Phase structure and machine learning identification in one dimensional systems with power law correlated disorder and long range hopping
We investigate a one-dimensional tight-binding model in which onsite potentials [Formula: see text] exhibit power-law spatial correlations (with exponent α) and the hopping amplitudes decay as [Formula: see text]. This two-parameter family interpolates continuously between short-range Anderson-like disorder, correlated disorder with conventional hopping, and long-range hopping models with nontrivial delocalization tendencies. Using large-scale exact diagonalization, we construct a comprehensive phase map in the [Formula: see text] plane by combining spectral statistics, density-of-states analysis, and energy-resolved localization indicators such as the participation ratio, single-particle entanglement entropy, level-spacing ratio r, and the ratio of the geometric to arithmetic density of states. From these observables we define phase-indicator functions that compactly quantify localization behavior across the spectrum. Our analysis reveals robust mobility edges and multiple regimes of spectral coexistence between localized, extended, resonant, and critical states. Finite-size scaling, implemented via an explicit smoothness-based cost function, enables extraction of critical exponents and delineation of transition lines across the [Formula: see text] parameter space. To validate and complement these physics-based diagnostics, we employ a supervised autoencoder that learns high-level representations of eigenstate structure directly from raw features and reliably reproduces the phase classification defined by the indicator functions. Together, these approaches provide a coherent and internally consistent picture of the spectral transitions driven by correlated disorder and long-range hopping, establishing a unified framework for characterizing mobility edges in long-range one-dimensional systems.
Authors
- Mohammad Pouranvari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9243-8143)
Institutions
- University of Mazandaran (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Reports
- Published
- 2026-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-47930-8
- Primary Topic
- Quantum many-body systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Iran National Science Foundation