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We consider a non-interacting many-fermion system populating levels of a unitary random matrix ensemble (equivalent to the q=2 complex Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model) - a generic model of single-particle quantum chaos. We study the corresponding…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2020-12-22 Yunxiang Liao , Amit Vikram , Victor Galitski

We argue that in a large class of disordered quantum many-body systems, the late time dynamics of time-dependent correlation functions is captured by random matrix theory, specifically the energy eigenvalue statistics of the corresponding…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-01-14 Jordan Cotler , Nicholas Hunter-Jones

Different approaches have been applied to the calculation of form factors of various hadronic systems within relativistic quantum mechanics. In a one-body current approximation, they can lead to results evidencing large discrepancies.…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2007-07-19 B. Desplanques

The spectral form factor (SFF) captures universal spectral fluctuations as signatures of quantum chaos, and has been instrumental in advancing multiple frontiers of physics including the studies of black holes and quantum many-body systems.…

Quantum chaotic systems exhibit certain universal statistical properties that closely resemble predictions from random matrix theory (RMT). With respect to observables, it has recently been conjectured that, when truncated to a sufficiently…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-01-16 Mariel Kempa , Markus Kraft , Robin Steinigeweg , Jochen Gemmer , Jiaozi Wang

We study chaotic many-body quantum dynamics in a minimal model with spatial structure and local interactions. It has a time-independent Hamiltonian, in contrast to quantum circuits and Brownian models, and is simple at the single-site…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-22 J. T. Chalker , Dominik Hahn

Turbulence is a complex spatial and temporal structure created by the strong non-linear dynamics of fluid flows at high Reynolds numbers. Despite being an ubiquitous phenomenon that has been studied for centuries, a full understanding of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2023-11-03 Noam Levi , Yaron Oz

Our current understanding of quantum chaos in many-body quantum systems hinges on the random matrix theory(RMT) behavior of eigenstates and their energy level statistics. Although RMT has been remarkably successful in describing `coarse'…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-08-05 Christopher M. Langlett , Joaquin F. Rodriguez-Nieva

We study the spectral statistics of spatially-extended many-body quantum systems with on-site Abelian symmetries or local constraints, focusing primarily on those with conserved dipole and higher moments. In the limit of large local Hilbert…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2021-06-08 Sanjay Moudgalya , Abhinav Prem , David A. Huse , Amos Chan

It is suggested that many-body quantum chaos appears as the spontaneous symmetry breaking of unitarity in interacting quantum many-body systems. It has been shown that many-body level statistics, probed by the spectral form factor (SFF)…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-04-21 Yunxiang Liao , Victor Galitski

We describe the dynamics of many-body quantum chaotic systems at all time scales by studying the Green's and out-of-time order correlation (OTOC) functions of the four-body, $N$-Majorana Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model. By combining the scramblon…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-05-28 Antonio M. García-García , Lucas Sá , Jacobus J. M. Verbaarschot , Jie-Ping Zheng

Quantum chaotic and integrable systems are known to exhibit a characteristic $1/f$ and $1/f^{2}$ noise, respectively, in the power spectrum associated to their spectral fluctuations. A recent work [R. Riser, V. A. Osipov, and E. Kanzieper,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-09-17 A. L. Corps , A. Relaño

Discrete translational symmetry plays a fundamental role in condensed matter physics and lattice gauge theories, enabling the analysis of systems that would otherwise be intractable. Despite this, many open problems remain. Quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-07 Joris Kattemölle , Guido Burkard

We uncover signatures of quantum chaos in the many-body dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate-based quantum ratchet in a toroidal trap. We propose measures including entanglement, condensate depletion, and spreading over a fixed basis in…

Symmetry provides powerful non-perturbative constraints in quantum many-body systems. A prominent example is the Lieb-Schultz-Mattis (LSM) anomaly -- a mixed 't Hooft anomaly between internal and translational symmetries that forbids a…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-05-26 Tsubasa Oishi , Takuma Saito , Hiromi Ebisu

An upper bound on Lyapunov exponent of a thermal many body quantum system has been conjectured recently. In this work, we attempt to achieve a physical understanding of what prevents a system from violating this bound. To this end, we…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-11-27 Swapnamay Mondal

It is common in condensed matter systems for reflection ($R$) and time-reversal ($T$) symmetry to both be broken while the combination $RT$ is preserved. In this paper we study invariants that arise due to $RT$ symmetry. We consider…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-12-04 Ryohei Kobayashi , Yuxuan Zhang , Yan-Qi Wang , Maissam Barkeshli

Many-body quantum systems typically display fast dynamics and ballistic spreading of information. Here we address the open problem of how slow the dynamics can be after a generic breaking of integrability by local interactions. We develop a…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2018-03-23 Alexios A. Michailidis , Marko Žnidarič , Mariya Medvedyeva , Dmitry A. Abanin , Tomaž Prosen , Zlatko Papić

Kinetic constraints in quantum many-body systems strongly restrict the accessible Hilbert space, giving rise to highly nontrivial dynamical behavior. In recent years, such systems have attracted growing interest as they provide insight into…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-27 Arkaprava Sil , Sudipto Singha Roy

Quantum chaotic systems are conjectured to display a spectrum whose fine-grained features (gaps and correlations) are well described by Random Matrix Theory (RMT). We propose and develop a complementary version of this conjecture: quantum…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-12-08 Vijay Balasubramanian , Javier M. Magan , Qingyue Wu