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B Dietz¹, T Friedrich, H L Harney

¹Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany.

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This study measures microwave resonator scattering in chaotic quantum billiards. Results confirm random-matrix theory predictions for S-matrix fluctuations with high accuracy.

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Area of Science:

Quantum chaos
Microwave resonators
Statistical mechanics

Background:

Quantum chaotic scattering describes systems where classical chaos influences quantum behavior.
Microwave resonators provide a platform to experimentally study quantum chaotic billiards.
Time-reversal invariance is a key property affecting scattering phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

To experimentally investigate statistical measures of S-matrix fluctuations in microwave resonators simulating chaotic quantum billiards.
To compare experimental data with theoretical predictions from the random-matrix approach.
To assess the accuracy of random-matrix theory in regimes of isolated and overlapping resonances, with and without time-reversal invariance.

Main Methods:

Measurement of moduli and phases of reflection and transmission amplitudes.
Utilizing microwave resonators to model quantum chaotic billiards.
Analysis of statistical measures for S-matrix fluctuations.
Comparison of experimental data with random-matrix theory predictions.

Main Results:

Experimental data for S-matrix fluctuations were obtained in various resonance regimes and symmetries.
Statistical measures derived from the data showed excellent agreement with random-matrix theory.
The theory was validated through goodness-of-fit tests and prediction of un-fitted measures.

Conclusions:

Random-matrix theory accurately describes quantum chaotic scattering in microwave resonators.
Experimental validation confirms the theory's predictive power for S-matrix fluctuations.
The study demonstrates the utility of microwave resonators for probing fundamental quantum chaotic phenomena.