Quantum chaotic scattering

• Grant number: 09/17782-6
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: April 01, 2010
• End date: March 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - General Physics
• Principal Investigator: Marcel Novaes
• Grantee: Marcel Novaes
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Exatas e de Tecnologia (CCET). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

We propose a semiclassical investigation of quantum scattering in systems with chaotic classical dynamics. This type of system has been realized in several experimental settings, involving electrons in quantum dots, microwaves in metallic cavities and electromagnetic waves in microlasers. The main objective is the development of an approach based on periodic orbits, that will allow a unified treatment of all these systems in an efficient manner. (AU)