Quantum chaos and the correspondence principle.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
The correspondence principle is a cornerstone in the entire construction of quantum mechanics. This principle has been recently challenged by the observation of an early-time exponential increase of the out-of-time-ordered correlator (OTOC) in classically nonchaotic systems [E. B. Rozenbaum et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 014101 (2020)PRLTAO0031-900710.1103/PhysRevLett.125.014101]. Here, we show that the correspondence principle is restored after a proper treatment of the singular points. Furthermore, our results show that the OTOC maintains its role as a diagnostic of chaotic dynamics.