Classical Limit and Chaotic Regime in a Semi-Quantum Hamiltonian

Abstract

Based on a quantum dynamical invariant of motion, I, we study the classical limit of a semiclassical Hamiltonian composed by a full quantum harmonic oscillator plus a classical particle plus a "semiclassical" coupling quartic term. The motion-invariant is closely related to the uncertainty principle. The classical limit (CL) is determined by the relationship between I and the total energy of the system, defining an adimensional invariant Er. We find that the CL coincides with the results of a purely classical treatment. Both invariants allow to follow the transit between quantum nonchaotic to the classical chaotic regime. Particularly, with Er we define the threshold above which chaos appears, and the interval during which both regimes co-exist.