Localization in Infinite Billiards: A Comparison Between Quantum and Classical Ergodicity

Journal of Statistical Physics - Consider the non-compact billiard in the first quandrant bounded by the positive x-semiaxis, the positive y-semiaxis and the graph of f(x)=(x+1)?α ,...     

Quantum Ergodicity for Graphs Related to Interval Maps

We prove quantum ergodicity for a family of graphs that are obtained from ergodic one-dimensional maps of an interval using a procedure introduced by Pakónski et al (J. Phys. A, 34, 9303-9317 (2001)). As observables we take the L ² functions on the interval. The proof is based on the periodic orbit expansion of a majorant of the quantum variance. Specifically, given a one-dimensional, Lebesgue-measure-preserving map of an interval, we consider an increasingly refined sequence of partitions of the interval. To this sequence we associate a sequence of graphs, whose directed edges correspond to elements of the partitions and on which the classical dynamics approximates the Perron-Frobenius operator corresponding to the map. We show that, except possibly for subsequences of density 0, the eigenstates of the quantum graphs equidistribute in the limit of large graphs. For a smaller class of observables we also show that the Egorov property, a correspondence between classical and quantum evolution in the semiclassical limit, holds for the quantum graphs in question.     

界面附近光剥离过程中的量子经典对应

研究了氢负离子在弹性墙附近的光剥离过程，导出了剥离截面的解析公式。此截面为光滑背景项与一正弦振荡项之和，后者与离子与弹性墙的距离有关。分析了光剥离电离的经典动力学及其量子对应。在本模型中，半经典光剥离截面与量子结果一致。     

二维形变谐振子系统中的量子经典对应

通过引入等效普朗克常数,将量子系统中基本动力学变量的期望值和经典系统中基本动力学变量的精确值的时间演化行为相比较,分析了两者产生差异的因素,规则运动主要是和量子效应有关,而混沌运动则是和动力学效应有关,即与系统的动力学对称性破坏相联系.在此基础上,比较了量子相空间测不准度和李雅谱诺夫指数,给出了令人满意的说明.     

No Quantum Ergodicity for Star Graphs

We investigate statistical properties of the eigenfunctions of the Schrödinger operator on families of star graphs with incommensurate bond lengths. We show that these eigenfunctions are not quantum ergodic in the limit as the number of bonds tends to infinity by finding an observable for which the quantum matrix elements do not converge to the classical average. We further show that for a given fixed graph there are subsequences of eigenfunctions which localise on pairs of bonds. We describe how to construct such subsequences explicitly. These structures are analogous to scars on short unstable periodic orbits.     

Quantum Variance and Ergodicity for the Baker's Map

We prove an Egorov theorem, or quantum-classical correspondence, for the quantised baker's map, valid up to the Ehrenfest time. This yields a logarithmic upper bound for the decay of the quantum variance, and, as a corollary, a quantum ergodic theorem for this map.     

Quantum Ergodicity of Boundary Values of Eigenfunctions

Suppose that ⁿ is a bounded, piecewise smooth domain. We prove that the boundary values (Cauchy data) of eigenfunctions of the Laplacian on with various boundary conditions are quantum ergodic if the classical billiard map on the ball bundle B^*() is ergodic. Our proof is based on the classical observation that the boundary values of an interior eigenfunction , =² is an eigenfunction of an operator F_h on the boundary of with h=^–1. In the case of the Neumann boundary condition, F_h is the boundary integral operator induced by the double layer potential. We show that F_h is a semiclassical Fourier integral operator quantizing the billiard map plus a small remainder; the quantum dynamics defined by F_h can be exploited on the boundary much as the quantum dynamics generated by the wave group were exploited in the interior of domains with corners and ergodic billiards in the work of Zelditch-Zworski (1996). Novelties include the facts that F_h is not unitary and (consequently) the boundary values are equidistributed by measures which are not invariant under and which depend on the boundary conditions. Ergodicity of boundary values of eigenfunctions on domains with ergodic billiards was conjectured by S. Ozawa (1993), and was almost simultaneously proved by Gerard-Leichtnam (1993) in the case of convex C^1,1 domains (with continuous tangent planes) and with Dirichlet boundary conditions. Our methods seem to be quite different. Motivation to study piecewise smooth domains comes from the fact that almost all known ergodic domains are of this form.The first author was partially supported by an Australian Research Council Fellowship.The second author was partially supported by NSF grant #DMS-0071358 and DMS-0302518.     

On Quantum Ergodicity for Linear Maps of the Torus

We prove a strong version of quantum ergodicity for linear hyperbolic maps of the torus (“cat maps”). We show that there is a density one sequence of integers so that as N tends to infinity along this sequence, all eigenfunctions of the quantum propagator at inverse Planck constant N are uniformly distributed. A key step in the argument is to show that for a hyperbolic matrix in the modular group, there is a density one sequence of integers N for which its order (or period) modulo N is somewhat larger than . Received: 15 October 1999 / Accepted: 4 June 2001     

Quantum–Classical Correspondence Principle for Heat Distribution in Quantum Brownian Motion

Quantum Brownian motion, described by the Caldeira–Leggett model, brings insights to the understanding of phenomena and essence of quantum thermodynamics, especially the quantum work and heat associated with their classical counterparts. By employing the phase-space formulation approach, we study the heat distribution of a relaxation process in the quantum Brownian motion model. The analytical result of the characteristic function of heat is obtained at any relaxation time with an arbitrary friction coefficient. By taking the classical limit, such a result approaches the heat distribution of the classical Brownian motion described by the Langevin equation, indicating the quantum–classical correspondence principle for heat distribution. We also demonstrate that the fluctuating heat at any relaxation time satisfies the exchange fluctuation theorem of heat and its long-time limit reflects the complete thermalization of the system. Our research study justifies the definition of the quantum fluctuating heat via two-point measurements.     

Quantum Ergodicity of Eisenstein Series for Arithmetic 3-Manifolds

We prove the quantum ergodicity for Eisenstein series for PSL(2, O _K ), where O _K is the integer ring of an imaginary quadratic field K of class number one. Received: 20 April 2000 / Accepted: 10 July 2000     

An Axiomatization for Quantum Processes to Unifying Quantum and Classical Computing

We establish an axiomatization for quantum processes, which is a quantum generalization of process algebra ACP (Algebra of Communicating Processes). We use the framework of a quantum process configuration 〈p, ϱ〉, but we treat it as two relative independent part: the structural part p and the quantum part ϱ, because the establishment of a sound and complete theory is dependent on the structural properties of the structural part p. We let the quantum part ϱ be the outcomes of execution of p to examine and observe the function of the basic theory of quantum mechanics. We establish not only a strong bisimilarity for quantum processes, but also a weak bisimilarity to model the silent step and abstract internal computations in quantum processes. The relationship between quantum bisimilarity and classical bisimilarity is established, which makes an axiomatization of quantum processes possible. An axiomatization for quantum processes called qACP is designed, which involves not only quantum information, but also classical information and unifies quantum computing and classical computing. qACP can be used easily and widely for verification of most quantum communication protocols.

     

Fresnel-Transform's Quantum Correspondence and Quantum Optical ABCD Law

Corresponding to the Fresnel transform there exists a unitary operator in quantum optics theory, which could be known the Fresnel operator (FO). We show that the multiplication rule of the FO naturally leads to the quantum optical ABCD law. The canonical operator methods as mapping of ray-transferABCD matrix is explicitly shown by the normally ordered expansion of the FO through the coherent state representation and the technique of integration within an ordered product of operators. We show that time evolution of the damping oscillator embodies the quantum optical ABCD law.     

Quantum and Classical Brackets

We describe p-mechanical (Kisil, V. V. (1996). Journal of Natural Geometry 9(1), 1–14; Kisil, V. V. (1999). Advances in Mathematics 147(1), 35–73; Prezhdo, O. V. and Kisil, V. V. (1997). Physical Review A 56(1), 162–175) brackets that generate quantum (commutator) and classical (Poisson) brackets in corresponding representations of the Heisenberg group. We do not use any kind of semiclassical approximation or limiting procedure for 0     

On the Classical Limit of Quantum Mechanics

Contrary to the widespread belief, the problem of the emergence of classical mechanics from quantum mechanics is still open. In spite of many results of the standard approach, it is not yet clear how to explain within standard quantum mechanics the classical motion of macroscopic bodies. In this paper, we shall formulate the classical limit as a scaling limit in terms of an adimensional parameter ε. We shall take the first steps toward a comprehensive understanding of the classical limit, analyzing special cases of classical behavior in the framework of a precise formulation of quantum mechanics called Bohmian mechanics which contains in its own structure the possibility of describing real objects in an observer-independent way.     

On Classical and Quantum Objectivity

We propose a conceptual framework for understanding the relationship between observables and operators in mechanics. To do so, we introduce a postulate that establishes a correspondence between the objective properties permitting to identify physical states and the symmetry transformations that modify their gauge dependant properties. We show that the uncertainty principle results from a faithful—or equivariant—realization of this correspondence. It is a consequence of the proposed postulate that the quantum notion of objective physical states is not incomplete, but rather that the classical notion is overdetermined.     

Separating Classical and Quantum Correlations

We examine to what extent the correlation between two quantum observables at a mixed state can be separated into a classical and a quantum term. The nonunique decomposition of quantum mixed states into pure states makes such a separation ambiguous. We outline this fact by a simple example, which also shows that classical and quantum correlations may cancel each other out.     

Gravitation, the Quantum and Bohr's Correspondence Principle

The black hole combines in some sense both thehydrogen atom and the black-bodyradiation problems of quantum gravity. Thisanalogy suggests that black-hole quantization may be thekey to a quantum theory of gravity. During the last twenty-fiveyears evidence has been mounting that black-hole surfacearea is indeed quantized, with uniformally spaced areaeigenvalues. There is, however, no general agreement on the spacing of the levels. In thisessay we use Bohr's correspondence principle to providethis missing link. We conclude that the fundamental areaunit is 4h ln 3. This is the unique spacing consistent both with the area-entropythermodynamic relation for black holes, withBoltzmann-Einstein formula in statistical physics andwith Bohr's correspondence principle.     

Quantum to Classical Transition by a Classically Small Interaction

We investigate the quantum-classical transition of a kicked rotor (KR) under perturbation by a second one. The influence of such a chaotic KR makes decoherence of the first one, resulting in the emergence of classical diffusion from its quantum dynamics. Such quantum-classical transition persists by decreasing the effective Planck's constant \hbar, and at the same time, decreasing the mass of the second KR and the interaction strength proportionally. In the limit of \hbar → 0, due to vanishing small mass and interaction, the second KR has almost no effect on the classical dynamics of the first one. We demonstrate this via two different coupling potentials.