Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2006-02-24
Physics
Quantum Physics
4 pages, 3 figures
Scientific paper
The quantum dynamics of a periodically driven system, the delta-kicked accelerator, is investigated in the semiclassical and pseudo-classical regimes, where quantum accelerator modes are observed. We construct the evolution operator of this classically chaotic system explicitly. If certain quantum resonance conditions are fullfilled, we show one can reduce the evolution operator to a finite matrix, whose eigenvectors are the quasi-eigenstates. These are represented by their Husimi functions. In so doing, we are able to directly compare the pure quantum states with the classical states. In the semiclassical regime, the quantum states are found to be related to the classical KAM tori and the classical accelerator modes. In contrast, the quasi-eigenstates do not lie on the $\epsilon$-classical trajectories in the pseudo-classical regime. This shows a clear and important distinction between semiclassicality and the new type of pseudo-classicality found by Fishman, Guarneri and Rebuzzini.
Burnett Keith
Lemarié Gabriel
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