Birthmarks: Ergodicity Breaking Beyond Quantum Scars

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2412.02982v1
• Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 02:49:15 GMT
• Title: Birthmarks: Ergodicity Breaking Beyond Quantum Scars
• Authors: Anton M. Graf, Joonas Keski-Rahkonen, Mingxuan Xiao, Saul Atwood, Zhongling Lu, Siyuan Chen, Eric J. Heller,
• Abstract summary: In quantum versions of the same systems, classical ergodic traits can be broken.<n>We show that the birth and early evolution of a nonstationary state is remembered forever in infinite time averages.<n>We also visualize scar-amplified QBs unveiled within the time-averaged probability density of a wavepacket in a stadium system.
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• Abstract: One manifestation of classical ergodicity is a complete loss of memory of the initial conditions due to the eventual uniform exploration of phase space. In quantum versions of the same systems, classical ergodic traits can be broken. Here, we extend the concept of quantum scars in new directions, more focused on ergodicity and infinite time averages than individual eigenstates. We specifically establish a union of short and long-term enhancements in terms of a \emph{quantum birthmark} (QB). Subsequently, we show (1) that the birth and early evolution of a nonstationary state is remembered forever in infinite time averages, and (2) that early recurrences in the autocorrelation function inevitably lead to nonergodic flow over infinite times. We recount here that phase space cannot be explored ergodically if there are early recurrences (well before the Heisenberg time) in the autocorrelation of the initial nonstationary quantum state. Employing random matrix theory, we show that QB extends beyond individual states to entire subspaces or ``{\it birthplaces}" in Hilbert space. Finally, we visualize scar-amplified QBs unveiled within the time-averaged probability density of a wavepacket in a stadium system. By transcending the quantum scarring, QB delivers a new paradigm for understanding the elusive quantum nature of ergodicity.

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