The boundary integral method for magnetic billiards

Citation
K. Hornberger et U. Smilansky, The boundary integral method for magnetic billiards, J PHYS A, 33(14), 2000, pp. 2829-2855
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS A-MATHEMATICAL AND GENERAL
ISSN journal
03054470 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
14
Year of publication
2000
Pages
2829 - 2855
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-4470(20000414)33:14<2829:TBIMFM>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We introduce a boundary integral method for two-dimensional quantum billiar ds subjected to a constant magnetic field, it allows us to calculate spectr a and wavefunctions, in particular at strong fields and semiclassical value s of the magnetic length. The method is presented for interior and exterior problems with general boundary conditions. We explain why the magnetic ana logues of the field-free single- and double-layer equations exhibit an infi nity of spurious solutions and how these can be eliminated at the expense o f dealing with (hyper-)singular operators. The high efficiency of the metho d is demonstrated by numerical calculations in the extreme semiclassical re gime.