arXiv · 2605.06569
Equidistribution of Eigenfunctions of Quantum Cat Maps
Abstract
We prove that the short-period eigenfunctions of quantum cat maps constructed by Kim and the author equidistribute on $\mathbb{T}^2$ in the sense of semiclassical measures. We also show that their logarithmically large $\ell^\infty$-norm is asymptotically concentrated on a bounded number of coordinates. Thus, for this explicit family, strong coordinate localization coexists with semiclassical equidistribution. These results confirm the behavior suggested by earlier numerical evidence of Kim and the author, and contrast with the scarring phenomena for short-period eigenfunctions observed by Faure, Nonnenmacher, and De Bi\`evre.
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Robert Koirala. 2026-05-07. Equidistribution of Eigenfunctions of Quantum Cat Maps. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.06569
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