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Dynamical stability of quantum 'chaotic' motion in a hydrogen atom

Authors :
G. Casati
Dima L. Shepelyansky
Boris Chirikov
Italo Guarneri
Source :
Physical review letters. 56(23)
Publication Year :
1986

Abstract

A simple numerical reversibility test which proves useful in exposing the chaotic nature of classical dynamical systems is applied to the quantum model of a hydrogen atom in a microwave field. The remarkable result is that, in spite of some apparent chaotic features, the quantum motion proves to be perfectly stable in contrast to the high instability of the classical chaotic motion.

Details

ISSN :
10797114
Volume :
56
Issue :
23
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Physical review letters
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....35fe629bc5895d178806cfbe17aeb133