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Excitation of Small Quantum Systems by High-Frequency Fields

Condensed Matter 2009-10-28 v1 chao-dyn Chaotic Dynamics Quantum Physics

Abstract

The excitation by a high frequency field of multi--level quantum systems with a slowly varying density of states is investigated. A general approach to study such systems is presented. The Floquet eigenstates are characterized on several energy scales. On a small scale, sharp universal quasi--resonances are found, whose shape is independent of the field parameters and the details of the system. On a larger scale an effective tight--binding equation is constructed for the amplitudes of these quasi--resonances. This equation is non--universal; two classes of examples are discussed in detail.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9605116,
  title  = {Excitation of Small Quantum Systems by High-Frequency Fields},
  author = {Naama Brenner and Shmuel Fishman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9605116},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, revtex, no figures