arXiv · 0906.1435
Chaos and Correspondence in Classical and Quantum Hamiltonian Ratchets: A Heisenberg Approach
Abstract
Previous work [Gong and Brumer, Phys. Rev. Lett., 97, 240602 (2006)] motivates this study as to how asymmetry-driven quantum ratchet effects can persist despite a corresponding fully chaotic classical phase space. A simple perspective of ratchet dynamics, based on the Heisenberg picture, is introduced. We show that ratchet effects are in principle of common origin in classical and quantum mechanics, though full chaos suppresses these effects in the former but not necessarily the latter. The relationship between ratchet effects and coherent dynamical control is noted.
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Jordan Pelc, Jiangbin Gong, Paul Brumer. 2009-06-08. Chaos and Correspondence in Classical and Quantum Hamiltonian Ratchets: A Heisenberg Approach. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.79.066207
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