Transmission fingerprints of quasi-periodic chains

被引:28
作者
deOliveira, PMC
Albuquerque, EL
Mariz, AM
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV,DEPT PHYS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
[2] UNIV FED FLUMINENSE,INST FIS,BR-24210340 NITEROI,RJ,BRAZIL
[3] UNIV FED RIO GRANDE NORTE,DEPT FIS,BR-59072970 NATAL,RN,BRAZIL
来源
PHYSICA A | 1996年 / 227卷 / 3-4期
关键词
quasi-periodic structures; trace maps; transmission probabilities; fractal behavior;
D O I
10.1016/0378-4371(96)00004-0
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We propose a method to characterize quasi-periodic chains, based on the transmission probabilities. We consider finite layers which are building up following the Fibonacci, Thue-Morse and Canter sequences, The spectra show an undoubtedly fractal behavior, with a distinct appearence for each chain, Furthermore, we construct return maps which present the same characteristic attractor for all peaks of energies within the same kind of chain.
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页码:206 / 212
页数:7
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