Universal semiclassical dynamics in disordered two-dimensional systems

The dynamics of disordered two-dimensional systems is much less understood than the dynamics of disordered chains, mainly due to the lack of appropriate numerical methods. We demonstrate that a single-trajectory version of the fermionic truncated Wigner approximation (fTWA) gives unexpectedly accurate results for the dynamics of one-dimensional (1D) systems with moderate or strong disorder. Additionally, the computational complexity of calculations carried out within this approximation is small enough to enable studies of two-dimensional (2D) systems larger than standard fTWA. Using this method, we analyze the dynamics of interacting spinless fermions propagating on disordered 1D and 2D lattices. We find for both spatial dimensions that the imbalance exhibits a universal dependence on the rescaled time $t/{\ensuremath{\xi}}_{W}$, where in two dimensions the timescale ${\ensuremath{\xi}}_{W}$ follows a stretched-exponential dependence on disorder strength.

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Physical review. B./Physical review. B
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2025-03-20
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https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.111.094207
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Quantum many-body systems
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Universal semiclassical dynamics in disordered two-dimensional systems

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Universal semiclassical dynamics in disordered two-dimensional systems

Łukasz Iwanek, Adam S. Sajna, Anatoli Polkovnikov, Dries Sels, Marcin Mierzejewski
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Abstract

The dynamics of disordered two-dimensional systems is much less understood than the dynamics of disordered chains, mainly due to the lack of appropriate numerical methods. We demonstrate that a single-trajectory version of the fermionic truncated Wigner approximation (fTWA) gives unexpectedly accurate results for the dynamics of one-dimensional (1D) systems with moderate or strong disorder. Additionally, the computational complexity of calculations carried out within this approximation is small enough to enable studies of two-dimensional (2D) systems larger than standard fTWA. Using this method, we analyze the dynamics of interacting spinless fermions propagating on disordered 1D and 2D lattices. We find for both spatial dimensions that the imbalance exhibits a universal dependence on the rescaled time $t/{\ensuremath{\xi}}_{W}$, where in two dimensions the timescale ${\ensuremath{\xi}}_{W}$ follows a stretched-exponential dependence on disorder strength.

Physical review. B./Physical review. BVol. 111(9)
Wrocław University of Science and Technology (PL), Flatiron Health (United States) (US), Flatiron Institute (US), New York University (US)
National Science Foundation, Narodowe Centrum Nauki, Wroclawskie Centrum Sieciowo-Superkomputerowe, Politechnika Wroclawska, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
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