining 2π^2 E^2/(ω2 ω3) . The model reproduces the same geometric construction and Stokes argument (including a clear transversality check), but initially writes the oscillators with (ωj^2/2); it explicitly notes the paper’s convention and gives the same flux value under that convention. Hence, apart from a harmless normalization difference that the model itself flags, both are aligned .
Referee report (LaTeX)
\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions
\textbf{Journal Tier:} strong field
\textbf{Justification:}
The manuscript provides a clear geometric and computational framework for reactive islands in 3 DoF systems, validated by an analytically tractable benchmark. The main constructions (NHIM as S\^3, spherinders, transverse intersections, Stokes-based flux) are correct and well-motivated. Minor clarifications of conventions and the Stokes step would enhance precision without changing results.