Criterion for Many-Body Localization-Delocalization Phase Transition

We propose a new approach to probing ergodicity and its breakdown in one-dimensional quantum many-body systems based on their response to a local perturbation. We study the distribution of matrix elements of a local operator between the system’s eigenstates, finding a qualitatively different behavio...

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Main Authors: Maksym Serbyn, Z. Papić, Dmitry A. Abanin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2015-12-01
Series:Physical Review X
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.5.041047