title: Quantum chaos and fluctuations in isolated nuclear-spin systems.
abstract: Using numerical simulations we investigate dynamical quantum chaos in isolated nuclear spin systems. We determine the structure of quantum states, investigate the validity of the Curie law for magnetic susceptibility and find the spectrum of magnetic noise. The spectrum is the same for positive and negative temperatures. The study is motivated by recent interest in condensed-matter experiments for searches of fundamental parity- and time-reversal-invariance violations. In these experiments nuclear spins are cooled down to microkelvin temperatures and are completely decoupled from their surroundings. A limitation on statistical sensitivity of the experiments arises from the magnetic noise.
authors.affiliation: School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ludlow
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Sushkov