Many-body localization in a quantum Ising model with the long-range interaction: Accurate determination of the transition point
We investigate the many-body localization (MBL) transition in the quantum Ising model with long-range interactions. Unlike spin chains with short-range interactions, where the MBL transition point remains elusive due to strong finite-size effects and local fluctuations, long-range interactions suppress such fluctuations and enable clearer signatures of critical behavior. Using exact results from a related Bethe lattice localization problem, we estimate the MBL threshold within logarithmic accuracy and find consistency with exact diagonalization. Although the critical disorder diverges in the thermodynamic limit, our results demonstrate that the critical regime can still be probed and highlight the relevance of this model to systems with dipole-dipole, elastic, or indirect exchange interactions.
Authors
- Andrii Sotnikov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3632-4790)
- Alexander L. Burin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1922-1711)
- Illia Lukin
Institutions
- Tulane University (US)
- Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology (UA)
- Kharkiv University of Air Force (UA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SciPost Physics
- Published
- 2026-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21468/scipostphys.20.1.023
- Primary Topic
- Quantum many-body systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Louisiana Board of Regents
- Tulane University
- National Research Foundation of Ukraine
- National Research Foundation
- Science and Technology Center in Ukraine
- National Academy of Sciences
- Office of Naval Research
- Division of Chemistry
- Office of Naval Research Global