Fractals and scars on a compact octagon

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/17/6/101MaRDI QIDQ4954044zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Janna Levin, John D. Barrow

Publication date 17 May 2000

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9909041

zbMATH Keywords

chaotic dynamicsfractalsclassical-to-quantum transitionfinite universecompact two-dimensional octagon

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Conformal densities and Hausdorff dimension for holomorphic dynamical systems (37F35) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

Abstract: A finite universe naturally supports chaotic classical motion. An ordered fractal emerges from the chaotic dynamics which we characterize in full for a compact 2-dimensional octagon. In the classical to quantum transition, the underlying fractal can persist in the form of scars, ridges of enhanced amplitude in the semiclassical wave function. Although the scarring is weak on the octagon, we suggest possible subtle implications of fractals and scars in a finite universe.

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