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The semiclassical limit of chaotic eigenfunctions

Chaotic Dynamics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

A generic chaotic eigenfunction has a non-universal contribution consisting of scars of short periodic orbits. This contribution, which can not be explained in terms of random universal waves, survives the semiclassical limit (when \hbar goes to zero). In this limit, the sum of scarred intensities is a simple function of ηπ/2(f1)hT1(λi2)1/2\eta\equiv \sqrt{\pi /2} (f-1) h^{-1}_T (\sum \lambda_i^2)^{1/2} , with ff the degrees of freedom, hTh_T the topological entropy and {λi}\{\lambda_i\} the set of positive Lyapunov exponents. Moreover, the fluctuations of this representation go to zero as 1/ln1/|\ln \hbar|. For this reasson, we will be able to provide a detailed description of a generic chaotic eigenfunction in the semiclassical limit.

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@article{arxiv.nlin/0205001,
  title  = {The semiclassical limit of chaotic eigenfunctions},
  author = {Eduardo G. Vergini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nlin/0205001},
  year   = {2007}
}

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4 pages, 1 poscript figure

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