Chaos in the Quantum Field Theory <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>S</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math>-Matrix
Vladimir Rosenhaus
Abstract
A number of studies have shown that chaos occurs in scattering: the outgoing deflection angle is seen to be an erratic function of the impact parameter. We propose to extend this to quantum field theory and to use the erratic behavior of the many-particle S-matrix as a probe of chaos.
Topics & Concepts
Field (mathematics)PhysicsCHAOS (operating system)Computer scienceMathematicsPure mathematicsComputer securityQuantum chaos and dynamical systemsQuantum many-body systemsQuantum Mechanics and Applications