Manifestation of scarring in a driven system with wave chaos.
We consider wave propagation in a model of a deep ocean acoustic wave guide with a periodic range dependence. It is assumed that the wave field is governed by the parabolic equation. Formally the mathematical model of the wave guide coincides with that of a quantum system with time-dependent Hamiltonian. From the analysis of Floquet modes of the wave guide it is shown that there exists a "scarring" effect similar to that observed in quantum systems. It turns out that the segments of an unstable periodic ray trajectory may be distinguished in the spatial distribution of the wave field intensity at a finite wavelength. Besides the scarring effect, it is found that the so-called "stable islands" in the phase space of ray dynamics reveal themselves in the coarse-grained Wigner functions of the Floquet modes.
Virovlyansky
A L
AL
Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Science, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
Zaslavsky
G M
GM
D000162:Acoustics; D015233:Models, Statistical; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010811:Natural Science Disciplines / Q000379:methods; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010825:Physics / Q000379:methods; D013597:Systems Analysis; D013598:Systems Theory