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Sudhir R. Jain

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arXiv2014

Quantum Mechanics of a Rotating Billiard

Integrability of a square billiard is spontaneously broken as it rotates about one of its corners. The system becomes quasi-integrable where the invariant tori are broken with respect to a certain parameter, $λ= 2E/ω^{2}$ where E is the energy of the particle inside the billiard and $ω$ is the angular frequency of rotation of billiard. We study the system classically and quantum mechanically in view of obtaining a correspondence in the two descriptions. Classical phase space in Poincaré surface of section shows transition from regular to chaotic motion as the parameter $λ$ is decreased. In the Quantum counterpart, the spectral statistics shows a transition from Poisson to Wigner distribution as the system turns chaotic with decrease in $λ$. The wavefunction statistics however show breakdown of time-reversal symmetry as $λ$ decreases.

nlin.CD↗

arXiv2014

Nodal domains of the equilateral triangle billiard

We characterise the eigenfunctions of an equilateral triangle billiard in terms of its nodal domains. The number of nodal domains has a quadratic form in terms of the quantum numbers, with a non-trivial number-theoretic factor. The patterns of the eigenfunctions follow a group-theoretic connection in a way that makes them predictable as one goes from one state to another. Extensive numerical investigations bring out the distribution functions of the mode number and signed areas. The statistics of the boundary intersections is also treated analytically. Finally, the distribution functions of the nodal loop count and the nodal counting function are shown to contain information about the classical periodic orbits using the semiclassical trace formula. We believe that the results belong generically to non-separable systems, thus extending the previous works which are concentrated on separable and chaotic systems.

quant-ph↗

arXiv2013

Random reverse-cyclic matrices and screened harmonic oscillator

We have calculated the joint probability distribution function for random reverse-cyclic matrices and shown that it is related to an N-body exactly solvable model. We refer to this well-known model potential as a screened harmonic oscillator. The connection enables us to obtain all the correlations among the particle positions moving in a screened harmonic potential. The density of nontrivial eigenvalues of this ensemble is found to be of the Wigner form and admits a hole at the origin, in contrast to the semicircle law of the Gaussian orthogonal ensemble of random matrices. The spacing distributions assume different forms ranging from Gaussian-like to Wigner.

math-ph↗

arXiv2013

Random cyclic matrices

We present a Gaussian ensemble of random cyclic matrices on the real field and study their spectral fluctuations. These cyclic matrices are shown to be pseudo-symmetric with respect to generalized parity. We calculate the joint probability distribution function of eigenvalues and the spacing distributions analytically and numerically. For small spacings, the level spacing distribution exhibits either a Gaussian or a linear form. Furthermore, for the general case of two arbitrary complex eigenvalues, leaving out the spacings among real eigenvalues, and, among complex conjugate pairs, we find that the spacing distribution agrees completely with the Wigner distribution for Poisson process on a plane. The cyclic matrices occur in a wide variety of physical situations, including disordered linear atomic chains and Ising model in two dimensions. These exact results are also relevant to two-dimensional statistical mechanics and $ν$-parametrized quantum chromodynamics.

math-ph↗

arXiv2013

Record statistics in random vectors and quantum chaos

The record statistics of complex random states are analytically calculated, and shown that the probability of a record intensity is a Bernoulli process. The correlation due to normalization leads to a probability distribution of the records that is non-universal but tends to the Gumbel distribution asymptotically. The quantum standard map is used to study these statistics for the effect of correlations apart from normalization. It is seen that in the mixed phase space regime the number of intensity records is a power law in the dimensionality of the state as opposed to the logarithmic growth for random states.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗

arXiv2011

Kolmogorov stochasticity parameter as a measure of quantum chaos

We propose the Kolmogorov stochasticity parameter, $λ$ for energy level spectra to classify quantum systems with corresponding classical dynamics ranging from integrable to chaotic. We also study the probability distribution function (PDF) of $λ$. Remarkably, the PDF of all the integrable systems studied here is the same and is found to be completely different from the PDF of chaotic systems. We also note that $λ_n$ for $n$ energy levels scales as $λ_n \sim n^{-α}$. Furthermore, with $α$, the stochastic probability (calculated from PDF) is seen to jump by about an order of magnitude as the systems turn chaotic.

nlin.CD↗

arXiv2004

Resonances and adiabatic invariance in classical and quantum scattering theory

We discover that the energy-integral of time-delay is an adiabatic invariant in quantum scattering theory and corresponds classically to the phase space volume. The integral thus found provides a quantization condition for resonances, explaining a series of results recently found in non-relativistic and relativistic regimes. Further, a connection between statistical quantities like quantal resonance-width and classical friction has been established with a classically deterministic quantity, the stability exponent of an adiabatically perturbed periodic orbit. This relation can be employed to estimate the rate of energy dissipation in finite quantum systems.

quant-ph↗

arXiv2004

A pseudo-unitary ensemble of random matrices, PT-symmetry and the Riemann Hypothesis

An ensemble of 2 x 2 pseudo-Hermitian random matrices is constructed that possesses real eigenvalues with level-spacing distribution exactly as for the Gaussian Unitary Ensemble found by Wigner. By a re-interpretation of Connes' spectral interpretation of the zeros of the Riemann zeta function, we propose to enlarge the scope of search of the Hamiltonian connected with the celebrated Riemann Hypothesis by suggesting that the Hamiltonian could also be PT-symmetric (or pseudo-Hermitian).

quant-ph↗

arXiv2004

Time Delay Plots of Unflavoured Baryons

We explore the usefulness of the existing relations between the $S$-matrix and time delay in characterizing baryon resonances in pion-nucleon scattering. We draw attention to the fact that the existence of a positive maximum in time delay is a necessary criterion for the existence of a resonance and should be used as a constraint in conventional analyses which locate resonances from poles of the $S$-matrix and Argand diagrams. The usefulness of the time delay plots of resonances is demonstrated through a detailed analysis of the time delay in several partial waves of $πN$ elastic scattering.

hep-ph↗

arXiv2003

Number of quantal resonances

Employing the concept of time-delay, a relation is found which counts the number of quantal resonances supported by a potential. Several simple and advanced illustrations include a treatment of square-well, Dirac delta barrier, an interesting physical situation from neutron reflectometry, and the Delta resonance appearing in the scattering of πmeson from proton.

quant-ph↗

arXiv2002

Pseudo-unitary symmetry and the Gaussian pseudo-unitary ensemble of random matrices

Employing the currently discussed notion of pseudo-Hermiticity, we define a pseudo-unitary group. Further, we develop a random matrix theory which is invariant under such a group and call this ensemble of pseudo-Hermitian random matrices as the pseudo-unitary ensemble. We obtain exact results for the nearest-neighbour level spacing distribution for (2 X 2) PT-symmetric Hamiltonian matrices which has a novel form, s log (1/s) near zero spacing. This shows a level repulsion in marked distinction with an algebraic form in the Wigner surmise. We believe that this paves way for a description of varied phenomena in two-dimensional statistical mechanics, quantum chromodynamics, and so on.

quant-ph↗

arXiv2001

Quantum Expression of Classical Chaos

Even as we understand for long that the world is quantal and buried in it is classical dynamics which is chaotic, finding eigenfunctions analytically from the the Schroedinger equation has turned out to be a near-impossibility. Here, we discover a class of chaotic quantum systems for which we obtain some analytically exact eigenfunctions in closed form. This paves way to an exact classical and quantum mechanical treatment of chaotic systems. Furthermore, we bring out connections, underlying the discovery, between different areas of physics and mathematics related to universality in fluctuations observed in a wide variety of complex quantum systems.

nlin.CD↗

arXiv2000

A class of N-body problems with nearest- and next-to-nearest neighbour interactions

We obtain the exact ground state and a part of the excitation spectrum in one dimension on a line and the exact ground state on a circle in a case where N particles are interacting via nearest- and next-to-nearest neighbour interactions. Further, using the exact ground-state, we establish a mapping between these N-body problems and the short-range Dyson models introduced recently to model intermediate spectral statistics. Using this mapping we compute the one- and two-point functions of a related many-body theory and show that there is no long-range order in the thermodynamic limit. However, quite remarkably, we prove the existence of an off-diagonal long-range order in the symmetrised version of the related many-body theory. Generalisation of the models to other root systems is also considered. Besides, we also generalize the model on the full line to higher dimensions. Finally, we consider a model in two dimensions in which all the states exhibit novel correlations.

cond-mat↗

arXiv1999

Dissipation in finite Fermi systems

We present a systematic theory of dissipation in finite Fermi systems like nuclei and metallic clusters. This theory is based on the application of semiclassical methods and random matrix theory to linear response of many-body systems. The theory is developed in the approximation wherein the many-body system can be treated as a single particle in an effective, time-dependent mean-field. We find semiclassical expressions for energy dissipation relevant in one-body dissipation in heavy nuclei. We also show that this energy dissipation, related to damping of collective excitations, is irreversible. The irreversibility is proved by our development of a quantum diffusion equation. It may be noted that the quantum diffusion equation is derived from the von Neumann equation and makes no assumption about the initial form of the density operator. It is shown that, in the semiclassical limit, the quantum diffusion equation reduces to the classical Smoluchowski equation. Further, we show that the dissipation is a purely quantal phenomenon as it is related to the geometric phase acquired by a single-particle wavefunction as the system evolves in a slow-varying mean-field. It is explicitly shown that the dissipation rate is related to the nature of dynamics and the spectrum of the classical Liouvillian operator. Finally, we present an expression for the viscosity tensor encountered in nuclear fission in terms of periodic orbits of the single particle in an adiabatically deforming nucleus.

nucl-th↗

arXiv1999

An exactly solvable many-body problem in one dimension

For N impenetrable particles in one dimension where only the nearest and next-to-nearest neighbours interact, we obtain the complete spectrum both on a line and on a circle. Further, we establish a mapping between these N-body problems and the short-range Dyson model introduced recently to model intermediate spectral statistics in some systems using which we compute the two-point correlation function and prove the absence of long-range order in the corresponding many-body theory. Further, we also show the absence of off-diagonal long-range order in these systems.

cond-mat↗

arXiv1998

Brownian motion model of random matrices revisited

We present a modified Brownian motion model for random matrices where the eigenvalues (or levels) of a random matrix evolve in "time" in such a way that they never cross each other's path. Also, owing to the exact integrability of the level dynamics, we incorporate long-time recurrences into the random walk problem underlying the Brownian motion. From this model, we derive the Coulomb interaction between the two eigenvalues. We further show that the Coulomb gas analogy fails if the confining potential, $V(E)$ is a transcendental function such that there exist orthogonal polynomials with weighting function, $\exp [-βE]$, where $β$ is a symmetry parameter.

cond-mat↗

arXiv1998

Adiabatic geometric phases and response functions

Treating a many-body Fermi system in terms of a single particle in a deforming mean field. We relate adiabatic geometric phase to susceptibility for the noncyclic case, and to its derivative for the cyclic case. Employing the semiclassical expression of susceptibility, the expression for geometric phase for chaotic quantum system immediately follows. Exploiting the well-known association of the absorptive part of susceptibility with dissipation, our relations may provide a quantum mechanical origin of the damping of collective excitations in Fermi systems.

chao-dyn↗

arXiv1998

A Diffusion Equation for Quantum Adiabatic Systems

For ergodic adiabatic quantum systems, we study the evolution of energy distribution as the system evolves in time. Starting from the von Neumann equation for the density operator, we obtain the quantum analogue of the Smoluchowski equation on coarse-graining over the energy spectrum. This result brings out the precise notion of quantum diffusion.

chao-dyn↗