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Maximal scarring for eigenfunctions of quantum graphs

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posted on 2018-07-23, 09:59 authored by G. Berkolaiko, Brian WinnBrian Winn
We prove the existence of scarred eigenstates for star graphs with scattering matrices at the central vertex which are either a Fourier transform matrix, or a matrix that prohibits back-scattering. We prove the existence of scars that are half-delocalised on a single bond. Moreover we show that the scarred states we construct are maximal in the sense that it is impossible to have quantum eigenfunctions with a significantly lower entropy than our examples. These scarred eigenstates are on graphs that exhibit generic spectral statistics of random matrix type in the large graph limit, and, in contrast to other constructions, correspond to non-degenerate eigenvalues; they exist for almost all choices of lengths

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GB acknowledges partial support from the NSF under grant DMS1410657.

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  • Science

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  • Mathematical Sciences

Published in

Nonlinearity

Volume

31

Issue

10

Pages

4812 - 4850

Citation

BERKOLAIKO, G. and WINN, B., 2018. Maximal scarring for eigenfunctions of quantum graphs. Nonlinearity, 31 (10), pp.4812-4850.

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IOP Publishing © IOP Publishing Ltd & London Mathematical Society

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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This is the accepted version of the following article: BERKOLAIKO, G. and WINN, B., 2018. Maximal scarring for eigenfunctions of quantum graphs. Nonlinearity, 31 (10), pp.4812-4850, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6544/aad3fe.

Acceptance date

2018-07-17

Publication date

2018-09-12

ISSN

0951-7715

eISSN

1361-6544

Language

  • en

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