title: Quantum-classical correspondence principle for work distributions in a chaotic system.
abstract: We numerically study the work distributions in a chaotic system and examine the relationship between quantum work and classical work. Our numerical results suggest that there exists a correspondence principle between quantum and classical work distributions in a chaotic system. This correspondence was proved for one-dimensional integrable systems in a recent work [Jarzynski, Quan, and Rahav, Phys. Rev. X 5, 031038 (2015)1063-651X10.1103/PhysRevX.5.031038]. Our investigation further justifies the definition of quantum work via two-point energy measurements.
authors.affiliation: School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Zongping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.|Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100871, China.|Wilczek Quantum Center, College of Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.|Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Applications (SICQEA), Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China.
authors.forename: Biao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.|Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Quan