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Topological order in random interacting Ising-Majorana chains stabilized by many-body localization

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks 2022-08-05 v3 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We numerically explore Z2\mathbb Z_2-symmetric random interacting Ising-Majorana chains at high energy. A very rich phase diagram emerges with two topologically distinct many-body localization (MBL) regimes separated by a much broader thermal phase than previously found. This is a striking consequence of the avalanche theory. We further find MBL spin-glass order always associated to a many-body spectral pairing, presumably signaling a strong zero mode operator which opens fascinating perspectives for MBL-protected topological qubits.

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@article{arxiv.2201.00556,
  title  = {Topological order in random interacting Ising-Majorana chains stabilized by many-body localization},
  author = {Nicolas Laflorencie and Gabriel Lemarié and Nicolas Macé},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.00556},
  year   = {2022}
}
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