How strongly does classical ergodicity influence quantum behavior?
Kenneth G Kay; Kenneth G Kay; Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
Журнал:
Physica Scripta
Дата:
1989-09-01
Аннотация:
The ability of a finite, autonomous, quantum mechanical system to reflect the ergodic behavior of its classical counterpart is discussed. It is argued that an attempt to identify unambiguously the consequences of rigorous ergodicity in such a quansum system would be futile. Instead, an approximate, temporary, form of ergodicity, called pseudoergodicity, is introduced and compared for the classical and quantum analogs of the Henon-Heiles system. The numerical results illustrate the extent to which quantum systems imitate classical statistical tendencies.
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