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Quantum and classical branching flow in space and time

Quantum Physics 2025-04-23 v1

Abstract

Branching flow -- a phenomenon known for steady wave propagation in two-dimensional weak correlated random potential is also present in the time-dependent Schr\"odinger equation for a single particle in one dimension, moving in a fluctuating random potential. We explore the two-dimensional parameter space of this model using numerical simulations and identify its classical regions, where just one classical parameter is sufficient for its specification, and its quantum region, where such a simplification is not possible. We also identify region of the parameter space where known analytical results of a classical white-noise model are relevant. Qualitative behavior of quantum and classical particle dynamics is discussed in terms of branching time scale and a new time scale related to particle's kinetic energy.

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@article{arxiv.2209.01439,
  title  = {Quantum and classical branching flow in space and time},
  author = {Jakub Šťavina and Peter Bokes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.01439},
  year   = {2025}
}

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8 pages, 8 figures

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