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Transport and dynamics on open quantum graphs

Condensed Matter 2009-11-07 v1 Chaotic Dynamics Quantum Physics

Abstract

We study the classical limit of quantum mechanics on graphs by introducing a Wigner function for graphs. The classical dynamics is compared to the quantum dynamics obtained from the propagator. In particular we consider extended open graphs whose classical dynamics generate a diffusion process. The transport properties of the classical system are revealed in the scattering resonances and in the time evolution of the quantum system.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0107285,
  title  = {Transport and dynamics on open quantum graphs},
  author = {Felipe Barra and Pierre Gaspard},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0107285},
  year   = {2009}
}

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42 pages, 13 figures, submitted to PRE