A Discrete Exterior Calculus Approach to Quantum Transport and Quantum Chaos on Surface

Abstract

We address the problem of computing transport observables and spectral characteristics of quantum dynamics on arbitrary surfaces. Our approach is based on discrete exterior calculus (DEC) and applies to both open and closed quantum systems. We present an efficient algorithm for the calculation of the recursive Green’s functions (for open systems) and the full set of eigenfunctions and eigenvalues (for closed systems) using numerical tools available for DEC. Our approach is applied to the calculation of the conductance of a non-flat quantum device coupled to electron reservoirs and to obtain the spectra of ballistic cavities defined on curved surfaces. In both cases we found numerical evidences of a curvature induced integrable-chaotic crossover.