Physics – Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2000-11-30
Physics
Condensed Matter
19 pages, 1 table, 15 figures
Scientific paper
We discuss a random matrix model of systems with an approximate symmetry and present the spectral fluctuation statistics and eigenvector characteristics for the model. An acoustic resonator like, e.g., an aluminium plate may have an approximate symmetry. We have measured the frequency spectrum and the widths for acoustic resonances in thin aluminium plates, cut in the shape of the so-called three-leaf clover. Due to the mirror symmetry through the middle plane of the plate, each resonance of the plate belongs to one of two mode classes and we show how to separate the modes into these two classes using their measured widths. We compare the spectral statistics of each mode class with results for the Gaussian orthogonal ensemble. By cutting a slit of increasing depth on one face of the plate, we gradually break the mirror symmetry and study the transition that takes place as the two classes are mixed. Presenting the spectral fluctuation statistics and the distribution of widths for the resonances, we find that this transition is well described by the random matrix model.
Andersen Anja
Ellegaard C.
Jackson Andrew D.
Schaadt K.
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