Published December 2002
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Journal article
Quantum manifestations of classical periodic orbits in a square billiard: Formation of vortex lattices
Creators
- 1. Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (China)
- 2. Department of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 TA Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, 30050 Taiwan (China)
Description
We extend the presentation of the SU(2) coherent states to analytically construct the wave function concentrated on high-order classical periodic orbits in a square billiard. With the constructed wave function, the localization of the wave pattern is found to be very efficient. We also analyze the vortices arising from the singular points of the quantum phase for the constructed coherent states. It is found that the wave interference gives rise to the appearance of vortex lattices in the probability current density associated with the high-order periodic orbits. Moreover, the topological charge of the vortex is in general nonintegral except for the periodic orbits with the same winding number to the sides of the square
Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
- Journal Volume
- 66
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. 066210-066210.6
- ISSN
- 1063-651X
- CODEN
- PLEEE8
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36005197
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANNIHILATION OPERATORS; CHAOS THEORY; CURRENT DENSITY; EIGENSTATES; LATTICE FIELD THEORY; ORBITS; PERIODICITY; PROBABILITY; SU-2 GROUPS; TOPOLOGY; VORTICES; WAVE FUNCTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- CONSTRUCTIVE FIELD THEORY; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATHEMATICS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUANTUM OPERATORS; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY GROUPS; VARIATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2002 The American Physical Society