Acoustic chaos

We use high resolution acoustic spectroscopy as an analog system to quantum systems. We study transitions between regularity and chaos and specific sy mmetry breaking. We compare with the predictions of Random Matrix Theory th at was developed for the study of the complicated compound nuclear states. The acoustic system is interesting in its own right. It is governed by a ve ctorial wave-equation in contrast to the scalar Schrodinger equation, and w e study the complex interplay of different resonant modes arising from this fact.