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Classical and Quantum Chaos in Atom Optics

Quantum Physics 2009-11-13 v1 Chaotic Dynamics

Abstract

The interaction of an atom with an electromagnetic field is discussed in the presence of a time periodic external modulating force. It is explained that a control on atom by electromagnetic fields helps to design the quantum analog of classical optical systems. In these atom optical systems chaos may appear at the onset of external fields. The classical and quantum chaotic dynamics is discussed, in particular in an atom optics Fermi accelerator. It is found that the quantum dynamics exhibits dynamical localization and quantum recurrences.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0604066,
  title  = {Classical and Quantum Chaos in Atom Optics},
  author = {Farhan Saif},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0604066},
  year   = {2009}
}

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105 pages, 14 figures