Quantum ergodicity and semiclassical measures: mathematical results

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.12098v1
• Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:54:46 GMT
• Title: Quantum ergodicity and semiclassical measures: mathematical results
• Abstract summary: We focus on the macroscopic distribution of these eigenmodes, which is described by the concept of semiclassical measure.<n>We provide the detailed proof of the Quantum Ergodicity theorem, originally due to Schnirelman.<n>In particular, we describe the constraints on admissible semiclassical measures, in terms of their Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy, as well as more recent delocalization results.
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• Abstract: In this chapter we review some results describing the high-frequency eigenmodes of the Laplacian on compact manifolds, or Euclidean domains, for which the geodesic flow is chaotic. We focus on the macroscopic distribution of these eigenmodes, which is described by the concept of semiclassical measure. The main result on the question is the Quantum Ergodicity theorem, originally due to Schnirelman. We provide the detailed proof of this theorem, including the adjustments necessary to treat the case of manifolds with boundary. We also discuss the Quantum Unique Ergodicity conjecture, and some progress towards this conjecture for strongly chaotic (Anosov) systems. In particular, we describe the constraints on admissible semiclassical measures, in terms of their Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy, as well as more recent delocalization results.

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