Localization of Chaotic Resonance States due to a Partial Transport Barrier

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Chaotic eigenstates of quantum systems are known to localize on either side of a classical partial transport barrier if the flux connecting the two sides is quantum mechanically not resolved due to Heisenberg's uncertainty. Surprisingly, in open systems with escape chaotic resonance states can localize even if the flux is quantum mechanically resolved. We explain this using the concept of conditionally invariant measures from classical dynamical systems by introducing a new quantum mechanically relevant class of such fractal measures. We numerically find quantum-to-classical correspondence for localization transitions depending on the openness of the system and on the decay rate of resonance states.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number254101
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume115
Issue number25
Publication statusPublished - 15 Dec 2015
Peer-reviewedYes

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