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Bounds on Eigenfunctions of Quantum Cat Maps

Spectral Theory 2024-03-05 v2

Abstract

We study \ell^\infty norms of 2\ell^2-normalized eigenfunctions of quantum cat maps. For maps with short quantum periods (constructed by Bonechi and de Bi\`evre), we show that there exists a sequence of eigenfunctions uu with u(logN)1/2\|u\|_{\infty}\gtrsim (\log N)^{-1/2}. For general eigenfunctions we show the upper bound u(logN)1/2\|u\|_\infty\lesssim (\log N)^{-1/2}. Here the semiclassical parameter is h=(2πN)1h=(2\pi N)^{-1}. Our upper bound is analogous to the one proved by B\'{e}rard for compact Riemannian manifolds without conjugate points.

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@article{arxiv.2302.08608,
  title  = {Bounds on Eigenfunctions of Quantum Cat Maps},
  author = {Elena Kim and Robert Koirala},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.08608},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

15 pages, 5 figures. Revised according to referee's comments. To appear in Physica Scripta

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