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Quantum logistic map considered as discrete-time Heisenberg equation

Dynamical Systems 2026-07-21 v1 Mathematical Physics

Abstract

We represent scalar logistic iterates as multiplication operators on L2([0,1])L^2([0,1]) and study their fixed matrix elements in the normalized shifted-Legendre basis. Three parameter regimes permit analytical control. At r=5/2r=5/2, every fixed matrix element converges to 3δkl/53\delta_{kl}/5, where δkl\delta_{kl} is the Kronecker delta. At r=16/5r=16/5, the attracting period-two orbit yields phase-resolved limits for the even and odd subsequences. At r=4r=4, an exact Chebyshev-moment representation gives an O(4n)O(4^{-n}) approach of every fixed matrix element at iteration nn to δkl/2\delta_{kl}/2. The case r=37/10r=37/10 is treated only by a controlled finite numerical refinement study. Complementary finite diagnostics comprise matrix-element time dependence, a bifurcation-style plot, a time-averaged mean intensity, a normalized second-order intensity moment, and normalized scalar OTOC-type commutator correlation matrices. We also examine the separate finite-dimensional recursion Xk+1=RXk(IXk)RX_{k+1}=R X_k(I-X_k)R^\dagger, with fixed matrix RR, using diagonal and tridiagonal amplitude profiles. These operator-valued calculations are exploratory finite-time numerics. The analytical statements concern fixed matrix elements for the specified basis indices; they are distinct from the finite-resolution observations and do not imply operator-norm convergence. A regularized phase-space lift is included as a controlled visualization.

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@article{arxiv.2607.19159,
  title  = {Quantum logistic map considered as discrete-time Heisenberg equation},
  author = {Maciej Janowicz and Arkadiusz Orłowski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.19159},
  year   = {2026}
}