Regular and chaotic quantum motions

• Published in: Physics letters. A Vol. 212; no. 1; pp. 29 - 38
• Main Authors: Iacomelli, Guglielmo, Pettini, Marco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 11.03.1996
• Subjects: 05.45.+b; 03.65.Bz; 03.65.−w

In the framework of Bohm's interpretation of quantum mechanics, particles are subject to both classical and quantum forces and actually follow physical trajectories. A natural definition of chaos in quantum mechanics is therefore possible and it is measured by a quantum Lyapunov exponent. In or...