Scarred and Chaotic Field Distributions in a Three-Dimensional Sinai-Microwave Resonator

U. Dörr; H.-J. Stöckmann; M. Barth; U. Kuhl

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.1030

Scarred and Chaotic Field Distributions in a Three-Dimensional Sinai-Microwave Resonator

U. Dörr, H.-J. Stöckmann, M. Barth, and U. Kuhl

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 1030 – Published 2 February 1998

Abstract

For about 200 eigenfrequencies of a Sinai-shaped three-dimensional microwave resonator electromagnetic field distributions were mapped by measuring the eigenfrequency shift $Δ ν$ as a function of the position of a spherical perturbing bead. Both regular and chaotic field patterns were found. For the chaotic field distributions all components of the electromagnetic field were found to be uncorrelated and Gaussian distributed.