Published August 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Some open questions in 'wave chaos'

  • 1. CNRS, URA 2306, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
  • 2. Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA, IPhT, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette (France)

Description

The subject area referred to as 'wave chaos', 'quantum chaos' or 'quantum chaology' has been investigated mostly by the theoretical physics community in the last 30 years. The questions it raises have more recently also attracted the attention of mathematicians and mathematical physicists, due to connections with number theory, graph theory, Riemannian, hyperbolic or complex geometry, classical dynamical systems, probability, etc. After giving a rough account on 'what is quantum chaos?', I intend to list some pending questions, some of them having been raised a long time ago, some others more recent. The choice of problems (and of references) is of course partial and personal. (open problem)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0951-7715/21/8/T01

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0951-7715/21/8/T01;
PII
S0951-7715(08)80118-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nonlinearity (Print)
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. T113-T121
ISSN
0951-7715

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
44095833
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CHAOS THEORY; GEOMETRY; GRAPH THEORY; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RIEMANN SPACE
Descriptors DEC
MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MATHEMATICS; MECHANICS; SPACE