Indicators of wavefunction (de)localization in the avoided crossing in a quadrupole cavity

Abstract

We study the relation between wavefunction (de)localization and the avoided crossing in a quadrupole billiard. We employ the inverse participation ratio, the Renyi entropy and the root-mean-square (rms) image contrast as the three types of measures for wavefunction (de)localization. It is found that all these measures behave similarly, exhibiting a minimum at the center of avoided crossing, where wavefunction is maximally delocalized. Our results show that these quantities can be good indicators for wavefunction (de)localization although the rms contrast yields the most sensitive measure among them.