Classical transport effects on chaotic levels
- 2 July 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 65 (1) , 5-8
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.65.5
Abstract
We show that the quantum spectra of simple systems whose classical counterpart is of a mixed nature, i.e., partly regular with widespread chaos, manifest the effects of classical transport through imperfect barriers. The partial barriers are characterized by the flux crossing them. We derive the relationship between this flux and quantum Hamiltonian matrix elements. This in turn predicts new statistical fluctuations properties for the spectrum and partial localization of the wave functions. The example of two coupled quartic oscillators is given in detail.Keywords
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