Quantum signatures of chaos in the dynamics of a trapped ion
Quantum Physics
2009-10-30 v1
Abstract
We show how a nonlinear chaotic system, the parametrically kicked nonlinear oscillator, may be realised in the dynamics of a trapped, laser-cooled ion, interacting with a sequence of standing wave pulses. Unlike the original optical scheme [G.J.Milburn and C.A.Holmes, Phys. Rev A, 44, p4704, (1991)], the trapped ion enables strongly quantum dynamics with minimal dissipation. This should permit an experimental test of one of the quantum signatures of chaos; irregular collapse and revival dynamics of the average vibrational energy.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9611022,
title = {Quantum signatures of chaos in the dynamics of a trapped ion},
author = {J. K. Breslin and C. A. Holmes and G. J. Milburn},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9611022},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
9 pages, 9 Postscript figures, Revtex, submitted to Phys. Rev. A