Leonel, Edson Denis [UNESP]Livorati, Andre L. P. [UNESP]2014-05-202014-05-202008-02-15Physica A-statistical Mechanics and Its Applications. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., v. 387, n. 5-6, p. 1155-1160, 2008.0378-4371http://hdl.handle.net/11449/39858The behavior of average velocities on a dissipative version of the classical bouncer model is described using scaling arguments. The description of the model is made by use of a two-dimensional nonlinear area contracting map. Our results reveal that the model experiences a transition from limited to unlimited energy growth as the dissipation vanishes. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.1155-1160engsuppression of Fermi accelerationArtigo10.1016/j.physa.2007.10.037WOS:000252586400007Acesso restrito61306442327186100000-0001-8224-3329