Quantum Chaos Bibliography
Here is a list of articles and books that can help you learn about Quantum Chaos,
along with some brief comments about each.
- Non-technical articles
- "Quantum chaos", R. V. Jensen, Nature 23 January 1992, p.
311. This is a great place to start and it is written by one of the
leading researchers in the field.
- "Quantum Chaos", M. C.
Gutzwiller, Scientific American January 1992, p. 78. Another
good introduction
written by a researcher who made on of the most exciting discoveries in
the area of quantum chaos. Also see Gutzwiller's book listed below.
- "Quantum physics on the edge of chaos", M. Berry, New
Scientist 19 November 1987, p. 44. An early introduction to quantum
chaos by an eminent physicist.
- "Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, and the Arrow of Time", T.
A. Heppenheimer, MOSAIC Summer 1989, p. 2. Although not written by a
researcher, this article provides a broad introduction to the work of
several groups in the field.
- Technical textbooks
- Chaos in Classical and Quantum Mechanics, M. C.
Gutzwiller, Springer-Verlag, New York (1990). Focuses on the relation
between quantum eigenvalues and classical periodic orbits, work done
mostly by Gutzwiller himself.
- The Transition to Chaos in Conservative Classical Systems:
Quantum Manifestations, L. E. Reichl, Springer-Verlag, New York
(1992). Contains a wealth of information. Written by my thesis
advisor, so I may be a bit biased.
- Quantum Signatures of Chaos, F. Haake, Springer-Verlag,
New York (1992). Focuses on statistical properties of eigenvalues and
their relation to chaos.
- Quantum Chaos: An Introduction, H.-J. Stockmann,
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (2000). This is a new
introduction to the subject that I have not yet had the chance to read.
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