  We review the status of the semiclassical trace formula with emphasis on the
particular types of singularities that occur in the Gutzwiller-Voros zeta
function for bound chaotic systems. To understand the problem better we extend
the discussion to include various classical zeta functions and we contrast
properties of axiom-A scattering systems with those of typical bound systems.
Singularities in classical zeta functions contain topological and dynamical
information, concerning e.g. anomalous diffusion, phase transitions among
generalized Lyapunov exponents, power law decay of correlations. Singularities
in semiclassical zeta functions are artifacts and enters because one neglects
some quantum effects when deriving them, typically by making saddle point
approximation when the saddle points are not enough separated. The discussion
is exemplified by the Sinai billiard where intermittent orbits associated with
neutral orbits induce a branch point in the zeta functions. This singularity is
responsible for a diverging diffusion constant in Lorentz gases with unbounded
horizon. In the semiclassical case there is interference between neutral orbits
and intermittent orbits. The Gutzwiller-Voros zeta function exhibit a branch
point because it does not take this effect into account. Another consequence is
that individual states, high up in the spectrum, cannot be resolved by
Berry-Keating technique.
