Quantum chaos in PT symmetric quantum systems
arXiv:2401.07215 · doi:10.21468/SciPostPhys.19.5.120
Abstract
In this study, we explore the interplay between -symmetry and quantum chaos in a non-Hermitian dynamical system. We consider an extension of the standard diagnostics of quantum chaos, namely the complex level spacing ratio and out-of-time-ordered correlators (OTOCs), to study the -symmetric quantum kicked rotor model. The kicked rotor has long been regarded as a paradigmatic dynamic system to study classical and quantum chaos. By introducing non-Hermiticity in the quantum kicked rotor, we uncover new phases and transitions that are absent in the Hermitian system. From the study of the complex level spacing ratio, we locate three regimes -- one which is integrable and -symmetry, another which is chaotic with -symmetry and a third which is chaotic but with broken -symmetry. We find that the complex level spacing ratio can distinguish between all three phases. Since calculations of the OTOC can be related to those of the classical Lyapunov exponent in the semi-classical limit, we investigate its nature in these regimes and at the phase boundaries. In the phases with -symmetry, the OTOC exhibits behaviour akin to what is observed in the Hermitian system in both the integrable and chaotic regimes. Moreover, in the -symmetry broken phase, the OTOC demonstrates additional exponential growth stemming from the complex nature of the eigenvalue spectrum at later times. We derive the analytical form of the late-time behaviour of the OTOC. By defining a normalized OTOC to mitigate the effects caused by -symmetry breaking, we show that the OTOC exhibits singular behaviour at the transition from the -symmetric chaotic phase to the -symmetry broken, chaotic phase.
11 pages. Main text + supplementary material. 6 figures in the main text and three in the supplementary material
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