Microscopic Origin of Quantum Chaos in Rotational Damping

Abstract

The rotational spectrum of ${}^{168}$Yb is calculated diagonalizing different effective interactions within the basis of unperturbed rotational bands provided by the cranked shell model. A transition between order and chaos taking place in the energy region between 1 and 2 MeV above the yrast line is observed, associated with the onset of rotational damping. It can be related to the higher multipole components of the force acting among the unperturbed rotational bands.

7 pages, plain TEX, YITP/K-996

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