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Ignacio García-Mata1, Eduardo Vergini2,3, Diego A Wisniacki4
1Instituto de Investigaciones Físicas de Mar del Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata and CONICET, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Abstract:
Excited-state quantum phase transitions (ESQPTs) are critical phenomena that generate singularities in the spectrum of quantum systems. For systems with a classical counterpart, these phenomena have their origin in the classical limit when the separatrix of an unstable periodic orbit divides phase space into different regions. Using a semiclassical theory of wave propagation based on the manifolds of unstable periodic orbits, we describe the quantum states associated with an ESQPT for the quantum standard map: a paradigmatic example of a kicked quantum system. Moreover, we show that finite-size precursors of ESQPTs shrink as chaos increases due to the disturbance of the system. This phenomenon is explained through destructive interference between principal homoclinic orbits.
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