Mode fluctuations as fingerprint of chaotic and non-chaotic systems

Abstract

The mode-fluctuation distribution $P(W)$ is studied for chaotic as well as for non-chaotic quantum billiards. This statistic is discussed in the broader framework of the $E(k,L)$ functions being the probability of finding $k$ energy levels in a randomly chosen interval of length $L$, and the distribution of $n(L)$, where $n(L)$ is the number of levels in such an interval, and their cumulants $c_k(L)$. It is demonstrated that the cumulants provide a possible measure for the distinction between chaotic and non-chaotic systems. The vanishing of the normalized cumulants $C_k$, $k\ge 3$, implies a Gaussian behaviour of $P(W)$, which is realized in the case of chaotic systems, whereas non-chaotic systems display non-vanishing values for these cumulants leading to a non-Gaussian behaviour of $P(W)$. For some integrable systems there exist rigorous proofs of the non-Gaussian behaviour which are also discussed. Our numerical results and the rigorous results for integrable systems suggest that a clear fingerprint of chaotic systems is provided by a Gaussian distribution of the mode-fluctuation distribution $P(W)$.

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