Laplace operator, Helmholtz equation (reduced wave equation), Poisson equation (35J05) Operations with distributions and generalized functions (46F10) Spectral problems; spectral geometry; scattering theory on manifolds (58J50) Semiclassical techniques, including WKB and Maslov methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81Q20) Quantum chaos (81Q50) (2)-body potential quantum scattering theory (81U05)
Abstract: We consider the Laplacian with a delta potential (a "point scatterer") on an irrational torus, where the square of the side ratio is diophantine. The eigenfunctions fall into two classes ---"old" eigenfunctions (75%) of the Laplacian which vanish at the support of the delta potential, and therefore are not affected, and "new" eigenfunctions (25%) which are affected, and as a result feature a logarithmic singularity at the location of the delta potential. Within a full density subsequence of the new eigenfunctions we determine all semiclassical measures in the weak coupling regime and show that they are localized along 4 wave vectors in momentum space --- we therefore prove the existence of so-called "superscars" as predicted by Bogomolny and Schmit. This result contrasts the phase space equidistribution which is observed for a full density subset of the new eigenfunctions of a point scatterer on a rational torus. Further, in the strong coupling limit we show that a weaker form of localization holds for a positive proportion of the new eigenvalues; in particular quantum ergodicity does not hold. We also explain how our results can be modified for rectangles with Dirichlet boundary conditions with a point scatterer in the interior. In this case our results extend previous work of Keating, Marklof and Winn who proved the existence of localized semiclassical measures under a non-clustering condition on the spectrum of the Laplacian.
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Cited in
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- Random moments for the new eigenfunctions of point scatterers on rectangular flat Tori
- Multifractal eigenfunctions for a singular quantum billiard
- On quasi-Herglotz functions in one variable
- Small scale equidistribution for a point scatterer on the torus
- Quantum ergodicity for point scatterers on arithmetic tori
- On the phase-space distribution of Bloch eigenmodes for periodic point scatterers
- Eigenvalues of Šeba billiards with localization of low-energy eigenfunctions
- Superscar states in rational polygon billiards -- a reality or an illusion?
- Superscars for arithmetic toral point scatterers
- Superscars for arithmetic point scatters II
- Quantitative equidistribution of eigenfunctions for toral Schrödinger operators
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