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Many-Body Localization in System with a Completely Delocalized Single-Particle Spectrum

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks 2016-11-22 v1 Quantum Gases

Abstract

Many-body localization (MBL) in a one-dimensional Fermi Hubbard model with random on-site interactions is studied. While for this model all single-particle states are trivially delocalized, it is shown that for sufficiently strong disordered interactions the model is many-body localized. It is therefore argued that MBL does not necessary rely on localization of the single-particle spectrum. This model provides a convenient platform to study pure MBL phenomenology, since Anderson localization in this model does not exist. By examining various forms of the interaction term a dramatic effect of symmetries on charge transport is demonstrated. A possible realization in a cold atom experiments is proposed.

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@article{arxiv.1607.04652,
  title  = {Many-Body Localization in System with a Completely Delocalized Single-Particle Spectrum},
  author = {Yevgeny Bar Lev and David R. Reichman and Yoav Sagi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1607.04652},
  year   = {2016}
}

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10 pages, 9 figures

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