Published June 15, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Bound states in the continuum in open quantum billiards with a variable shape

  • 1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik komplexer Systeme, D-01187 Dresden (Germany)
  • 2. Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences, 660036 Krasnoyarsk (Russian Federation)

Description

We show the existence of bound states in the continuum (BICs) in quantum billiards (QBs) that are opened by attaching single-channel leads to them. They may be observed by varying an external parameter continuously, e.g., the shape of the QB. At some values of the parameter, resonance states with vanishing decay width (the BICs) occur. They are localized almost completely in the interior of the closed system. The phenomenon is shown analytically to exist in the simplest case of a two level QB and is complemented by numerical calculations for a real QB

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Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Journal Volume
73
Journal Issue
23
Journal Page Range
p. 235342-235342.5
ISSN
1098-0121

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38026252
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BOUND STATE; DECAY; ENERGY LEVELS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SHAPE
Descriptors DEC
MECHANICS

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