Published February 15, 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Chaotic behavior of a quantum waveguide

  • 1. Facultad de Ciencias Físico-Matemáticas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Av. Francisco J. Mújica S/N 58030, Morelia, Michoacán (Mexico)
  • 2. Instituto de Física, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Apartado Postal J-48, 72570 Puebla (Mexico)

Description

In this work we consider an infinite quantum waveguide composed of two periodic, hard walls, one-dimensional rippled surfaces. We find that, under certain conditions, the proposed system presents some traces of quantum chaos, when the corresponding classical limit has chaotic behavior. Thus, it is possible to obtain disordered probability densities in a system with smooth surfaces. When the system has chaotic behavior we show numerically that the correlation length of the autocorrelation function of the probability density goes to zero. To corroborate some properties obtained for infinite waveguide that are physically admissible, we study the corresponding finite version of this system

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2012.11.039

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physb.2012.11.039;
PII
S0921-4526(12)01035-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
411
Journal Page Range
p. 93-98
ISSN
0921-4526
CODEN
PHYBE3

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45051701
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
CHAOS THEORY; CRYSTALS; DENSITY; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; PERIODICITY; PROBABILITY; SURFACES; WAVEGUIDES
Descriptors DEC
MATHEMATICS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; VARIATIONS

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Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.