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We present a self-consistent theory of Anderson localization that yields a simple algorithm to obtain \emph{typical local density of states} as an order parameter, thereby reproducing the essential features of a phase-diagram of…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-11-07 V. Dobrosavljevic , A. A. Pastor , Branislav K. Nikolic

Particles in space periodic potentials constitute standard models for investigation of crystalline phenomena in solid state physics. Time periodicity of periodically driven systems is a close analogue of space periodicity of solid state…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2015-06-17 Krzysztof Sacha

We study Anderson localization in disordered tight-binding models on hyperbolic lattices. Such lattices are geometries intermediate between ordinary two-dimensional crystalline lattices, which localize at infinitesimal disorder, and Bethe…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2024-08-20 Anffany Chen , Joseph Maciejko , Igor Boettcher

In the framework of non-Hermitian photonics, we investigate the interplay between disorder and non-Hermiticity in a one-dimensional Hatano-Nelson lattice. While Anderson localization dictates the wave's evolution in conservative random…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2025-05-20 E. T. Kokkinakis , K. G. Makris , E. N. Economou

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 plasticity of amorphous solids undergoing shear is characterized by quasi-localized rearrangements of particles. While many models of plasticity exist, the precise relationship between plastic dynamics and the structure of a particle's…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-06-12 Jason W. Rocks , Sean A. Ridout , Andrea J. Liu

We establish spectral and dynamical localization for several Anderson models on metric and discrete radial trees. The localization results are obtained on compact intervals contained in the complement of discrete sets of exceptional…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2019-09-24 David Damanik , Jake Fillman , Selim Sukhtaiev

Dimension 2 is expected to be the lower critical dimension for Anderson localization in a time reversal-invariant disordered quantum system. Using an atomic quasiperiodic kicked rotor -- equivalent to a two-dimensional Anderson-like model…

Light propagation through 1D disordered structures composed of alternating layers, with random thicknesses, of air and a dispersive metamaterial is theoretically investigated. Both normal and oblique incidences are considered. By means of…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2015-05-19 D. Mogilevtsev , F. A. Pinheiro , R. R. dos Santos , S. B. Cavalcanti , L. E. Oliveira

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

The effect of focusing and defocusing nonlinearities on Anderson localization in highly nonlocal media is theoretically and numerically investigated. A perturbative approach is developed to solve the nonlocal nonlinear Schroedinger equation…

Optics · Physics 2012-01-20 Viola Folli , Claudio Conti

The physics of Anderson transitions between localized and metallic phases in disordered systems is reviewed. The term ``Anderson transition'' is understood in a broad sense, including both metal-insulator transitions and quantum-Hall-type…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-10-20 F. Evers , A. D. Mirlin

We present an experimental signature of the Anderson localisation of microcavity polaritons, and provide a systematic study of the dependence on disorder strength. We reveal a controllable degree of localisation, as characterised by the…

We show that, in contrast to immediate intuition, Anderson localization of noninteracting particles induced by a disordered potential in free space can increase (i.e., the localization length can decrease) when the particle energy…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2012-06-19 Marie Piraud , Alain Aspect , Laurent Sanchez-Palencia

Anderson localization is a universal interference phenomenon occurring when a wave evolves through a random medium and it has been observed in a great variety of physical systems, either quantum or classical. The recently developed…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2022-11-30 David Colas , Cédric Bellis , Bruno Lombard , Régis Cottereau

Diffusive transport is among the most common phenomena in nature [1]. However, as predicted by Anderson [2], diffusion may break down due to interference. This transition from diffusive transport to localization of waves should occur for…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-11-11 Martin Störzer , Peter Gross , Christof M. Aegerter , Georg Maret

We consider a noninteracting disordered system designed to model particle diffusion, relaxation in glasses, and impurity bands of semiconductors. Disorder originates in the random spatial distribution of sites. We find strong numerical…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2015-03-17 Jacob J. Krich , Alán Aspuru-Guzik

We experimentally investigate spectral statistics in Anderson localization in two-dimensional amorphous disordered media. Intensity distributions captured over an ultrabroad wavelength range of $\sim 600$~nm and averaged over numerous…

Optics · Physics 2019-11-06 Sandip Mondal , Randhir Kumar , Martin Kamp , Sushil Mujumdar

Using computer simulations, we show that the localized low frequency normal modes of a configuration in a supercooled liquid are strongly correlated with the irreversible structural reorganization of the particles within that configuration.…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2011-09-08 Asaph Widmer-Cooper , Heidi Perry , Peter Harrowell , David R. Reichman

Anderson localization is a striking phenomenon wherein transport of light is arrested due to the formation of disorder-induced resonances. Hitherto, Anderson localization has been demonstrated separately in two limits of disorder, namely,…