Matrix elements for the quantum cat map: fluctuations in short windows

Matrix Elements for the Quantum Cat Map: Fluctuations in Short Windows

We study fluctuations of the matrix coefficients for the quantized cat map. We consider the sum of matrix coefficients corresponding to eigenstates whose eigenphases lie in a randomly chosen window, assuming that the length of the window shrinks with Planck’s constant. We show that if the length of the window is smaller than the square root of Planck’s constant, but larger than the separation b...

On the Fluctuations of Matrix Elements of the Quantum Cat Map

We study the fluctuations of the diagonal matrix elements of the quantum cat map about their limit. We show that after suitable normalization, the fifth centered moment for the Hecke basis vanishes in the semiclassical limit, confirming in part a conjecture of Kurlberg and Rudnick. We also study sums of matrix elements lying in short windows. For observables with zero mean, the first moment of ...

On the Distribution of Matrix Elements for the Quantum Cat Map

On the Distribution of Matrix Elements for the Quantum Cat Map

For many classically chaotic systems it is believed that the quantum wave functions become uniformly distributed, that is the matrix elements of smooth observables tend to the phase space average of the observable. In this paper we study the fluctuations of the matrix elements for the desymmetrized quantum cat map. We present a conjecture for the distribution of the normalized matrix elements, ...

the search for the self in becketts theatre: waiting for godot and endgame

this thesis is based upon the works of samuel beckett. one of the greatest writers of contemporary literature. here, i have tried to focus on one of the main themes in becketts works: the search for the real "me" or the real self, which is not only a problem to be solved for beckett man but also for each of us. i have tried to show becketts techniques in approaching this unattainable goal, base...