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Almost all eigenfunctions of a rational polygon are uniformly distributed

  • University of Bristol

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Abstract

We consider an orthonormal basis of eigenfunctions of the Dirichlet Laplacian for a rational polygon. The modulus squared of the eigenfunctions defines a sequence of probability measures. We prove that this sequence contains a density-one subsequence that converges to Lebesgue measure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-113
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Spectral Theory
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

Funding

FundersFunder number
Royal Society Wolfson Research
Leverhulme Trust
Royal Society
Israel Science Foundation1083/10

    Keywords

    • Billiards in rational polygons
    • Pseudo-integrable systems
    • Quantum ergodicity

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