Chaotic vibrations and strong scars

Nalini Anantharaman (1) , Stéphane Nonnenmacher (2)

1 CMLS - Centre de Mathématiques Laurent Schwartz
2 IPHT - Institut de Physique Théorique - UMR CNRS 3681

This article aims at popularizing some aspects of "quantum chaos", in particular the study of eigenmodes of classically chaotic systems, in the semiclassical (or high frequency) limit.

Mots clés: quantum chaos; quantum ergodicity; semiclassical measures; metric entropy

Domaines: Physique mathématique [math-ph]; Physique mathématique [math-ph]; Equations aux dérivées partielles [math.AP]; Systèmes dynamiques [math.DS]

Nalini Anantharaman, Stéphane Nonnenmacher. Chaotic vibrations and strong scars. EMS Newsletter, 2009, 74, pp.19-24. ⟨hal-00448745⟩