An initial value representation for the Loschmidt echo

Details An initial value representation for the Loschmidt echo An initial value representation for the Loschmidt echo

2011-06-20

arxiv.org/abs/1106.4027v1

Phys. Rev. E. 84 pp 045201(R) (2011)

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Quantum Physics

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10.1103/PhysRevE.84.045201

We obtain an initial value representation for the quantum Loschmidt echo from the semiclassical theory of Wigner function evolution, together with classical first-order perturbation theory. In the limit of small actions, the amplitude of each trajectory reduces to unity, just as in the dephasing representation introduced by Vanicek, but these trajectories are here generated by the mean Hamiltonian for both the forward and the backward motion. This slight change of action may substantially alter the phase. The amplitude correction depends on the second derivative of the action. This improved dephasing approximation is verified to work even for quadratic Hamiltonians, for which the semiclassical evolution is exact, thus extending the range of application beyond its original scope in quantum chaos.

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