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We study Anderson localization of a one-dimensional quantum droplet in a speckle-like potential employing the generalized Gross-Pitaevskii equation. We compute the droplet width, density profiles, diffusion exponent and coefficient, and the…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2025-12-09 Zohra Mehri , Abdeaali Boudjemaa

We present wave transport experiments in hyperuniform disordered arrays of cylinders with high dielectric permittivity. Using microwaves, we show that the same material can display transparency, photon diffusion, Anderson localization, or a…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2020-10-16 Geoffroy J. Aubry , Luis S. Froufe-Pérez , Ulrich Kuhl , Olivier Legrand , Frank Scheffold , Fabrice Mortessagne

We discuss the localization behavior of localized electronic wave functions in the one- and two-dimensional tight-binding Anderson model with diagonal disorder. We find that the distributions of the local wave function amplitudes at fixed…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-11-07 Jan W. Kantelhardt , Armin Bunde

We show how two-dimensional waveguide arrays can be used to probe the effect of on-site interaction on Anderson localization of two interacting bosons in one dimension. It is shown that classical light and linear elements are sufficient to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-02-20 Changhyoup Lee , Amit Rai , Changsuk Noh , Dimitris G. Angelakis

Anderson localization is a general phenomenon of wave physics, which stems from the interference between multiple scattering paths1,2. It was originally proposed for electrons in a crystal, but later was also observed for light3-5,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2012-08-21 B. Y. Pan , S. Y. Zhou , X. C. Hong , X. Qiu , S. Y. Li

Exponential localization of wavefunctions in lattices, whether in real or synthetic dimensions, is a fundamental wave interference phenomenon. Localization of Bloch-type functions in space-periodic lattice, triggered by spatial disorder, is…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2021-01-22 Adhip Pattanayak , Á. Jiménez-Galán , Misha Ivanov , Gopal Dixit

The method proposed by the present authors to deal analytically with the problem of Anderson localization via disorder [J.Phys.: Condens. Matter {\bf 14} (2002) 13777] is generalized for higher spatial dimensions D. In this way the…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2007-05-23 V. N. Kuzovkov , W. von Niessen

We study the expansion of an initially strongly confined wave packet in a one-dimensional weak random potential with short correlation length. At long times, the expansion of the wave packet comes to a halt due to destructive interferences…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-07-06 Juan Pablo Ramírez Valdes , Thomas Wellens

Dyson insulators with random hoppings in a lattice approach localization faster compared to the usual Anderson insulators with site disorder. For even-$N$ lattice sites the Dyson insulators mimic topological insulators with a pseudo-gap at…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2020-07-09 G. T. Stamatiou , S. N. Evangelou

The localization lengths of long-range correlated disordered chains are studied for electronic wavefunctions in the Anderson model and for vibrational states. A scaling theory close to the band edge is developed in the Anderson model and…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-11-07 Stefanie Russ

Anderson localization (AL) is a ubiquitous interference phenomenon in which waves fail to propagate in a disordered medium. We observe three-dimensional AL of noninteracting ultracold matter by allowing a spin-polarized atomic Fermi gas to…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2011-10-12 S. S. Kondov , W. R. McGehee , J. J. Zirbel , B. DeMarco

A mixture of two fermionic species with different masses is studied in an optical lattice. The heavy fermions are subject only to thermal fluctuations, the light fermions also to quantum fluctuations. We derive the Ising-like distribution…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-04-13 O. Fialko , K. Ziegler

We have developed an approach allowing us to resolve the problem of non-conventional Anderson localization emerging in bilayered periodic-on-average structures with alternating layers of right-handed and left-handed materials. Recently, it…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2012-05-15 E. J. Torres-Herrera , F. M. Izrailev , N. M. Makarov

A solid transparent medium with randomly positioned, immobile impurity atoms is a promising candidate for observation of Anderson localization of light in three dimensions. It can have low losses and allows for mitigation of the detrimental…

Optics · Physics 2025-07-30 S. E. Skipetrov , I. M. Sokolov

In the diffusive transport of waves in three dimensional media, there should be a phase transition with increasing disorder to a state where no transport occurs. This transition was first discussed by Anderson in 1958 in the context of the…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2015-06-12 T. Sperling , W. Bührer , C. M. Aegerter , G. Maret

We study, both analytically and numerically, disorder-induced localization of light in random layered structures with magnetooptical materials. The Anderson localization in such structures demonstrates nonreciprocal features in the averaged…

Optics · Physics 2012-01-27 K. Y. Bliokh , S. A. Gredeskul , P. Rajan , I. V. Shadrivov , Y. S. Kivshar

We study Anderson localization in a one-dimensional disordered system with long-range correlated hopping decaying as $1/r^{a}$ with complex hopping amplitudes that break time-reversal symmetry in a tunable fashion by varying their argument.…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2026-04-03 Bikram Pain , Sthitadhi Roy , Jens H. Bardarson , Ivan M. Khaymovich

The study of disorder effects in electronic systems is one of the central themes in physics. It is well established that in the Anderson localization regime, the localization length of electrons decreases monotonically as the disorder…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-06 Wen-Bo Dai , Jinchao Zhao , Shuai A. Chen , K. T. Law

We study the effect of spatially correlated classical noise on both Anderson and many-body localization of a disordered fermionic chain. By analyzing the evolution of the particle density imbalance following a quench from an initial charge…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2022-11-02 Stefano Marcantoni , Federico Carollo , Filippo M. Gambetta , Igor Lesanovsky , Ulrich Schneider , Juan P. Garrahan

Anderson localization, arising from wave interference in disordered systems, profoundly hinders energy transport, yet its impact on radiative heat flux in many-body thermophotonic systems remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate a…

Optics · Physics 2026-02-04 Yizhi Hu , Kun Yan , Wei-Hua Xiao , Xiaobin Chen