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We present numerical evidence to show that the wavefunctions of smooth classically chaotic Hamiltonian systems scarred by certain simple periodic orbits are exponentially localized in the space of unperturbed basis states. The degree of…

chao-dyn · Physics 2009-10-30 M. S. Santhanam , V. B. Sheorey , A. Lakshminarayan

Chaos makes isolated systems of many interacting particles quickly thermalize and forget about their past. Here, we show that quantum mechanics hinders chaos in many-body systems: although the quantum eigenstates are thermal and strongly…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-23 Andrea Pizzi , Long-Hei Kwan , Bertrand Evrard , Ceren B. Dag , Johannes Knolle

By means of periodic orbit theory and deformed cavity model, we have investigated semiclassical origin of superdeformed shell structure and also of reflection-asymmetric deformed shapes. Systematic analysis of quantum-classical…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-10-30 K. Arita , A. Sugita , K. Matsuyanagi

We use the semiclassical method proposed in \cite{Adelcio2003} to study scalar products such as the overlap, Husimi functions and fidelity decay. Scars of classical periodic orbits arise naturally in this pertubative expansion. We also…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-03-12 Adélcio C. Oliveira

The fundamental correspondence between quantum chaotic single-particle systems and random matrix theory is well-understood via periodic orbit theory. In contrast, we show that many-body systems with explicit subsystem structure possess…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-27 Maximilian F. I. Kieler , Felix Fritzsch , Arnd Bäcker

This study analyzed the scar-like localization in the time-average of a timeevolving wavepacket on the desymmetrized stadium billiard. When a wavepacket is launched along the orbits, it emerges on classical unstable periodic orbits as a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-03-28 Mitsuyoshi Tomiya , Shoichi Sakamoto , Eric J. Heller

Long periodic orbits constitute a serious drawback in Gutzwiller's theory of chaotic systems, and then it would be desirable that other classical invariants, not suffering from the same problem, could be used in the quantization of such…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. A. Wisniacki , E. Vergini , R. M. Benito , F. Borondo

Protecting coherent quantum dynamics from chaotic environment is key to realizations of fragile many-body phenomena and their applications in quantum technology. We present a general construction that embeds a desired periodic orbit into a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-09-27 Andrew Hallam , Jean-Yves Desaules , Zlatko Papić

Index theory revealed its outstanding role in the study of periodic orbits of Hamiltonian systems and the dynamical consequences of this theory are enormous. Although the index theory in the periodic case is well-established, very few…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2017-03-14 Xijun Hu , Alessandro Portaluri

We address the decay in open chaotic quantum systems and calculate semiclassical corrections to the classical exponential decay. We confirm random matrix predictions and, going beyond, calculate Ehrenfest time effects. To support our…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Daniel Waltner , Martha Gutierrez , Arseni Goussev , Klaus Richter

Quantum scars are enhancements of quantum probability density along classical periodic orbits. We study the recently discovered phenomenon of strong, perturbation-induced quantum scarring in the two-dimensional harmonic oscillator exposed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-10-03 J. Keski-Rahkonen , P. J. J. Luukko , L. Kaplan , E. J. Heller , E. Räsänen

An energy eigenfunction in a classically chaotic system is known to have spatial correlations which (in the limit of small $\hbar$) are governed by a microcanonical distribution in the classical phase space. This result is valid, however,…

chao-dyn · Physics 2009-10-30 Sanjay Hortikar , Mark Srednicki

Non-Hermitian quantum systems exhibit fascinating characteristics such as non-Hermitian topological phenomena and skin effect, yet their studies are limited by the intrinsic difficulties associated with their eigenvalue problems, especially…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-01-23 Guang Yang , Yongkang Li , Yongxu Fu , Zhenduo Wang , Yi Zhang

Certain wave functions of non-interacting quantum chaotic systems can exhibit "scars" in the fabric of their real-space density profile. Quantum scarred wave functions concentrate in the vicinity of unstable periodic classical trajectories.…

Ergodicity, a fundamental concept in statistical mechanics, is not yet a fully understood phenomena for closed quantum systems, particularly its connection with the underlying chaos. In this review, we consider a few examples of collective…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2024-02-20 Sudip Sinha , Sayak Ray , Subhasis Sinha

The eigenstates of a chaotic system can be enhanced along underlying unstable periodic orbits in so-called quantum scars, making it more likely for a particle launched along one such orbits to be found still there at long times. Unstable…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-09 Andrea Pizzi

The suppression of chaos in quantum reality is evident in quantum scars, i.e., in enhanced probability densities along classical periodic orbits, providing opportunities in controlling quantum transport in nanoscale quantum systems. Here,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-01-23 J. Keski-Rahkonen , P. J. J. Luukko , S. Åberg , E. Räsänen

At short distances, energy eigenfunctions of chaotic systems have spatial correlations that are well described by assuming a microcanonical density in phase space for the corresponding Wigner function. However, this is not correct on large…

chao-dyn · Physics 2007-05-23 Mark Srednicki

Unstable periodic orbits (UPOs) play a key role in the theory of chaos, constituting the "skeleton" of classical chaotic systems and "scarring" the eigenstates of the corresponding quantum system. Recently, nonthermal many-body eigenstates…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2024-11-26 Bertrand Evrard , Andrea Pizzi , Simeon I. Mistakidis , Ceren B. Dag

Homoclinic and unstable periodic orbits in chaotic systems play central roles in various semiclassical sum rules. The interferences between terms are governed by the action functions and Maslov indices. In this article, we identify…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2018-02-20 Jizhou Li , Steven Tomsovic