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Non-ergodic extended states in $\beta$-ensemble

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks 2022-05-13 v2 Statistical Mechanics Chaotic Dynamics Quantum Physics

Abstract

Matrix models showing chaotic-integrable transition in the spectral statistics are important for understanding Many Body Localization (MBL) in physical systems. One such example is the β\beta-ensemble, known for its structural simplicity. However, eigenvector properties of β\beta-ensemble remain largely unexplored, despite energy level correlations being thoroughly studied. In this work we numerically study the eigenvector properties of β\beta-ensemble and find that the Anderson transition occurs at γ=1\gamma = 1 and ergodicity breaks down at γ=0\gamma = 0 if we express the repulsion parameter as β=Nγ\beta = N^{-\gamma}. Thus other than Rosenzweig-Porter ensemble (RPE), β\beta-ensemble is another example where Non-Ergodic Extended (NEE) states are observed over a finite interval of parameter values (0<γ<10 < \gamma < 1). We find that the chaotic-integrable transition coincides with the breaking of ergodicity in β\beta-ensemble but with the localization transition in the RPE or the 1-D disordered spin-1/2 Heisenberg model where this coincidence occurs at the localization transition. As a result, the dynamical time-scales in the NEE regime of β\beta-ensemble behave differently than the later models.

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@article{arxiv.2112.11910,
  title  = {Non-ergodic extended states in $\beta$-ensemble},
  author = {Adway Kumar Das and Anandamohan Ghosh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.11910},
  year   = {2022}
}

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16 pages, 10 figures

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