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Classical fluctuations and semiclassical matrix elements

Chaotic Dynamics 2009-10-31 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

We discuss the fluctuation properties of diagonal matrix elements in the semiclassical limit in chaotic systems. For extended observables, covering a phase space area of many times Planck's constant, both classical and quantal distributions are Gaussian. If the observable is a projection onto a single state or an incoherent projection onto several states classical and quantal distribution differ, but the mean and the variance are still obtainable from classical considerations.

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@article{arxiv.nlin/0008022,
  title  = {Classical fluctuations and semiclassical matrix elements},
  author = {Bruno Eckhardt and Imre Varga and Peter Pollner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nlin/0008022},
  year   = {2009}
}

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12 pages, 6 figures