https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2016-60364-7
Regular Article
Quantum revival for elastic waves in thin plate*
1 Institut Langevin, ESPCI ParisTech CNRS UMR7587, 1 rue Jussieu, 75238 Paris cedex 05, France
2 Department of Physics, The Jack and Pearl Resnick Institute for Advanced Technology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, 5290002 Israel
a e-mail: patrick.sebbah@espci.fr
Received: 16 November 2016
Revised: 19 January 2017
Published online: 25 May 2017
Quantum revival is described as the time-periodic reconstruction of a wave packet initially localized in space and time. This effect is expected in finite-size systems which exhibit commensurable discrete spectrum such as the infinite quantum well. Here, we report on the experimental observation of full and fractional quantum revival for classical waves in a two dimensional cavity. We consider flexural waves propagating in thin plates, as their quadratic dispersion at low frequencies mimics the dispersion relation of quantum systems governed by Schrödinger equation. Time-dependent excitation and measurement are performed at ultrasonic frequencies and reveal a periodic reconstruction of the initial elastic wave packet.
Supplementary material in the form of two wmv files available from the Journal web page at: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2016-60364-7
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