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Temperature effect on a kicked Tonks-Girardeau gas

Quantum Physics 2026-03-24 v2 Quantum Gases

Abstract

It is widely recognized that finite temperatures degrade quantum coherence and can induce thermalization. Here, we study the effect of finite temperature on a kicked Tonks--Girardeau gas, which is known to exhibit many--body dynamical localization and delocalization under periodic and quasiperiodic kicks, respectively. We find that many--body dynamical localization persists at finite--and even high--temperatures, although the coherence of the localized state is further degraded. In particular, we demonstrate a modified effective thermalization of the localized state by considering the initial temperature. Moreover, we show many--body dynamical localization transition at intermediate temperature. Our work extends the study of many--body dynamical localization and delocalization to the finite--temperature regime, providing guidance for cold-atom experiments, particularly in the strongly-interacting regime.

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@article{arxiv.2601.12071,
  title  = {Temperature effect on a kicked Tonks-Girardeau gas},
  author = {Ang Yang and Yue Chen and Lei Ying},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.12071},
  year   = {2026}
}

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10 pages, 9 figures