학술논문

Localization properties of groups of eigenstates in chaotic systems
Document Type
Journal Article
Author
Source
Physical Review E; 63; 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.63.066220; Othernumber: PLEEE8000063000006066220000001; 034106PRE; PBD: Jun 2001
Subject
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS CONFIGURATION
CONSTRUCTION
EIGENSTATES
HAMILTONIANS
PHASE SPACE
PROBABILITY
QUANTUM MECHANICS
WAVE FUNCTIONS
Language
English
ISSN
1063-651X
Abstract
In this paper we study in detail the localized wave functions defined in Phys. Rev. Lett. >76, 1613 (1994), in connection with the scarring effect of unstable periodic orbits in highly chaotic Hamiltonian system. These functions appear highly localized not only along periodic orbits but also on the associated manifolds. Moreover, they show in phase space the hyperbolic structure in the vicinity of the orbit, something that translates in configuration space into the structure induced by the corresponding self-focal points. On the other hand, the- quantum dynamics of these functions are also studied. Our results indicate that the probability density first evolves along the unstable manifold emanating from the periodic orbit, and localizes temporarily afterwards on only a few, short related periodic orbits. We believe that this type of study can provide some keys to disentangle the complexity associated with the quantum mechanics of these kind of systems, which permits the construction of a simple explanation in terms of the dynamics of a few classical structures.