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The transfer operator approach to “quantum chaos”
Classical mechanics and the Laplace-Beltrami operator on PSL2(Z)\H
Tobias Mu¨hlenbruch
Joint work with D. Mayer and F. Str¨omberg
Institut fu¨r Mathematik
TU Clausthal
22 January 2009, Fernuniversit¨at in Hagen
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The full modular group PSL (Z)
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Let PSL2(Z) be the full modular group
PSL2(Z) = hS, T|(ST)3 = 1i = SL2(Z) mod { 1}
- ꢀ
- ꢁ
- ꢀ
- ꢁ
- ꢀ
- ꢁ
01
- −1
- 1
0
11
10
01
- with S =
- , T =
- and 1 =
- .
0
- ꢀ
- ꢁ
- ꢂ
az+b cz+d
- a
- b
if z ∈ C,
- M¨obius transformations:
- z =
a
- c
- d
if z = ∞.
c
Three orbits: the upper halfplane H = {x + iy; y > 0}, the projective real line P1R and the lower half plane. z1, z2 are PSL2(Z)-equivalent if ∃M ∈ PSL2(Z) with
M z1 = z2.
The full modular group PSL2(Z) is generated by−1
- translation T : z → z + 1 and inversion S : z →
- .
z
ꢃ
12
(Closed) fundamental domain F = z ∈ H; |z| ≥ 1, |Re(z)| ≤
.
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The modular surface PSL (Z)\H
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The upper half plane H = {x + iy; y > 0} can be viewed as a hyperbolic plane with constant negative curvature −1.
dx2+dy2
Line element ds
ds2 =
y2
dxdy
Volume element dA
dA =
y2
The M¨obius transformations are compatible with the hyperbolic metric. This way, it makes sense to speak of the
modular surface PSL2(Z)\H.
Gluing F along the identified edges, we obtain a realization of the modular surface PSL2(Z)\H, a non-compact, finite surface with √one
1+i
2
3
cusp at z → i∞ and two conic singularities at z = i and z = The hyperbolic plane H is also called the Poincar´e half plane. PSL2(Z)\H is arithmetic ( connection to number theory).
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Hecke triangle groups
Possible extension of PSL2(Z):
Hecke triangle groups Gq
Gq = hS, Tq|(STq)q = 1i with
, λq = 2 cos π/q and q = 3, 4, 5, . . ..
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- ꢁ
- ꢄ
- ꢅ
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λq
1
T =
Example: PSL2(Z) = G3. M¨obius transformation extends to Gq. Fundamental domain
- n
- o
λq
Fq = z ∈ H; |z| ≥ 1, |Re(z)| ≤
.
2
Fundamental domain forms a (2, q, ∞)
π
2
π
q
- hyperbolic triangle with angles
- ,
- and 0.
Gq\H is finite and non-compact. Gq\H is non-arithmetic for q = 3, 4, 6.
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Maass cusp forms
Maass cusp form u
u : H → C real-analytic function,
- ꢄ
- ꢅ
- ∆u = s(1 − s) u with ∆ = −y2 ∂x2 + ∂y2
- ,
u(M z) = u(z) for all M ∈ PSL2(Z),
- ꢄ
- ꢅ
u(x + iy) = O yC as y → ∞ for all C ∈ R.
Maass cusp form at
1
s = + i13.7797 . . ..
∆ admits self-adjoined extension in L2 PSL2(Z)\H .
2
- ꢄ
- ꢅ
s is called spectral parameter.
s(1 − s) > 14 , i.e., s ∈ + iR⋆.
12
Discrete spectrum, eigenvalues have finite multiplicity, It is assumed that eigenvalues have multiplicity 1. Precise location of eigenvalues is unknown.
P
√
(2π |n| y) e2πinx
Maass cusp form at
u(x + iy) =
- y
- an K
1
s− 2
0=n∈Z
12
s = + i9.533 . . ..
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The Laplace-Beltrami operator
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- ꢅ
L2 PSL2(Z)\H are realized by functions h satisfying h: H → C measurable, h(M z) = f (z) for all M ∈ PSL2(Z) and
R
2
F |h(x, iy)| y−2dxdy < ∞.
Some properties of ∆
The Laplace-Beltrami operator on L2(M) is the self-adjoined extension of ∆.
Spectrum of ∆ is discrete.
Area(H)
4π
Eigenvalues λ = s(1 − s) obey Weyl’s law: ♯{λ ≤ Λ} ∼ Conjectures about Eigenvalue statistics. Quantum unique ergodicity.
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Arithmetic properties: Hecke operators, associated L-series satisfy a GRH.
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Hurwitz continued fractions
Definition (Hurwitz continued fractions (CF))
We identify a sequence of integers, a0 ∈ Z, and a1, a2, . . . ∈ Z⋆ with a point
−1
- a
- a
2
x = Ta0 ST 1 ST · · · 0 = a0 +
=: [a0; a1, a2, . . .]
−1
a1 +
−1
...
a
2
+
and say that it is a
non-regular (formal) CF, [a0; a1, a2, . . .] in general.
regular CF, [a0; a1, a2, . . .], if it does not contain “forbidden blocks”:
- no 1 appear
- and
- if ai = 2 then ai+1 ≶ 0.
π = [3; −7, 16, 294, 3, 4, 5, 15, . . .] and e = [3; 4, 2, −5, −2, 7, 2, −9, . . .]
Equivalent points
x and y are equivalent :⇔ there exist a g ∈ PSL2(Z) such that gx = y ⇔ the CF of x and y have the same tail or the CF of x and y have tail [ 3 ] and [ −3 ].
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Associated dynamical system
The generating map f
12
- (x) ∈ Z denotes the nearest integer of x, i.e. |x − (x)| ≤
- .
- ꢆ
- ꢇ
1
For I = −2 , 12 the generating map for the CF of x is
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- ꢁ
- −1
- −1
f : I → I; x →
−
.
- x
- x
The coefficients a0, a1, . . . computed by
−1
a0 = (x) and xn+1 = f (xn) =
− an+1
xn
satisfy x = [a0; a1, . . .] and the CF is regular.
Natural extension of f
The natural extension of f is
- ꢀ
- ꢁ
−1
Ω → Ω; (x, y) → f (x),
y + a1
with x = [0; a1, . . .].
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PSL (Z) and geodesics
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Recall PSL2(Z) = hS, Ti. We denote geodesics γ on H by its base points: γ = (γ , γ+).
−
In the diagram we illustrate the closed geodesic γ = ([0; −3, −4], [0; −4, −3]−1).
Theorem
Each geodesic γ′ is PSL2(Z)-equivalent with a geodesic
γ = (γ , γ+) satisfying (γ , γ−1) ∈ Ω.
- −
- −
+
If γ′ is closed then γ = [0; a1, . . . , an] is regular and
−
γ+−1 = [0; an, . . . , a1]
If γ and υ satisfy (γ , γ−1), (υ , υ−1) ∈ Ω and no base point is
- −
- −
- +
- +
√
3−
5
- PSL2(Z)-equivalent with [0; 3] =
- then γ = υ.
2
Nearest λ-multiple continued fractions
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The Ising model and transfer matrices
Ernst Ising (1900 – 1998) discussed an 1 − d lattice spin model.
Ising-Model
Config. space S = { 1}N; left-shift τ : S → S, (τξ)i := ξi+1.
- P
- P
- ∞
- ∞
Total energy: E = −J i=1 ξi ξi+1 + B i=1 ξi with spin interaction J and magnetic field interaction B.)
Ernst Ising ≈ 1925.
Partition function Zm(A, s)
P
X
m−1 k=0
k
A(τ ξ)
e−s
- with s =
- and A(ξ) = J ξ0ξ1 + Bξ0.
1Temp.
Zm(A, s) =
ξ∈S; m−periodic
free energy = limm→∞ m−1 log Zm(A, s).
Ising rewrote Zm as
X
e(ξ1, ξ2) · · · e(ξm, ξ1) with e(ξi , ξj ) = e−s(Jξ ξ −Bξ )
.
- i
- j
- i
Zm(A, s) =
ξ
1
,...,ξ ∈{ 1}
m
Transfer matrix Ls
- „
- «
- `
- ´
e(+1, +1) e(+1, −1) e(−1, +1) e(−1, −1)
- Ls :=
- satisfies Zm(A, s) = trace Lsm
- .
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General form of a transfer operator
General form of a transfer operator
Given a set Λ and maps f : Λ → Λ and g : Λ → C, a transfer operator L acting on functions h: Λ → C is defined by
X
- ꢄ
- ꢅ
- Lh (x) =
- g(y) h(y)
y∈f −1(x)
Remarks:
Usually, take g = |J|−1 if the Jacobian J of f exists.
ꢄ
ꢅ−1
P
L of the form Lh(x) =
f ′(y)
h(y) is also known as a
y∈f −1(x)
Perron-Frobenius Operator.
more
Relation of L to the dynamical zeta-function:
1ζ(z) =
.
detc (1 − zL)
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The transfer operator for continued fractions
Recall respectively define:
0 −1
1 0
- `
- ´
- `
- ´
1 1 0 1
S =
- and T =
- ∈ PSL2(Z),
- ˛
- `
- `
- ´´
- `
- ´
- `
- ´
−s a b
c d
(z) := (cz + d)2
h
and
az+b cz+d
˛
h
2s
- ˆ
- ˜
- ˆ
- ˜
f : −12 ,
→ −12 ,
;
x →
(mod 1) = T−nS x for some n ∈ Z.
12
12
−1
x
The associated transfer operator is formally given by
ꢄ
ꢅ−s
P
Ls h(x) :=
f ′(y)
- h(y)
- (x ∈ [−1/2, 1/2])
y∈f −1(x)
Banach space (with sup-norm) V := C(D) ∩ Cω(D◦), D = {z; |z| ≤ 1}.
Transfer operator for continued fractions
The operator Ls : : V × V → V × V , Re(s) > 1, is defined as
- ꢈ
- ꢈ
ꢀP∞
P∞
ꢁ
n=3 h1ꢈ2sSTn
++
n=2 h2ꢈ2s ST−n
- ꢈ
- ꢈ
~
- P∞
- P∞
Ls h(z) =