Eigenstate Localization in a Many-Body Quantum System

We prove the existence of extensive many-body Hamiltonians with few-body interactions and a many-body mobility edge: all eigenstates below a nonzero energy density are localized in an exponentially small fraction of "energetically allowed configurations" within Hilbert space. Our construction is based on quantum perturbations to a classical low-density parity check code. In principle, it is possible to detect this eigenstate localization by measuring few-body correlation functions in efficiently preparable mixed states.

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Physical Review Letters
Published
2024-09-23
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.133.137101
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11
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Quantum many-body systems
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Field-Weighted Citation Impact
3.71

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Eigenstate Localization in a Many-Body Quantum System

Andrew Lucas, Rahul Nandkishore, Chao Yin
11 citations
Physical Review Letters
Quantum many-body systems
3.71
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Eigenstate Localization in a Many-Body Quantum System

Andrew Lucas, Rahul Nandkishore, Chao Yin
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11 citations

Abstract

We prove the existence of extensive many-body Hamiltonians with few-body interactions and a many-body mobility edge: all eigenstates below a nonzero energy density are localized in an exponentially small fraction of "energetically allowed configurations" within Hilbert space. Our construction is based on quantum perturbations to a classical low-density parity check code. In principle, it is possible to detect this eigenstate localization by measuring few-body correlation functions in efficiently preparable mixed states.

Physical Review LettersVol. 133(13)
University of Colorado Boulder (US), University of Colorado System (US)
U.S. Department of Energy, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Openalex Percentile: Top 6%
Quantum many-body systems
3.71
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