Theory of 2 δ-kicked quantum rotors

We examine the quantum dynamics of cold atoms subjected to pairs of closely spaced kicks from standing waves of light and find behavior quite unlike the well-studied quantum kicked rotor QKR. We show that the quantum phase space has a periodic, cellular structure arising from a unitary matrix with o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Creffield, Charles, Fishman, S., Monteiro, T. S.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/51582
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/51582
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:538.9
Delta-kicked rotor
Spectral statistics
Disordered-systems
Chaotic systems
Eigenfunctions
Transition
Dynamics
Barriers
Cantori
Models
Física de materiales
Física del estado sólido
2211 Física del Estado Sólido
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Sumario:We examine the quantum dynamics of cold atoms subjected to pairs of closely spaced kicks from standing waves of light and find behavior quite unlike the well-studied quantum kicked rotor QKR. We show that the quantum phase space has a periodic, cellular structure arising from a unitary matrix with oscillating bandwidth. The corresponding eigenstates are exponentially localized, but scale with a fractional power L~ħ_(-0.75), in contrast to the QKR for which L~ħ_(-1). The effect of intercell (and intracell) transport is investigated by studying the spectral fluctuations with both periodic as well as “open” boundary conditions.