“…As is well known, the structure of the wave packet reflects the particular physical situation that is being considered in each case. In this regard, a canonical, widely studied particular case is that of an infinite set of waves having the same amplitudes and wave numbers, zero constant phases, and integer frequencies [Chirikov, 1979;Wenzel et al, 1991;Chernikov et al, 1989;Nomura et al, 1992;Ciubotariu et al, 2002]. While the Hamiltonian approach to the general problem is suitable in many physical contexts [Mackay & Meiss, 1987], the consideration of dissipative forces seems appropriate so as to take into account such diverse phenomena as electron-ion collisions, energy losses through synchrotron radiation, and stochastic heating of particles in plasma physics.…”