Spectral Properties of Three-Dimensional Quantum Billiards with a Pointlike Scatterer
Abstract
We examine the spectral properties of three-dimensional quantum billiards with a single pointlike scatterer inside. It is found that the spectrum shows chaotic (random-matrix-like) characteristics when the inverse of the formal strength is within a band whose width increases parabolically as a function of the energy. This implies that the spectrum becomes random-matrix-like at very high energy irrespective to the value of the formal strength. The predictions are confirmed by numerical experiments with a rectangular box. The findings for a pointlike scatterer are applied to the case for a small but finite-size impurity. We clarify the proper procedure for its zero-size limit which involves non-trivial divergence. The previously known results in one and two-dimensional quantum billiards with small impurities inside are also reviewed from the present perspective.
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@article{arxiv.chao-dyn/9702009,
title = {Spectral Properties of Three-Dimensional Quantum Billiards with a Pointlike Scatterer},
author = {T. Shigehara and Taksu Cheon},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:chao-dyn/9702009},
year = {2009}
}
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12 pages 'pr' double column format REVTeX, 6 inset epsf figures