Macroscopic description of time evolution of quantum systems

The evolution of a quantum system in which a specified set of variables is subjected to measurement over the time interval [t_o, t] is considered. It is shown that if the specified set of variables is macroscopically complete (i.e., it permits continuous measurement), then the expected values of these variables satisfy a closed system of integral equations. The quantum state of the system is then described by a Gibbs density matrix.     

Signatures of quantum stability in a classically chaotic system

We experimentally and numerically investigate the quantum accelerator mode dynamics of an atom optical realization of the quantum delta-kicked accelerator, whose classical dynamics are chaotic. Using a Ramsey-type experiment, we observe interference, demonstrating that quantum accelerator modes are formed coherently. We construct a link between the behavior of the evolution's fidelity and the phase space structure of a recently proposed pseudoclassical map, and thus account for the observed interference visibilities.     

The evolution of chaotic dynamics for fractional unified system

Based on reliable numerical approach, this Letter studies the chaotic behavior of the fractional unified system. The lowest orders for this system to have a complete chaotic attractor (the attractor covers the three equilibrium points of the classical unified system) at different parameter values are obtained. A striking finding is that with the increase of the parameter α of the fractional unified system from 0 to 1, the lowest order for this system to have a complete chaotic attractor monotonically decreases from 2.97 to 2.07. Because of the inherent attribute (memory effects) of fractional derivatives, this finding reveals that the chaotic behavior of fractional (classical) unified system becomes stronger and stronger when α increases from 0 to 1. Furthermore, this Letter introduces a novel measure to characterize the chaos intensity of fractional (classical) differential system.     

How chaotic is a state of a quantum system?

A concept related to the entropy is studied. Let A and B be two density matrices, with eigenvalues a₁, a₂,… and b₁, b₂,…, arranged in decreasing order and repeated according to multiplicity. Then A is said to be “more mixed”, or “more chaotic”, than B, if a₁?b₁, a₁+a₂?b₁+b₂,…,a₁+…+a_m?b₁+…+b_m,…; It turns out that if A is more mixed than B, then the entropy of A is larger than the entropy of B. However, more generally, let v be an arbitrary concave function, ?0, and vanishing at 0. Then, if A is more mixed than B, trv(A)?trv(B). It is shown that also the converse is true. Furthermore, a variety of other characterizations of the relation “A is more mixed than B” is obtained, and several applications to quantum statistical mechanics are given.     

Time evolution of a quantum lattice system

It is shown that for a quantum lattice system associated with a Hamiltonian with a kinetic part and a potential sufficiently decreasing in the particle number, the time evolution can be described, under certain assumptions, by automorphisms of a suitable algebra.     

On the dynamics of a quantum system which is classically chaotic

We investigate the dynamics of one anisotropic spin in an external time-dependent magnetic field. The classical dynamics of the system is nonintegrable (and very similar to the standard map). We present results on this model for a quantum spin (i.e. for finite values of the spin lengthS). In particular we discuss the semiclassical regime,S1, using the concept of Wigner functions to define a suitable probability distribution. In regular regions of phase space the time evolution of the probability distribution shows an algebraic decay of correlations as in quantum mechanics. In chaotic regions of phase space it is characterised by a positive Lyapunov exponent which depends onS. In these regions semiclassical trajectories coincide with classical ones fort <₀ where ₀InS.     

Parameter identification of commensurate fractional-order chaotic system via differential evolution

Chaos can be observed in fractional-order nonlinear systems with appropriate orders. The knowledge about the parameters and orders are the basis of the control and synchronization of fractional-order chaotic systems. In this Letter, the problem of parameter identification of commensurate fractional-order chaotic systems is investigated. By treating the orders as additional parameters, the parameters and orders are identified together through minimizing an objective function. Differential evolution algorithm, a powerful and robust evolutionary algorithm, is applied to search the optimal solution of the objective function. Numerical simulations and comparisons with genetic algorithm (GA) demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Quantum coherence,evolution of the Wigner function,and transition from quantum to classical dynamics for a chaotic system

The paper deals with dynamics of a quantum chaotic system under influence of an environment. The effect of an environment is known to destroy the quantum coherence and can convert the quantum dynamics of a system to classical. We use a semiclassical technique for studying the process of decoherence. The condition for transition from quantum to classical dynamics is obtained in general form and checked numerically for a particular chaotic system, known as quantum the standard map on a torus. The relevance of the obtained results to the problem of correspondence between quantum and classical mechanics is briefly discussed. (c) 1996 American Institute of Physics.     

Classically induced suppression of energy growth in a chaotic quantum system

Recent experiments with Bose–Einstein condensates (BEC) in traps and speckle potentials have explored the dynamical regime in which the evolving BEC clouds localize due to the influence of classical dynamics. The growth of their mean energy is effectively arrested. This is in contrast with the well-known localization phenomena that originate due to quantum interferences. We show that classically induced localization can also be obtained in a classically chaotic, non-interacting system. In this work, we study the classical and quantum dynamics of non-interacting particles in a double-barrier structure. This is essentially a non-KAM system and, depending on the parameters, can display chaotic dynamics inside the finite well between the barriers. However, for the same set of parameters, it can display nearly regular dynamics above the barriers. We exploit this combination of two qualitatively different classical dynamical features to obtain saturation of energy growth. In the semiclassical regime, this classical mechanism strongly influences the quantum behaviour of the system.     

The effect of measurement on the quantum features of a chaotic system

We investigate the quantum dynamics of a periodically kicked nonlinear spin system which exhibits regular and chaotic dynamics in the classical regime. The quantum behaviour is characterised by the evolving eigenvalue distributions for the angular momentum components and the features, including recurrences in the quantum means and the presence of quantum tunneling, are discussed. We employ the evolution operator eigenvalue distribution to prove that coherent quantum tunneling occurs between the fixed points in the regular regions of phase space. Continual quantum measurement is included in the model: the classical dynamics are unchanged but a destruction of coherences occurs in the quantum system. Recurrences in the means are destroyed and quantum tunneling is suppressed by measurement, a manifestation of the quantum Zeno effect.     

Measurements on quantum chaotic systems

The problems of the feedback of a measurement on the dynamics of quantum mechanical systems, which are chaotic in some way are studied. The system can be Hamiltonian or dissipative. For the latter case it is shown that measurements can be devised which do not affect the evolution of the system. Hamiltonian systems are discussed in terms of two models, one being the kicked quantum rotator and the other a two-state system driven by a field with two incommensurate frequencies. Both destructive and continuous measurements are discussed. For the quantum kicked rotator, in the absence of measurement, there is Anderson localisation due to quantum interference. Surprisingly the act of measurement, which might be expected to destroy the delicate interference, does not lead to delocalisation. Measurements however destroy the time-reversal invariance of the evolution of the Hamiltonian systems. In most circumstances it is shown that quantum chaotic systems can be effectively measured.     

Disappearance of quantum chaos in coupled chaotic quantum dots

Statistical properties of the single electron levels confined in the semiconductor (InAs/GaAs, Si/SiO₂) double quantum dots (DQDs) are considered. We demonstrate that in the electronically coupled chaotic quantum dots the chaos with its level repulsion disappears and the nearest neighbor level statistics becomes Poissonian. This result is discussed in the light of the recently predicted “huge conductance peak” by R.S. Whitney et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 102 (2009) 186802] in the mirror symmetric DQDs.