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Wavefunction extreme value statistics in Anderson localization

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks 2022-11-30 v1

Abstract

We consider a disordered one-dimensional tight-binding model with power-law decaying hopping amplitudes to disclose wavefunction maximum distributions related to the Anderson localization phenomenon. Deeply in the regime of extended states, the wavefunction intensities follow the Porter-Thomas distribution while their maxima assume the Gumbel distribution. At the critical point, distinct scaling laws govern the regimes of small and large wavefunction intensities with a multifractal singularity spectrum. The distribution of maxima deviates from the usual Gumbel form and some characteristic finite-size scaling exponents are reported. Well within the localization regime, the wavefunction intensity distribution is shown to develop a sequence of pre-power-law, power-law, exponential and anomalous localized regimes. Their values are strongly correlated, which significantly affects the emerging extreme values distribution.

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@article{arxiv.2210.06365,
  title  = {Wavefunction extreme value statistics in Anderson localization},
  author = {P. R. N. Falcão and M. L. Lyra},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.06365},
  year   = {2022}
}

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8 pages, 8 figures

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