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Classical and quantum investigations of four-dimensional maps with a mixed phase space

Für das Verständnis einer Vielzahl von Problemen von der Himmelsmechanik bis hin zur Beschreibung von Molekülen spielen Systeme mit mehr als zwei Freiheitsgraden eine entscheidende Rolle. Aufgrund der Dimensionalität gestaltet sich ein Verständnis dieser Systeme jedoch deutlich schwieriger als bei Systemen mit zwei oder weniger Freiheitsgraden. Die vorliegende Arbeit soll zum besseren Verständnis der klassischen und quantenmechanischen Eigenschaften getriebener Systeme mit zwei Freiheitsgraden beitragen. Hierzu werden dreidimensionale Schnitte durch den Phasenraum von 4D Abbildungen betrachtet. Anhand dreier Beispiele, deren Phasenräume zunehmend kompliziert sind, werden diese 3D Schnitte vorgestellt und untersucht. In einer sich anschließenden quantenmechanischen Untersuchung gehen wir auf zwei wichtige Aspekte ein. Zum einen untersuchen wir die quantenmechanischen Signaturen des klassischen "Arnold Webs". Es wird darauf eingegangen, wie die Quantenmechanik dieses Netz im semiklassischen Limes auflösen kann. Darüberhinaus widmen wir uns dem wichtigen Aspekt quantenmechanischer Kopplungen klassisch getrennter Phasenraumgebiete anhand der Untersuchung dynamischer Tunnelraten. Für diese wenden wir sowohl den in der Literatur bekannten "fictitious integrable system approach" als auch die Theorie des resonanz-unterstützen Tunnelns auf 4D Abbildungen an.:Contents ..... v
1 Introduction ..... 1
2 2D mappings ..... 5
2.1 Hamiltonian systems with 1.5 degrees of freedom ..... 5
2.2 The 2D standard map ..... 6
3 Classical dynamics of higher dimensional systems ..... 11
3.1 Coupled standard maps as paradigmatic example ..... 12
Stability of fixed points in 4D maps ..... 13
Center manifolds of elliptic degrees of freedom ..... 13
3.2 Near-integrable systems ..... 15
3.2.1 Analytical description of multidimensional, near-integrable systems ..... 15
Resonance structures in 4D maps ..... 16
3.2.2 Pendulum approximation ..... 18
3.2.3 Normal forms ..... 24
3.2.4 Arnold diffusion and Arnold web ..... 24
3.3 Numerical tools for the analysis of regular and chaotic motion ..... 26
3.3.1 Frequency analysis ..... 26
Aim of the frequency analysis ..... 26
Realizations of the frequency analysis ..... 27
Wavelet transforms ..... 30
3.3.2 Fast Lyapunov indicator ..... 31
3.3.3 Phase-space sections ..... 33
Skew phase-space sections containing invariant eigenspaces ..... 34
3.4 Systems with regular dynamics and a large chaotic sea ..... 35
3.4.1 Designed maps: Map with linear regular region, P_llu ..... 36
Phase space of the designed map with linear regular region ..... 38
FLI values ..... 41
Estimating the size of the regular region ..... 43
3.4.2 Designed maps: Islands with resonances, P_nnc ..... 46
Frequency analysis ..... 46
FLI values and volume of the regular and stochastic region ..... 50
Frequency analysis for rank-2 resonance ..... 52
Phase-space sections at different positions p_1 and p_2 ..... 53
Using color to provide the 4-th coordinate ..... 53
Skew phase-space sections containing invariant eigenspaces ..... 57
Arnold diffusion ..... 58
3.4.3 Generic maps: Coupled standard maps, P_csm ..... 63
FLI values and volume of the regular and stochastic region ..... 63
Analysis of fundamental frequencies ..... 66
Skew phase-space sections containing invariant eigenspaces ..... 69
4 Quantum Mechanics ..... 75
4.1 Quantization of Classical Maps ..... 77
4.2 Eigenstates of the time evolution operator U ..... 79
4.2.1 Eigenstates of P_llu ..... 80
4.2.2 Eigenstates of P_nnc ..... 84
4.2.3 Eigenstates of P_csm ..... 87
4.3 Quantum signatures of the stochastic layer ..... 89
4.3.1 Eigenstates resolving the stochastic layer ..... 90
4.3.2 Wave-packet dynamics into the stochastic layer ..... 94
4.4 Dynamical tunneling rates ..... 98
4.4.1 Numerical calculation of dynamical tunneling rates ..... 99
4.4.2 Direct regular-to-chaotic tunneling rates gamma^d of P_llu ..... 101
4.4.3 Prediction of gamma^d using the fictitious integrable system approach ..... 103
4.4.4 Dynamical tunneling rates of P_nnc ..... 105
4.4.5 Interlude: Theory of resonance assisted tunneling (RAT) ..... 106
4.4.6 Prediction of tunneling rates for P_nnc, RAT ..... 111
Selection rules from nonlinear resonances ..... 111
Energy denominators ..... 114
Estimating the parameters of the pendulum approximation from phase-space properties ..... 116
Prediction ..... 118
4.4.7 Dynamical tunneling rates of P_csm ..... 120
5 Summary and outlook ..... 123
Appendix ..... 125
A Potential of the designed map ..... 125
B Quantum-number assignment-algorithm ..... 128
C Alternate paths due to alternate resonances in the description of RAT ..... 131
D Alternate resonances in the description of RAT leading to different tunneling rates ..... 133
E Tunneling rates of map with nonlinear resonances but uncoupled regular region ..... 133
F Interpolation of quasienergies ..... 135
G 2D Poincar'e map for the pendulum approximation ..... 137
H RAT prediction broken down to single paths ..... 139
I Linearization of the pendulum approximation ..... 140
J Iterative diagonalization schemes for the semiclassical limit ..... 143
Inverse iteration ..... 143
Arnoldi method ..... 144
Lanczos algorithm ..... 144
List of figures ..... 148
Bibliography ..... 163 / Systems with more than two degrees of freedom are of fundamental importance for the understanding of problems ranging from celestial mechanics to molecules. Due to the dimensionality the classical phase-space structure of such systems is more difficult to understand than for systems with two or fewer degrees of freedom. This thesis aims for a better insight into the classical as well as the quantum mechanics of 4D mappings representing driven systems with two degrees of freedom. In order to analyze such systems, we introduce 3D sections through the 4D phase space which reveal the regular and chaotic structures. We introduce these concepts by means of three example mappings of increasing complexity. After a classical analysis the systems are investigated quantum mechanically. We focus especially on two important aspects: First, we address quantum mechanical consequences of the classical Arnold web and demonstrate how quantum mechanics can resolve this web in the semiclassical limit. Second, we investigate the quantum mechanical tunneling couplings between regular and chaotic regions in phase space. We determine regular-to-chaotic tunneling rates numerically and extend the fictitious integrable system approach to higher dimensions for their prediction. Finally, we study resonance-assisted tunneling in 4D maps.:Contents ..... v
1 Introduction ..... 1
2 2D mappings ..... 5
2.1 Hamiltonian systems with 1.5 degrees of freedom ..... 5
2.2 The 2D standard map ..... 6
3 Classical dynamics of higher dimensional systems ..... 11
3.1 Coupled standard maps as paradigmatic example ..... 12
Stability of fixed points in 4D maps ..... 13
Center manifolds of elliptic degrees of freedom ..... 13
3.2 Near-integrable systems ..... 15
3.2.1 Analytical description of multidimensional, near-integrable systems ..... 15
Resonance structures in 4D maps ..... 16
3.2.2 Pendulum approximation ..... 18
3.2.3 Normal forms ..... 24
3.2.4 Arnold diffusion and Arnold web ..... 24
3.3 Numerical tools for the analysis of regular and chaotic motion ..... 26
3.3.1 Frequency analysis ..... 26
Aim of the frequency analysis ..... 26
Realizations of the frequency analysis ..... 27
Wavelet transforms ..... 30
3.3.2 Fast Lyapunov indicator ..... 31
3.3.3 Phase-space sections ..... 33
Skew phase-space sections containing invariant eigenspaces ..... 34
3.4 Systems with regular dynamics and a large chaotic sea ..... 35
3.4.1 Designed maps: Map with linear regular region, P_llu ..... 36
Phase space of the designed map with linear regular region ..... 38
FLI values ..... 41
Estimating the size of the regular region ..... 43
3.4.2 Designed maps: Islands with resonances, P_nnc ..... 46
Frequency analysis ..... 46
FLI values and volume of the regular and stochastic region ..... 50
Frequency analysis for rank-2 resonance ..... 52
Phase-space sections at different positions p_1 and p_2 ..... 53
Using color to provide the 4-th coordinate ..... 53
Skew phase-space sections containing invariant eigenspaces ..... 57
Arnold diffusion ..... 58
3.4.3 Generic maps: Coupled standard maps, P_csm ..... 63
FLI values and volume of the regular and stochastic region ..... 63
Analysis of fundamental frequencies ..... 66
Skew phase-space sections containing invariant eigenspaces ..... 69
4 Quantum Mechanics ..... 75
4.1 Quantization of Classical Maps ..... 77
4.2 Eigenstates of the time evolution operator U ..... 79
4.2.1 Eigenstates of P_llu ..... 80
4.2.2 Eigenstates of P_nnc ..... 84
4.2.3 Eigenstates of P_csm ..... 87
4.3 Quantum signatures of the stochastic layer ..... 89
4.3.1 Eigenstates resolving the stochastic layer ..... 90
4.3.2 Wave-packet dynamics into the stochastic layer ..... 94
4.4 Dynamical tunneling rates ..... 98
4.4.1 Numerical calculation of dynamical tunneling rates ..... 99
4.4.2 Direct regular-to-chaotic tunneling rates gamma^d of P_llu ..... 101
4.4.3 Prediction of gamma^d using the fictitious integrable system approach ..... 103
4.4.4 Dynamical tunneling rates of P_nnc ..... 105
4.4.5 Interlude: Theory of resonance assisted tunneling (RAT) ..... 106
4.4.6 Prediction of tunneling rates for P_nnc, RAT ..... 111
Selection rules from nonlinear resonances ..... 111
Energy denominators ..... 114
Estimating the parameters of the pendulum approximation from phase-space properties ..... 116
Prediction ..... 118
4.4.7 Dynamical tunneling rates of P_csm ..... 120
5 Summary and outlook ..... 123
Appendix ..... 125
A Potential of the designed map ..... 125
B Quantum-number assignment-algorithm ..... 128
C Alternate paths due to alternate resonances in the description of RAT ..... 131
D Alternate resonances in the description of RAT leading to different tunneling rates ..... 133
E Tunneling rates of map with nonlinear resonances but uncoupled regular region ..... 133
F Interpolation of quasienergies ..... 135
G 2D Poincar'e map for the pendulum approximation ..... 137
H RAT prediction broken down to single paths ..... 139
I Linearization of the pendulum approximation ..... 140
J Iterative diagonalization schemes for the semiclassical limit ..... 143
Inverse iteration ..... 143
Arnoldi method ..... 144
Lanczos algorithm ..... 144
List of figures ..... 148
Bibliography ..... 163

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:26091
Date05 July 2012
CreatorsRichter, Martin
ContributorsKetzmerick, Roland, Keshavamurty, Srihari, Technische Universität Dresden
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
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Typedoc-type:doctoralThesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis, doc-type:Text
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