Fractional-power-law level statistics due to dynamical tunneling

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Abstract

For systems with a mixed phase space we demonstrate that dynamical tunneling universally leads to a fractional power law of the level-spacing distribution P(s) over a wide range of small spacings s. Going beyond Berry-Robnik statistics, we take into account that dynamical tunneling rates between the regular and the chaotic region vary over many orders of magnitude. This results in a prediction of P(s) which excellently describes the spectral data of the standard map. Moreover, we show that the power-law exponent is proportional to the effective Planck constant h(eff).

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)024101
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume106
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jan 2011
Peer-reviewedYes

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Scopus 78651279694
ORCID /0000-0002-7017-3738/work/142254010

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