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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Many-body quantum systems typically display fast dynamics and ballistic spreading
of information. Here we address the open problem of how slow the dynamics can
be after a generic breaking of integrability by local interactions. We develop
a method based on degenerate perturbation theory that reveals slow dynamical regimes
and delocalization processes in general translation invariant models, along with
accurate estimates of their delocalization time scales. Our results shed light
on the fundamental questions of the robustness of quantum integrable systems and
the possibility of many-body localization without disorder. As an example, we
construct a large class of one-dimensional lattice models where, despite the absence
of asymptotic localization, the transient dynamics is exceptionally slow, i.e.,
the dynamics is indistinguishable from that of many-body localized systems for
the system sizes and time scales accessible in experiments and numerical simulations.
acknowledgement: 'We thank F. Huveneers for useful discussions. Z.P. and A.M. acknowledge
support by EPSRC Grant No. EP/P009409/1 and and the Royal Society Research Grant
No. RG160635. Statement of compliance with EPSRC policy framework on research data:
This publication is theoretical work that does not require supporting research data.
D.A. acknowledges support by the Swiss National Science Foundation. M.Z., M.M. and
T.P. acknowledge Grants J1-7279 (M.Z.) and N1-0025 (M.M. and T.P.) of Slovenian
Research Agency, and Advanced Grant of European Research Council, Grant No. 694544
- OMNES (T.P.).'
article_number: '104307'
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Alexios
full_name: Michailidis, Alexios
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last_name: Michailidis
orcid: 0000-0002-8443-1064
- first_name: Marko
full_name: Žnidarič, Marko
last_name: Žnidarič
- first_name: Mariya
full_name: Medvedyeva, Mariya
last_name: Medvedyeva
- first_name: Dmitry
full_name: Abanin, Dmitry
last_name: Abanin
- first_name: Tomaž
full_name: Prosen, Tomaž
last_name: Prosen
- first_name: Zlatko
full_name: Papić, Zlatko
last_name: Papić
citation:
ama: Michailidis A, Žnidarič M, Medvedyeva M, Abanin D, Prosen T, Papić Z. Slow
dynamics in translation-invariant quantum lattice models. Physical Review B.
2018;97(10). doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.97.104307
apa: Michailidis, A., Žnidarič, M., Medvedyeva, M., Abanin, D., Prosen, T., &
Papić, Z. (2018). Slow dynamics in translation-invariant quantum lattice models.
Physical Review B. American Physical Society. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.104307
chicago: Michailidis, Alexios, Marko Žnidarič, Mariya Medvedyeva, Dmitry Abanin,
Tomaž Prosen, and Zlatko Papić. “Slow Dynamics in Translation-Invariant Quantum
Lattice Models.” Physical Review B. American Physical Society, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.104307.
ieee: A. Michailidis, M. Žnidarič, M. Medvedyeva, D. Abanin, T. Prosen, and Z. Papić,
“Slow dynamics in translation-invariant quantum lattice models,” Physical Review
B, vol. 97, no. 10. American Physical Society, 2018.
ista: Michailidis A, Žnidarič M, Medvedyeva M, Abanin D, Prosen T, Papić Z. 2018.
Slow dynamics in translation-invariant quantum lattice models. Physical Review
B. 97(10), 104307.
mla: Michailidis, Alexios, et al. “Slow Dynamics in Translation-Invariant Quantum
Lattice Models.” Physical Review B, vol. 97, no. 10, 104307, American Physical
Society, 2018, doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.97.104307.
short: A. Michailidis, M. Žnidarič, M. Medvedyeva, D. Abanin, T. Prosen, Z. Papić,
Physical Review B 97 (2018).
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:45:50Z
date_published: 2018-03-19T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-09-18T09:31:46Z
day: '19'
department:
- _id: MaSe
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.97.104307
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- iso: eng
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url: https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.05026
month: '03'
oa: 1
oa_version: Preprint
publication: Physical Review B
publication_status: published
publisher: American Physical Society
publist_id: '7538'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Slow dynamics in translation-invariant quantum lattice models
type: journal_article
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