Quantum chaos: an introduction via chains of interacting spins-1/2

Details Quantum chaos: an introduction via chains of interacting spins-1/2 Quantum chaos: an introduction via chains of interacting spins-1/2

2011-06-28

arxiv.org/abs/1106.5557v2

Am. J. Phys. 80, 246 (2012)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

7 pages, 3 figures

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We introduce aspects of quantum chaos by analyzing the eigenvalues and the eigenstates of quantum many-body systems. The properties of quantum systems whose classical counterparts are chaotic differ from those whose classical counterparts are not chaotic. The spectrum of the first exhibits repulsion of the energy levels. This is one of the main signatures of quantum chaos. We show how level repulsion develops in one-dimensional systems of interacting spins 1/2 which are devoid of random elements and involve only two-body interactions. In addition to the statistics of the eigenvalues, we analyze how the structure of the eigenstates may indicate chaos. The programs used to obtain the data are available online.

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