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Michel Planat

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arXiv2003

The hyperbolic, the arithmetic and the quantum phase

We develop a new approach of the quantum phase in an Hilbert space of finite dimension which is based on the relation between the physical concept of phase locking and mathematical concepts such as cyclotomy and the Ramanujan sums. As a result, phase variability looks quite similar to its classical counterpart, having peaks at dimensions equal to a power of a prime number. Squeezing of the phase noise is allowed for specific quantum states. The concept of phase entanglement for Kloosterman pairs of phase-locked states is introduced.

math-ph↗

arXiv2003

Invitation to the "Spooky" Quantum Phase-Locking Effect and its Link to 1/F Fluctuations

An overview of the concept of phase-locking at the non linear, geometric and quantum level is attempted, in relation to finite resolution measurements in a communication receiver and its 1/f noise. Sine functions, automorphic functions and cyclotomic arithmetic are respectively used as the relevant trigonometric tools. The common point of the three topics is found to be the Mangoldt function of prime number theory as the generator of low frequency noise in the coupling coefficient, the scattering coefficient and in quantum critical statistical states. Huyghens coupled pendulums, the Adler equation, the Arnold map, continued fraction expansions, discrete Mobius transformations, Ford circles, coherent and squeezed phase states, Ramanujan sums, the Riemann zeta function and Bost and Connes KMS states are some but a few concepts which are used synchronously in the paper.

quant-ph↗

arXiv2003

Class numbers in the imaginary quadratic field and the 1/f noise of an electron gas

Partition functions $Z(x)$ of statistical mechanics are generally approximated by integrals. The approximation fails in small cavities or at very low temperature, when the ratio $x$ between the energy quantum and thermal energy is larger or equal to unity. In addition, the exact calculation, which is based on number theoretical concepts, shows excess low frequency noise in thermodynamical quantities, that the continuous approximation fails to predict. It is first shown that Riemann zeta function is essentially the Mellin transform of the partition function $Z(x)$ of the non degenerate (one dimensional) perfect gas. Inverting the transform leads to the conventional perfect gas law. The degeneracy has two aspects. One is related to the wave nature of particles: this is accounted for from quantum statistics, when the de Broglie wavelength exceeds the mean distance between particles. We emphasize here the second aspect which is related to the degeneracy of energy levels. It is given by the number of solutions $r_3(p)$ of the three squares diophantine equation, a highly discontinuous arithmetical function. In the conventional approach the density of states is proportional to the square root of energy, that is $r_3(p)\simeq 2 πp^{1/2}$. We found that the exact density of states relates to the class number in the quadratic field $Q(\sqrt{-p})$. One finds $1/f$ noise around the mean value.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗

arXiv2003

Quantum $1/f$ Noise in Equilibrium: from Planck to Ramanujan

We describe a new model of massless thermal bosons which predicts an hyperbolic fluctuation spectrum at low frequencies. It is found that the partition function per mode is the Euler generating function for unrestricted partitions $p(n)$. Thermodynamical quantities carry a strong arithmetical structure: they are given by series with Fourier coefficients equal to summatory functions $σ_k(n)$ of the power of divisors, with $k=-1$ for the free energy, $k=0$ for the number of particles and $k=1$ for the internal energy. Low frequency contributions are calculated using Mellin transform methods. In particular the internal energy per mode diverges as $\frac{\tilde{E}}{kT}=\frac{π^2}{6 x}$ with $x=\frac{h ν}{kT}$ in contrast to the Planck energy $\tilde{E}=kT$. The theory is applied to calculate corrections in black body radiation and in the Debye solid. Fractional energy fluctuations are found to show a $1/ν$ power spectrum in the low frequency range. A satisfactory model of frequency fluctuations in a quartz crystal resonator follows. A sketch of the whole Ramanujan--Rademacher theory of partitions is reminded as well.

math-ph↗

arXiv2003

Modular functions and Ramanujan sums for the analysis of 1/f noise in electronic circuits

A number theoretical model of $1/f$ noise found in phase locked loops is developed. The dynamics of phases and frequencies involved in the nonlinear mixing of oscillators and the low-pass filtering is formulated thanks to the rules of the hyperbolic geometry of the half plane. A cornerstone of the analysis is the Ramanujan sums expansion of arithmetical functions found in prime number theory, and their link to Riemann hypothesis.

hep-th↗