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Prediction of quantum many-body chaos in protactinium atom

A. V. ViatkinaMikhail KozlovVictor V. FlambaumVictor V. Flambaum

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PhysicsAtomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)010308 nuclear & particles physicsChaoticFOS: Physical sciencesParity (physics)Configuration interaction01 natural sciencesQuantum chaosPhysics - Atomic PhysicsTotal angular momentum quantum numberQuantum mechanics0103 physical sciencesStatistical theory010306 general physicsQuantumEigenvalues and eigenvectors

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Energy level spectrum of protactinium atom (Pa, Z=91) is simulated with a CI calculation. Levels belonging to the separate manifolds of a given total angular momentum and parity $J^\pi$ exhibit distinct properties of many-body quantum chaos. Moreover, an extremely strong enhancement of small perturbations takes place. As an example, effective three-electron interaction is investigated and found to play a significant role in the system. Chaotic properties of the eigenstates allow one to develop a statistical theory and predict probabilities of different processes in chaotic systems.

10.1103/physreva.95.022503http://arxiv.org/abs/1611.01028