NONLINEAR DYNAMICS: QUANTUM CHAOS  
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	Georgia Tech PHYS 7224			Spring semester 2002  
	Predrag Cvitanovic'

	Lecture 14         Tue, Feb 26 2002 12:05-13:25 in Howey S106

Billiard dynamics
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The most accessible computation that tests semiclassical quantization
formalism for chaotic systems is the calculation of resoances
in billiard scattering (quantum game of pinball). We start by
a review of classical dynamics.

Reading:
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	Classical and Quantum Chaos	
        ---    www.nbi.dk/ChaosBook/postscript.html

	best not to print yet (but browse) 
chapter 3 - Maps
chapter 4 - Local stability

Problem set:
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Your essay about quantum scattering in your own words
is due today

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due Tue Feb 26 2002, in the class, or Predrag's mailbox or hand it to Y. Lan.