Leonel, Edson Denis [UNESP]Beims, Marcus W.Bunimovich, Leonid A.2013-09-302014-05-202013-09-302014-05-202012-06-01Chaos. Melville: Amer Inst Physics, v. 22, n. 2, p. 3, 2012.1054-1500http://hdl.handle.net/11449/24960Dynamical systems of the billiard type are of fundamental importance for the description of numerous phenomena observed in many different fields of research, including statistical mechanics, Hamiltonian dynamics, nonlinear physics, and many others. This Focus Issue presents the recent progress in this area with contributions from the mathematical as well as physical stand point. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4730155]3engIntroduction to Focus Issue: Statistical mechanics and billiard-type dynamical systemsArtigo10.1063/1.4730155WOS:000305833900053Acesso abertoWOS000305833900053.pdf61306442327186100000-0001-8224-3329