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We study analytically and numerically the dynamics of the generalized Rosenzweig-Porter model, which is known to possess three distinct phases: ergodic, multifractal and localized phases. Our focus is on the survival probability $R(t)$, the probability of finding the initial state after time $t$. In particular, if the system is initially prepared in a highly-excited non-stationary state (wave packet) confined in space and containing a fixed fraction of all eigenstates, we show that $R(t)$ can be used as a dynamical indicator to distinguish these three phases. Three main aspects are identified in different phases. The ergodic phase is characterized by the standard power-law decay of $R(t)$ with periodic oscillations in time, surviving in the thermodynamic limit, with frequency equals to the energy bandwidth of the wave packet. In multifractal extended phase the survival probability shows an exponential decay but the decay rate vanishes in the thermodynamic limit in a non-trivial manner determined by the fractal dimension of wave functions. Localized phase is characterized by the saturation value of $R(ttoinfty)=k$, finite in the thermodynamic limit $Nrightarrowinfty$, which approaches $k=R(tto 0)$ in this limit.
Random Matrix Theory (RMT) provides a tool to understand physical systems in which spectral properties can be changed from Poissonian (integrable) to Wigner-Dyson (chaotic). Such transitions can be seen in Rosenzweig-Porter ensemble (RPE) by tuning the fluctuations in the random matrix elements. We show that integrable or chaotic regimes in any 2-level system can be uniquely controlled by the symmetry-breaking properties. We compute the Nearest Neighbour Spacing (NNS) distributions of these matrix ensembles and find that they exactly match with that of RPE. Our study indicates that the loss of integrability can be exactly mapped to the extent of disorder in 2-level systems.
We study an asymptotic behavior of the return probability for the critical random matrix ensemble in the regime of strong multifractality. The return probability is expected to show critical scaling in the limit of large time or large system size. Using the supersymmetric virial expansion we confirm the scaling law and find analytical expressions for the fractal dimension of the wave functions $d_2$ and the dynamical scaling exponent $mu$. By comparing them we verify the validity of the Chalkers ansatz for dynamical scaling.
We introduce a log-gas model that is a generalization of a random matrix ensemble with an additional interaction, whose strength depends on a parameter $gamma$. The equilibrium density is computed by numerically solving the Riemann-Hilbert problem associated with the ensemble. The effect of the additional parameter $gamma$ associated with the two-body interaction can be understood in terms of an effective $gamma$-dependent single-particle confining potential.
We consider the Rosenzweig-Porter model $H = V + sqrt{T}, Phi$, where $V$ is a $N times N$ diagonal matrix, $Phi$ is drawn from the $N times N$ Gaussian Orthogonal Ensemble, and $N^{-1} ll T ll 1$. We prove that the eigenfunctions of $H$ are typically supported in a set of approximately $NT$ sites, thereby confirming the existence of a previously conjectured non-ergodic delocalized phase. Our proof is based on martingale estimates along the characteristic curves of the stochastic advection equation satisfied by the local resolvent of the Brownian motion representation of $H$.
We numerically study the level statistics of the Gaussian $beta$ ensemble. These statistics generalize Wigner-Dyson level statistics from the discrete set of Dyson indices $beta = 1,2,4$ to the continuous range $0 < beta < infty$. The Gaussian $beta$ ensemble covers Poissonian level statistics for $beta to 0$, and provides a smooth interpolation between Poissonian and Wigner-Dyson level statistics. We establish the physical relevance of the level statistics of the Gaussian $beta$ ensemble by showing near-perfect agreement with the level statistics of a paradigmatic model in studies on many-body localization over the entire crossover range from the thermal to the many-body localized phase. In addition, we show similar agreement for a related Hamiltonian with broken time-reversal symmetry.