| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L01084/01 |
| Title: |
CHAOS IN ATOMIC AND RELATED SYSTEMS: EXTENSIONS TO PERIODIC ORBIT THEORY |
| Principal Investigator: |
Monteiro, Professor T |
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Physics and Astronomy |
| Organisation: |
UCL |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 March 1996 |
Ends: |
30 April 1999 |
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129,437
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Periodic Orbit theory is the major tool of quantum chaology. Atomic provide sensitive tests of the theory. However the theory fails to reproduce observations in experimental spectra (e.g. diffractive effects) or near bifurcations (e.g. ghosts). We have developed a theory adequate for core-scattering systems. It will be further developed in order to include the vicinity of bifurcations by using normal forms from catastrophe theory and solving the classical equations in the complex plane. We will extend our time-independent work to a wavepacket treatment to cover recent short-pulse laser experiments. Standard periodic orbit theory is now a valuable toll in the analysis of mesoscopic systems in the chaotic regime which may form the basis for future electronic devices. The methods of atomic physics are readily adaptable to the problem of chaos in the resonant tunnelling diode in a magnetic field. We propose to transfer this technology and to develop a semi classical theory for the current-voltage characteristics of the RTD analogous to that used for atomic photoabsorption spectra, to circumvent the need for prohibitive quantum calculations needed e.g. at large tilt angles. The system has been predicted to exhibit localisation (of dynamical origin but analogous to Anderson localisation). The interaction between this effect and periodic-orbit scars remain an unanswered problem in quantum chaos. We will use our experience in quantum phase-space representations to investigate this effect and to identify observable effects.
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