Gutzwiller trace formula

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The Gutzwiller trace formula is a semiclassical tool in quantum chaos that links the quantum energy spectrum of a system to the properties of its classical periodic orbits.

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instanceOf semiclassical approximation ⓘ
theoretical physics concept ⓘ
trace formula ⓘ
appliesTo bounded Hamiltonian systems ⓘ
classically chaotic systems ⓘ
quantum systems with chaotic classical limit ⓘ
systems with discrete energy spectrum ⓘ
approximationMethod stationary phase approximation ⓘ
approximationType semiclassical limit ⓘ
assumes hyperbolic classical dynamics ⓘ
isolated unstable periodic orbits ⓘ
basedOn periodic orbit theory ⓘ
characterizes fluctuating part of the density of states ⓘ
developedBy Martin C. Gutzwiller NERFINISHED ⓘ
expresses density of states as sum over periodic orbits ⓘ
field classical mechanics ⓘ
mathematical physics ⓘ
quantum chaos ⓘ
quantum mechanics ⓘ
semiclassical physics ⓘ
framework path integral formulation of quantum mechanics ⓘ
generalizationOf Bohr–Sommerfeld quantization NERFINISHED ⓘ
Einstein–Brillouin–Keller quantization NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasComponent oscillatory periodic orbit sum ⓘ
smooth Weyl term ⓘ
involves amplitudes determined by orbit stability ⓘ
phases determined by classical action ⓘ
sum over all classical periodic orbits ⓘ
limit Planck constant going to zero ⓘ
publishedIn Journal of Mathematical Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo Berry–Tabor formula NERFINISHED ⓘ
Selberg trace formula NERFINISHED ⓘ
random matrix theory ⓘ
relates classical periodic orbits ⓘ
quantum energy spectrum ⓘ
usedFor calculation of level density fluctuations ⓘ
semiclassical quantization of chaotic systems ⓘ
spectral statistics of quantum systems ⓘ
usedIn mesoscopic physics ⓘ
molecular spectroscopy ⓘ
nuclear physics ⓘ
quantum billiards ⓘ
solid-state physics ⓘ
usesConcept Lyapunov exponents ⓘ
Maslov index NERFINISHED ⓘ
classical action ⓘ
stability matrix ⓘ
validIn short-wavelength limit ⓘ
yearProposed 1971 ⓘ

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