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Bera, Soumya ; De Tomasi, Giuseppe ; Weiner, Felix ; Evers, Ferdinand

Density Propagator for Many-Body Localization: Finite-Size Effects, Transient Subdiffusion, and Exponential Decay

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Bera, Soumya, De Tomasi, Giuseppe, Weiner, Felix and Evers, Ferdinand (2017) Density Propagator for Many-Body Localization: Finite-Size Effects, Transient Subdiffusion, and Exponential Decay. Physical Review Letters 118 (19), p. 196801.

DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.46115


Abstract

We investigate charge relaxation in quantum wires of spinless disordered fermions (t−V model). Our observable is the time-dependent density propagator Πϵ(x,t), calculated in windows of different energy density ϵ of the many-body Hamiltonian and at different disorder strengths W, not exceeding the critical value Wc. The width Δxϵ(t) of Πϵ(x,t) exhibits a behavior dlnΔxϵ(t)/dlnt=βϵ(t), where the ...

We investigate charge relaxation in quantum wires of spinless disordered fermions (t−V model). Our observable is the time-dependent density propagator Πϵ(x,t), calculated in windows of different energy density ϵ of the many-body Hamiltonian and at different disorder strengths W, not exceeding the critical value Wc. The width Δxϵ(t) of Πϵ(x,t) exhibits a behavior dlnΔxϵ(t)/dlnt=βϵ(t), where the exponent function βϵ(t)≲1/2 is seen to depend strongly on L at all investigated parameter combinations. (i) We confirm the existence of a region in phase space that exhibits subdiffusive dynamics in the sense that βϵ(t)<1/2 in a large window of times. However, subdiffusion might possibly be transient, only, finally giving way to a conventional diffusive behavior with βϵ=1/2. (ii) We cannot confirm the existence of many-body mobility edges even in regions of the phase diagram that have been reported to be deep in the delocalized phase. (iii) (Transient) subdiffusion 0<βϵ(t)≲1/2 coexists with an enhanced probability for returning to the origin Πϵ(0,t), decaying much slower than 1/Δxϵ(t). Correspondingly, the spatial decay of Πϵ(x,t) is far from Gaussian, being exponential or even slower. On a phenomenological level, our findings are broadly consistent with the effects of strong disorder and (fractal) Griffiths regions.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitlePhysical Review Letters
PublisherAmerican Physical Society (APS)
Open Access TypeDue to SHERPA/RoMEO
Volume118
Number of Issue or Book Chapter19
Page Rangep. 196801
Date12 May 2017
Date of publication25 Jun 2021 04:44
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Ferdinand Evers
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ValueType
10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.196801DOI
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgPartially
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-461159
Item ID46115

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