Quantum mechanical analysis of the equilateral triangle billiard: Periodic orbit theory and wave packet revivals

DOI10.1006/APHY.2002.6276MaRDI QIDQ699091zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors M. A. Doncheski, R. W. Robinett

Publication date 1 October 2002

Published in Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0307063

zbMATH Keywords

periodic orbit theoryconnections between the energy eigenvalue spectrum and the classical closed pathsshort-term semi-classical behaviorshorter revival times for zero-momentum

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Semiclassical techniques, including WKB and Maslov methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81Q20)

Abstract: Using the fact that the energy eigenstates of the equilateral triangle infinite well (or billiard) are available in closed form, we examine the connections between the energy eigenvalue spectrum and the classical closed paths in this geometry, using both periodic orbit theory and the short-term semi-classical behavior of wave packets. We also discuss wave packet revivals and show that there are exact revivals, for all wave packets, at times given by $T_{rev}=9mu{a}^2/4hbarpi$ where $a$ and $mu$ are the length of one side and the mass of the point particle respectively. We find additional cases of exact revivals with shorter revival times for zero-momentum wave packets initially located at special symmetry points inside the billiard. Finally, we discuss simple variations on the equilateral ($60^{circ}-60^{circ}-60^{circ}$) triangle, such as the half equilateral ($30^{circ}-60^{circ}-90^{circ}$) triangle and other `foldings', which have related energy spectra and revival structures.

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