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Area of Science:

  • * Physics
  • * Dynamical Systems Theory
  • * Chaos Theory

Background:

  • * Scarring, the enhancement of probability density around unstable periodic orbits, is a known phenomenon in quantum mechanics.
  • * Classical systems exhibiting chaotic dynamics also display similar behaviors, though less understood.
  • * The role of noise in classical scarring and its relation to quantum scarring requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To numerically observe and characterize classical scarring in the eigenfunctions of the classical Perron-Frobenius operator.
  • * To investigate the presence of scarring in specific chaotic systems: noisy Anosov maps and the noisy Bunimovich stadium.
  • * To establish parallels between classical and quantum scarring and provide a mechanistic explanation for classical scarring.

Main Methods:

  • * Numerical simulations of noisy Anosov maps (perturbed cat maps) and the noisy Bunimovich stadium.
  • * Analysis of eigenfunctions of the classical Perron-Frobenius operator.
  • * Examination of finite-time Lyapunov exponents and autocorrelation functions to explain phase-space localization.

Main Results:

  • * Numerical observation of classical scarring in the eigenfunctions of the classical Perron-Frobenius operator for the studied systems.
  • * Demonstration of a parallel between classical and quantum scars, linked to propagator unitarity/nonunitarity.
  • * Mechanistic explanation for classical scarring in uniformly hyperbolic systems, involving finite-time Lyapunov exponents and noise-deterministic dynamics interplay.

Conclusions:

  • * Classical scarring is observable in noisy chaotic systems, specifically in the eigenfunctions of the Perron-Frobenius operator.
  • * The study provides a framework for understanding classical scarring and its connection to quantum scarring.
  • * Autocorrelation functions and their power spectra are identified as measurable indicators of classical scarring.