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Vertical motion and ''scarred'' eigenfunctions in the stadium billiard

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. A; (United States)

A subset of pseudoregular eigenfunctions of the classically chaotic stadium billiard is shown to participate strongly in vertically directed motion, supporting the conjectures of McDonald and of Heller regarding periodic orbits and pseudoregular eigenfunctions.

Research Organization:
Chemical Physics Theory Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S1A1
OSTI ID:
5698246
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. A; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. A; (United States) Vol. 31:5; ISSN PLRAA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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