Quantum Graphology

• Authors: T Kottos
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We review quantum chaos on graphs. We construct a unitary operator which represents the quantum evolution on the graph and study its spectral and wave function statistics. This operator is the analogue of the classical evolution operator on the graph. It allows us to establish a connection between the corresponding periodic orbits and the statistical properties of eigenvalues and eigenfunctions. Specifically, for the energy-averaged spectral form factor we derived an exact combinatorial expression which illustrate the role of correlations between families of isometric orbits. We also show that enhanced wave function localization due to the presence of short unstable periodic orbits and strong scarring can rely on completely different mechanisms

Keywords

EN

05.45.Mt; 03.65.Sq

Discipline

• 03.65.Sq: Semiclassical theories and applications
• 05.45.Mt: Quantum chaos; semiclassical methods

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 109
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 7-21

Dates

published

2006-01

received

2005-05-19

Contributors

author

T Kottos

• Max-Planck-Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, 37073 Göttingen, Germany

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.109.7