Ehrenfest Time and the Coherent Backscattering off Ballistic Cavities
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If the Ehrenfest time tau(E) of a ballistic cavity is not negligible in comparison to its dwell time tau(D), the weak localization correction to the cavity's transmission is suppressed proportional to exp(-tau(E/tau(D). At the same time, quantum interference enhances the probability of reflection into the mode of incidence by a factor two. This "enhanced backscattering" does not depend on the Ehrenfest time. We show that, in addition to the diagonal enhanced backscattering, there are off-diagonal contributions to coherent backscattering that become relevant if tau(E) > or = tau(D).
A semiclassical theory of phase-space dynamics of interacting bosons.
Mathew R, Tiesinga E J Phys B At Mol Opt Phys. 2020; 52(18).
PMID: 33033423 PMC: 7539661.