Localization challenges quantum chaos in the finite two-dimensional Anderson model

Šuntajs, Jan (author), Prosen, Tomaž (author), Vidmar, Lev (author)

It is believed that the two-dimensional (2D) Anderson model exhibits localization for any nonzero disorder in the thermodynamic limit and it is also well known that the finite-size effects are considerable in the weak disorder limit. Here we numerically study the quantum chaos to localization transition in the finite 2D Anderson model using standard indicators used in the modern literature such as the level spacing ratio, spectral form factor, variances of observable matrix elements, participation entropy, and the eigenstate entanglement entropy. We show that many features of these indicators may indicate emergence of robust single-particle quantum chaos at weak disorder. However, we argue that a careful numerical analysis is consistent with the single-parameter scaling theory and predicts the breakdown of quantum chaos at any nonzero disorder value in the thermodynamic limit. Among the hallmarks of this breakdown are the universal behavior of the spectral form factor at weak disorder, and the universal scaling of various indicators as a function of the parameter $u=(W \ \mathrm{ln}\ V)^{-1}$ where $W$ is the disorder strength and $V$ is the number of lattice sites.

• Language: English
• Keywords: statistical physics, quantum statistical mechanics, condensed matter physics, localization
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FMF - Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Author Accepted Manuscript
• Publication date: 01.01.2023
• Year: 2023
• Number of pages: Str. 064205-1-064205-14
• Numbering: Vol. 107, iss. 6
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-144930
• UDC: 536.93
• ISSN on article: 2469-9950
• DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.107.064205
• COBISS.SI-ID: 146127875
• Publication date in RUL: 23.03.2023

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Physical review
• Publisher: American Physical Society
• ISSN: 2469-9950
• COBISS.SI-ID: 2997348

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: statistična fizika, kvantna statistična mehanika, fizika kondenzirane snovi, lokalizacija