Semiclassical propagation of Gaussian wave packets.

Autor: Maia RN; Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (CBPF), Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud 150, 22290-180 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Nicacio F, Vallejos RO, Toscano F
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2008 May 09; Vol. 100 (18), pp. 184102. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 May 06.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.184102
Abstrakt: We analyze the semiclassical evolution of Gaussian wave packets in chaotic systems. We show that after some short time a Gaussian wave packet becomes a primitive WKB state. From then on, the state can be propagated using the standard time-dependent WKB scheme. Complex trajectories are not necessary to account for the long-time propagation. The Wigner function of the evolving state develops the structure of a classical filament plus quantum oscillations, with phase and amplitude being determined by geometric properties of a classical manifold.
Databáze: MEDLINE