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Title: From Anderson localization on random regular graphs to many-body localization

Journal Article · · Annals of Physics
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  1. Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76021 Karlsruhe (Germany)

Highlights: • Anderson transition from ergodicity to localization on random regular graphs (RRG). • Analytical, pool method, and exact-diagonalization study of correlations on RRG. • Many-body localization (MBL) to ergodicity transition: quantum dots and spin chains. • Dynamical eigenstate correlation functions in RRG and MBL problems. • Anderson localization on RRG as a toy model for MBL. The article reviews the physics of Anderson localization on random regular graphs (RRG) and its connections to many-body localization (MBL) in disordered interacting systems. Properties of eigenstate and energy level correlations in delocalized and localized phases, as well at criticality, are discussed. In the many-body part, models with short-range and power-law interactions are considered, as well as the quantum-dot model representing the limit of the “most long-range” interaction. Central themes – which are common to the RRG and MBL problems – include ergodicity of the delocalized phase, localized character of the critical point, strong finite-size effects, and fractal scaling of eigenstate correlations in the localized phase.

OSTI ID:
23183167
Journal Information:
Annals of Physics, Vol. 435; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-4916
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English