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Time Evolution of Quantum Fractals

Quantum Physics 2009-11-06 v2 Chaotic Dynamics

Abstract

We propose a general construction of wave functions of arbitrary prescribed fractal dimension, for a wide class of quantum problems, including the infinite potential well, harmonic oscillator, linear potential and free particle. The box-counting dimension of the probability density Pt(x)=Ψ(x,t)2P_t(x)=|\Psi(x,t)|^2 is shown not to change during the time evolution. We prove a universal relation Dt=1+Dx/2D_t=1+D_x/2 linking the dimensions of space cross-sections DxD_x and time cross-sections DtD_t of the fractal quantum carpets.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0005060,
  title  = {Time Evolution of Quantum Fractals},
  author = {Daniel Wojcik and Iwo Bialynicki-Birula and Karol Zyczkowski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0005060},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 8 figures