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arXiv1998

From chaotic to disordered systems - a periodic orbit approach

We apply periodic orbit theory to a quantum billiard on a torus with a variable number N of small circular scatterers distributed randomly. Provided these scatterers are much smaller than the wave length they may be regarded as sources of diffraction. The relevant part of the spectral determinant is due to diffractive periodic orbits only. We formulate this diffractive zeta function in terms of a N*N transfer matrix, which is transformed to real form. The zeros of this determinant can readily be computed. The determinant is shown to reproduce the full density of states for generic configurations if N>3. We study the statistics exhibited by these spectra. The numerical results suggest that the spectra tend to GOE statistics as the number of scatterers increases for typical members of the ensemble. A peculiar situation arises for configurations with four scatterers and kR tuned to kR=y_{0,1}\approx 0.899, where the statistics appears to be perfectly Poissonian.

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arXiv1999

Semiclassical form factor for chaotic systems with spin 1/2

We study the properties of the two-point spectral form factor for classically chaotic systems with spin 1/2 in the semiclassical limit, with a suitable semiclassical trace formula as our principal tool. To this end we introduce a regularized form factor and discuss the limit in which the so-called diagonal approximation can be recovered. The incorporation of the spin contribution to the trace formula requires an appropriate variant of the equidistribution principle of long periodic orbits as well as the notion of a skew product of the classical translational and spin dynamics. Provided this skew product is mixing, we show that generically the diagonal approximation of the form factor coincides with the respective predictions from random matrix theory.

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arXiv1998

The approach to thermal equilibrium in quantized chaotic systems

We consider many-body quantum systems that exhibit quantum chaos, in the sense that the observables of interest act on energy eigenstates like banded random matrices. We study the time-dependent expectation values of these observables, assuming that the system is in a definite (but arbitrary) pure quantum state. We induce a probability distribution for the expectation values by treating the zero of time as a uniformly distributed random variable. We show explicitly that if an observable has a nonequilibrium expectation value at some particular moment, then it is overwhelmingly likely to move towards equilibrium, both forwards and backwards in time. For deviations from equilibrium that are not much larger than a typical quantum or thermal fluctuation, we find that the time dependence of the move towards equilibrium is given by the Kubo correlation function, in agreement with Onsager's postulate. These results are independent of the details of the system's quantum state.

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arXiv1999

Trace identities and their semiclassical implications

The compatibility of the semiclassical quantization of area-preserving maps with some exact identities which follow from the unitarity of the quantum evolution operator is discussed. The quantum identities involve relations between traces of powers of the evolution operator. For classically {\it integrable} maps, the semiclassical approximation is shown to be compatible with the trace identities. This is done by the identification of stationary phase manifolds which give the main contributions to the result. The same technique is not applicable for {\it chaotic} maps, and the compatibility of the semiclassical theory in this case remains unsettled. The compatibility of the semiclassical quantization with the trace identities demonstrates the crucial importance of non-diagonal contributions.

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arXiv1999

The boundary integral method for magnetic billiards

We introduce a boundary integral method for two-dimensional quantum billiards subjected to a constant magnetic field. It allows to calculate spectra and wave functions, in particular at strong fields and semiclassical values of the magnetic length. The method is presented for interior and exterior problems with general boundary conditions. We explain why the magnetic analogues of the field-free single and double layer equations exhibit an infinity of spurious solutions and how these can be eliminated at the expense of dealing with (hyper-)singular operators. The high efficiency of the method is demonstrated by numerical calculations in the extreme semiclassical regime.

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arXiv1999

Semiclassical Theory of Short Periodic Orbits in Quantum Chaos

We have developed a semiclassical theory of short periodic orbits to obtain all quantum information of a bounded chaotic Hamiltonian system. If T_1 is the period of the shortest periodic orbit, T_2 the period of the next one and so on, the number N_p.o. of periodic orbits required in the calculation is such that T_1+...+T_N_{p.o} is approximately T_H, with T_H the Heisenberg time. As a result N_p.o \simeq h T_{H}/\ln (h T_{H}), where h is the topological entropy. For methods related to the trace formula N_{p.o} \simeq \exp(h T_{H})/ (h T_{H}).

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arXiv1999

Decimation and Harmonic Inversion of Periodic Orbit Signals

We present and compare three generically applicable signal processing methods for periodic orbit quantization via harmonic inversion of semiclassical recurrence functions. In a first step of each method, a band-limited decimated periodic orbit signal is obtained by analytical frequency windowing of the periodic orbit sum. In a second step, the frequencies and amplitudes of the decimated signal are determined by either Decimated Linear Predictor, Decimated Pade Approximant, or Decimated Signal Diagonalization. These techniques, which would have been numerically unstable without the windowing, provide numerically more accurate semiclassical spectra than does the filter-diagonalization method.

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arXiv1999

The predictability problem in systems with an uncertainty in the evolution law

The problem of error growth due to the incomplete knowledge of the evolution law which rules the dynamics of a given physical system is addressed. Major interest is devoted to the analysis of error amplification in systems with many characteristic times and scales. The importance of a proper parameterization of fast scales in systems with many strongly interacting degrees of freedom is highlighted and its consequences for the modelization of geophysical systems are discussed.

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arXiv1999

Real Arnold complexity versus real topological entropy for birational transformations

We consider a family of birational transformations of two variables, depending on one parameter, for which simple rational expressions with integer coefficients, for the exact expression of the dynamical zeta function, have been conjectured. together with an equality between the asymptotic of the Arnold complexity and the exponential of the topological entropy. This identification takes place for the birational mapping seen as a mapping bearing on two complex variables. We revisit this identification between these two quite `universal complexities' by considering now the mapping as a mapping bearing on two real variables. The definitions of the two previous `topological' complexities (Arnold complexity and topological entropy) are modified according to this real-variables point of view. Most of the `universality' is lost, but the identification survives.

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arXiv1996

Hopf's last hope: spatiotemporal chaos in terms of unstable recurrent patterns

Spatiotemporally chaotic dynamics of a Kuramoto-Sivashinsky system is described by means of an infinite hierarchy of its unstable spatiotemporally periodic solutions. An intrinsic parametrization of the corresponding invariant set serves as accurate guide to the high-dimensional dynamics, and the periodic orbit theory yields several global averages characterizing the chaotic dynamics.

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arXiv1997

Boundary contributions to the semiclassical traces of the baker's map

We evaluate the leading asymptotic contributions to the traces of the quantum baker's map propagator. Besides the usual Gutzwiller periodic orbit contribution, we identify boundary paths giving rise to anomalous log(hbar) terms. Some examples of these anomalous terms are calculated both numerically and analytically.

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arXiv1996

Computing Lyapunov spectra with continuous Gram-Schmidt orthonormalization

We present a straightforward and reliable continuous method for computing the full or a partial Lyapunov spectrum associated with a dynamical system specified by a set of differential equations. We do this by introducing a stability parameter beta>0 and augmenting the dynamical system with an orthonormal k-dimensional frame and a Lyapunov vector such that the frame is continuously Gram-Schmidt orthonormalized and at most linear growth of the dynamical variables is involved. We prove that the method is strongly stable when beta > -lambda_k where lambda_k is the k'th Lyapunov exponent in descending order and we show through examples how the method is implemented. It extends many previous results.

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arXiv1997

Vorticity alignment results for the three-dimensional Euler and Navier-Stokes equations

We address the problem in Navier-Stokes isotropic turbulence of why the vorticity accumulates on thin sets such as quasi-one-dimensional tubes and quasi-two-dimensional sheets. Taking our motivation from the work of Ashurst, Kerstein, Kerr and Gibson, who observed that the vorticity vector ${\boldmath$ω$}$ aligns with the intermediate eigenvector of the strain matrix $S$, we study this problem in the context of both the three-dimensional Euler and Navier-Stokes equations using the variables $α= \hat{\boldmath$ξ$}\cdot S\hat{\boldmath$ξ$}$ and ${\boldmath$χ$} = \hat{\boldmath$ξ$}\times S\hat{\boldmath$ξ$}$ where $\hat{\boldmath$ξ$} = {\boldmath$ω$}/ω$. This introduces the dynamic angle $ϕ(x,t) = \arctan(\fracχα)$, which lies between ${\boldmath$ω$}$ and $S{\boldmath$ω$}$. For the Euler equations a closed set of differential equations for $α$ and ${\boldmath$χ$}$ is derived in terms of the Hessian matrix of the pressure $P = \{p_{,ij}\}$. For the Navier-Stokes equations, the Burgers vortex and shear layer solutions turn out to be the Lagrangian fixed point solutions of the equivalent $(α,{\boldmath$χ$})$ equations with a corresponding angle $ϕ= 0$. Under certain assumptions for more general flows it is shown that there is an attracting fixed point of the $(α,\bchi)$ equations which corresponds to positive vortex stretching and for which the cosine of the corresponding angle is close to unity. This indicates that near alignment is an attracting state of the system and is consistent with the formation of Burgers-like structures.

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arXiv1997

Quadratic Volume Preserving Maps

We study quadratic, volume preserving diffeomorphisms whose inverse is also quadratic. Such maps generalize the Henon area preserving map and the family of symplectic quadratic maps studied by Moser. In particular, we investigate a family of quadratic volume preserving maps in three space for which we find a normal form and study invariant sets. We also give an alternative proof of a theorem by Moser classifying quadratic symplectic maps.

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arXiv1998

A Renormalization Group for Hamiltonians: Numerical Results

We describe a renormalization group transformation that is related to the breakup of golden invariant tori in Hamiltonian systems with two degrees of freedom. This transformation applies to a large class of Hamiltonians, is conceptually simple, and allows for accurate numerical computations. In a numerical implementation, we find a nontrivial fixed point and determine the corresponding critical index and scaling. Our computed values for various universal constants are in good agreement with existing data for area-preserving maps. We also discuss the flow associated with the nontrivial fixed point.

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arXiv1997

Beyond the periodic orbit theory

The global constraints on chaotic dynamics induced by the analyticity of smooth flows are used to dispense with individual periodic orbits and derive infinite families of exact sum rules for several simple dynamical systems. The associated Fredholm determinants are of particularly simple polynomial form. The theory developed suggests an alternative to the conventional periodic orbit theory approach to determining eigenspectra of transfer operators.

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arXiv1997

Orbital measures in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics: the Onsager relations

We assume that the properties of nonequilibrium stationary states of systems of particles can be expressed in terms of weighted orbital measures, i.e. through periodic orbit expansions. This allows us to derive the Onsager relations for systems of $N$ particles subject to a Gaussian thermostat, under the assumption that the entropy production rate is equal to the phase space contraction rate. Moreover, this also allows us to prove that the relevant transport coefficients are not negative. In the appendix we give an argument for the proper way of treating grazing collisions, a source of possible singularities in the dynamics.

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arXiv1997

Billiard Systems in Three Dimensions: The Boundary Integral Equation and the Trace Formula

We derive semiclassical contributions of periodic orbits from a boundary integral equation for three-dimensional billiard systems. We use an iterative method that keeps track of the composition of the stability matrix and the Maslov index as an orbit is traversed. Results are given for isolated periodic orbits and rotationally invariant families of periodic orbits in axially symmetric billiard systems. A practical method for determining the stability matrix and the Maslov index is described.

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