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Wigner measures and the semi-classical limit to the Aubry-Mather measure

Dynamical Systems 2011-11-15 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP Probability Quantum Physics

Abstract

In this paper we investigate the asymptotic behavior of the semi-classical limit of Wigner measures defined on the tangent bundle of the one-dimensional torus. In particular we show the convergence of Wigner measures to the Mather measure on the tangent bundle, for energy levels above the minimum of the effective Hamiltonian. The Wigner measures μh\mu_h we consider are associated to ψh,\psi_h, a distinguished critical solution of the Evans' quantum action given by ψh=aheiuhh\psi_h=a_h\,e^{i\frac{u_h}h}, with ah(x)=evh(x)vh(x)2ha_h(x)=e^{\frac{v^*_h(x)-v_h(x)}{2h}}, uh(x)=Px+vh(x)+vh(x)2,u_h(x)=P\cdot x+\frac{v^*_h(x)+v_h(x)}{2}, and vh,vhv_h,v^*_h satisfying the equations -\frac{h\, \Delta v_h}{2}+ 1/2 \, | P + D v_h \,|^2 + V &= \bar{H}_h(P), \frac{h\, \Delta v_h^*}{2}+ 1/2 \, | P + D v_h^* \,|^2 + V &= \bar{H}_h(P), where the constant Hˉh(P)\bar{H}_h(P) is the hh effective potential and xx is on the torus. L.\ C.\ Evans considered limit measures ψh2|\psi_h|^2 in Tn\mathbb{T}^n, when h0h\to 0, for any n1n\geq 1. We consider the limit measures on the phase space Tn×Rn\mathbb{T}^n\times\mathbb{R}^n, for n=1n=1, and, in addition, we obtain rigorous asymptotic expansions for the functions vhv_h, and vhv^*_h, when h0h\to 0.

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@article{arxiv.1111.3187,
  title  = {Wigner measures and the semi-classical limit to the Aubry-Mather measure},
  author = {Diogo A. Gomes and Artur O. Lopes and Joana Mohr},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.3187},
  year   = {2011}
}