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Many Body Anderson Localization
Boris AltshulerPhysics Department, Columbia University
Collaborations: Igor Aleiner
Also Denis Basko, Vladimir Kravtsov, Igor Lerner, Gora Shlyapnikov
Electron GlassesProgram at Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physcs
July-October 2010
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Outline:1. Introduction to Anderson Localization
2. Phononless conductivity
3. Many – Body Localization
4. Disordered bosons in 1D
5. Metal -Perfect Insulator transition in
electronic systems
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Introduction
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I was cited for work both. in the field of magnetism and in that of disordered systems, and I would like to describe here one development in each held which was specifically mentioned in that citation. The two theories I will discuss differed sharply in some ways. The theory of local moments in metals was, in a sense, easy: it was the condensation into a simple mathematical model of ideas which. were very much in the air at the time, and it had rapid and permanent acceptance because of its timeliness and its relative simplicity. What mathematical difficulty it contained has been almost fully- cleared up within the past few years.
Localization was a different matter: very few believed it at the time, and
even fewer saw its importance; among those who failed to fully
understand it at first was certainly its author. It has yet to receive
adequate mathematical treatment, and one has to resort to the indignity
of numerical simulations to settle even the simplest questions about it .
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Anderson
Model
• Lattice - tight binding model
• Onsite energies ei - random
• Hopping matrix elements Iijj i
Iij
Iij ={-W < ei <Wuniformly distributed
I i and j are nearest neighbors
0 otherwise
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Anderson
Model
• Lattice - tight binding model
• Onsite energies ei - random
• Hopping matrix elements Iijj i
Iij
Iij ={-W < ei <Wuniformly distributed
I < Ic I > IcInsulator
All eigenstates are localized
Localization length x
MetalThere appear states extended
all over the whole system
Anderson Transition
I i and j are nearest neighbors
0 otherwise
WdfIc
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Off-resonanceEigenfunctions are close to the original on-site wave functions
ResonanceThe probability is equally shared between the sites
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Anderson insulatorFew isolated resonances
Anderson metalThere are many resonances
and they overlap
Transition: Typically each site is in the resonance with some other one
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Condition for Localization:
i j typWe e
energy mismatch
# of n.neighborsI<
energy mismatch
2d# of nearest neighbors
A bit more precise:
Logarithm is due to the resonances, which are not nearest neighbors
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Condition for Localization:
Is it correct?Q:
A1:For low dimensions – NO. for All states are localized. Reason – loop trajectories
cI 1,2d
A2:Works better for larger dimensions 2d
A3:Is exact on the Cayley tree (Bethe lattice)
,ln
c
WI K
K K is the branching number
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Anderson Model on a Cayley tree
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DoS DoS
all states are
localized
I < Ic
I > Ic
Anderson Transition
- mobility edges (one particle)
extended
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Chemicalpotential
Temperature dependence of the conductivity
one-electron picture
DoS DoSDoS
00 T T
E Fc
eT
e
TT 0
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Assume that all the
states
are localized;
e.g. d = 1,2 DoS
TT 0
Temperature dependence of the conductivity
one-electron picture
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Inelastic processestransitions between localized states
energy
mismatch
(any mechanism)00 T
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Phonon-assisted hopping
Any bath with a continuous spectrum of delocalized excitations down to w = 0 will give the same exponential
Variable Range
HoppingN.F. Mott (1968)
Optimizedphase volume
Mechanism-dependentprefactor
eew w
00 T
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Phononless conductance
in Anderson insulators
with e-e interaction
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1. All one-electron states are localized
2. Electrons interact with each other
3. The system is closed (no phonons)
4. Temperature is low but finite
Given:
DC conductivity (T,w=0)(zero or finite?)
Find:
Can hopping conductivity exist without phonons ?
Common belief:
Anderson Insulator weak e-e interactions
Phonon assistedhopping transport
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A#1: Sure
Q: Can e-h pairs lead to phonon-less variable range hopping in the same way as phonons do ?
1. Recall phonon-less AC conductivity:Sir N.F. Mott (1970)
2. Fluctuation Dissipation Theorem: there should be Johnson-Nyquist noise
3. Use this noise as a bath instead of phonons
4. Self-consistency (whatever it means)
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A#2: No way (L. Fleishman. P.W. Anderson (1980))
Q: Can e-h pairs lead to phonon-less variable range hopping in the same way as phonons do ?
A#1: Sure
is contributed by rare resonances
d
g
R
Rmatrix element vanishes
0
Except maybe Coulomb interaction in 3D
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No phonons
No transport
T???
Problem:If the localization length exceeds , then – metal.
In a metal e–e interaction leads to a finite
L
L
}At high enough temperatures conductivity should be finite even without phonons
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A#2: No way (L. Fleishman. P.W. Anderson (1980))
Q: Can e-h pairs lead to phonon-less variable range hopping in the same way as phonons do ?
A#1: Sure
A#3: Finite temperature Metal-Insulator Transition
(Basko, Aleiner, BA (2006))
insulator
Drude
metal
0
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insulator
Drude
metalInteraction strength
Localizationspacing
1 dzdz
Many body
localization!
Many body wave functions are localized in functional space
Finite temperature Metal-Insulator Transition
0
Insulator
not
Definitions:0
0d dT
Metal
not
0
0d dT
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Many-Body
Localization
BA, Gefen, Kamenev & Levitov, 1997
Basko, Aleiner & BA, 2005. . .
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0
1 1 1
ˆ ˆˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆN N N
z z z x x
i i ij i j i i
i i j i i
H B J I H I
1,2,..., ; 1
i
i N N
Perpendicular fieldRandom Ising model
in a parallel field
- Pauli matrices,
Example: Random Ising model in the perpendicular field
1
2
z
i
Will not discuss today in detail
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0
1 1 1
ˆ ˆˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆN N N
z z z x x
i i ij i j i i
i i j i i
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{ 0 iH
onsite energy
ˆ ˆ ˆx hoping between nearest neighbors
Anderson Model on N-dimensional cube
1,2,..., ; 1
i
i N N
Perpendicular fieldRandom Ising model
in a parallel field
- Pauli matrices
{ z
i determines a site
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Anderson Model on N-dimensional cube
Usually:# of dimensions
system linear size
d const
L
Here:# of dimensions
system linear size
d N
1L
0
1 1 1
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6-dimensional cube 9-dimensional cube
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insulator metal
interaction strength
localization spacing
1 dzdz
Many body localization!
0
Bad metal
Co
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temperature T
Drude metal
0
Insulator
not
Definitions:0
0d dT
Metal
not
0
0d dT
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Many-Body Localization
1D bosons + disorder
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Gertsenshtein & Vasil'ev, 1959
1D Localization
Exactly solved: all states are localized
Mott & Twose, 1961Conjectured:. . .
1-particle problemcorrect for bosons as well as for fermions
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Bosons without disorder
•Bose - Einstein condensation
•Bose–condensate even at weak enough repulsion
•Even in 1d case at T=0 – “algebraic superfluid”
•Finite temperature – Normal fluid
TNormal fluid
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Billy et al. “Direct observation of Anderson localizationof matter waves in a controlled disorder”. Nature 453, 891- 894 (2008).
Localization of cold atoms
87Rb
Roati et al. “Anderson localization of a non-interacting Bose-Einstein condensate“. Nature 453, 895-898 (2008).
No interaction !
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Thermodynamics of ideal Bose-gas in the presence of disorder is a pathological problem: all particles will occupy the localized state with the lowest energy
Need repulsion
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Weakly interacting bosons
•Bose - Einstein condensation
•Bose–condensate even at weak enough repulsion
•Even in 1D case at T=0 – “algebraic superfluid”
TNormal fluid
2. No disorder1. No interaction
disorder
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ss
(in
su
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For any energy at
finite disorder
1D localization
3. Weak repulsion
disorder
insu
lato
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perf
luid
Superfluid-insulator transition
Superfluid-insulator transition
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T=0 Superfluid – Insulator Quantum Phase Transition
disorder
ins
ula
tor
su
pe
rflu
id BKT-transition
in 1+1 dim.
T. Giamarchi and H. J. Schulz, Phys. Rev., B37, #1(1988).
E. Altman, Y. Kafri, A. Polkovnikov & G. Refael, Phys. Rev. Lett., 100, 170402 (2008).
G.M. Falco, T. Nattermann, & V.L. Pokrovsky, Phys. Rev., B80, 104515 (2009).
relatively strong interaction
weakinteraction}
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TNormal fluid
disorder
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su
lato
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up
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luid
Is it a normal fluid at any temperature?
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Dogma There can be no phase transitions at a finite temperature in 1DVan Howe, Landau
ReasonThermal fluctuation destroy any long range correlations in 1D
Neither normal fluids nor glasses (insulators) exhibit long range correlations
True phase transition: singularities in transport (rather than thermodynamic) properties
T=0 Normal fluid – Insulator Phase Transition:
still
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What is insulator?
Perfect Insulator
Zero DC conductivity at finite temperatures
Possible if the system is decoupled from any outside bath
Normal metal (fluid)
Finite (even if very small) DC conductivity at finite temperatures
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1D Luttinger liquid: bosons = fermions ?
Bosons with infinitely strong repulsion Free fermions
Free bosons Fermions with infinitely strong attraction
Weakly interactingbosons Fermions with strong
attraction
U
x
b
x
f
f
f
U
bb
As soon as the occupation numbers become large the analogy with fermions is not too useful
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1D Weakly Interacting Bosons + Disorder
disorder
K-Ttransition
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bra
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su
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luid
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su
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3. T=0
TNormal fluid
2. No disorder
1. No interactiondisorder
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ss
(in
su
lato
r)
For any temperature
and any finite
disorder1D
localization
disorder
T
?
Aleiner, BA & Shlyapnikov, 2010, Nature Physics, to be published
cond-mat 0910.4534
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Density of States e in one dimension
e
e
No disorder
Quadratic spectrum
2
2
1p
me
e
e222
m
- singularity
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Density of States e in one dimension
e e
e e
No disorder
Quadratic spectrum
In the presence of disorder the singularity is smeared
e
e222
m
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e
e222
m
Density of States e in one dimension
e
e
Lifshitz tail: exponentially small Density
of States
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Weak disorder – random potential U(x)
e
e
Random potential U(x):
Amplitude U0
Correlation length
Short range disorder:2
2
0m
U
Localization length z
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E
Characteristic scales:
e
e
Energy
Length
1 34 2
0
2E
U m
1 34
2
0U m
1
E
All states are localizedLocalization length:
~
~
E
EE
e
e e e
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E
e
e
1
E
E
e
e
1
E
Low
ene
rgy
High e
nerg
y
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Finite density Bose-gas with repulsion
Temperature of quantum degeneracy
nDensity
Two more energy scales
Interaction energy per particle
m
nTd
22
ng
Two dimensionless parameters
E ng Characterizes the strength of disorder
dng Tg Characterizes the interaction strength
Strong disorder 1
1gWeak interaction
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Dimensionless temperature ngTt
Critical temperature
g ,tcc
cT g ,cc tt
Critical disorder
Phase transition line on the t, - plane
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1 g1 g1
1 3
2
c t g
1 3
c t c t
t T ng
E ng
~ 1c
Finite temperature phase transition in 1D
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Conventional Anderson Model
Basis: ,i i
i
i iiH e0ˆ
..,
ˆ
nnji
jiIV
Hamiltonian: 0ˆ ˆ ˆH H V
•one particle,•one level per site, •onsite disorder•nearest neighbor hoping
labels sites
Transition: happens when the hoping matrix element exceeds the energy mismatch
The same for many-body localization
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• many particles,
• several particles
per site.
• interaction
Many body Anderson-like Model
Basis:
0,1,2,3,...in
{ in
occupation numbers
label sitesi
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0H E
Many body Anderson-like Model
Basis:
0,1,2,...in
Hamiltonian:
0ˆ ˆH H V
{ in labels sites
occupation numbers
i
,
V I
.., 1,.., 1,.., 1,.., 1,..
, , , . .
i j k ln n n n
i j k l n n
d
• many particles,
• several particles
per site.
• interaction
i
jk
l
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Conventional
Anderson
Model
Many body Anderson-
like Model
Basis: ilabels sites
, . .
ˆi
i
i j n n
H i i
I i j
e
,
H E I
Basis: ,
0,1,2,...in
{ in
labels sitesoccupation numbers
ii
“nearest
neighbors”:
.., 1,.., 1,.., 1,.., 1,..
, , , . .
i j k ln n n n
i j k l n n
d
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Transition temperature: c cT t ng
i
j
lk
, ,i j k l
transition
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Transition temperature: c cT t ng
i
j
lk
, ,i j k l
transition
,ij kl i j k le e e e energy mismatch
,ij klI matrix element Decay of a state i
typical mismatch
1N typical # of channels
Anderson condition: I
1
1
T N TI T
T N T
typical matrix element
extended
localized
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Matrix element of the transition
should be compared with the minimal energy mismatch
High temperatures:dT T
Bose-gas is not degenerated;
occupation numbers either 0 or 1
131
g tttcNumber of channels
~ ~I g T gE T e
11 2 2 2~n n T E
Localization spacing
d
1t g
~I g
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*,ng E
Intermediate temperatures:
dTT
1 2 1tg g
1.
2. Bose-gas is degenerated; occupation numbers
either >>1.
3. Typical energies ||=T2/Td , is the chemical potential. Correct as long as
4. Characteristic energies
1tg
1t g
*
~,
T
ng Ee
We are still dealing with the high energy states
multiple occupation ~
TN e
e
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Intermediate temperatures:
dTT
Bose-gas is degenerated; typical energies ~
||>>T occupation numbers >>1 matrix elements are enhanced
*
2 , EngTT d
13132 ggg tttc
1 2 1tg g
1 ~g T
IN e e
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Low temperatures: 1 2t g
E ie
Suppose 1E ng Bosons occupy only small fraction of low energy states
Start with T=0
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Low temperatures: 1 2t g
E
ie
i g e
1
E e
Occupation #:
DoS:
2
2n
gE
E
Suppose 1E ng Bosons occupy only small fraction of low energy states
Localization length
x
l l
Occupation
1 2 1nl g
Start with T=0
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x
l
l
Occupation 1 2 1nl g
Low temperatures: 1 2t g
1E ng “lakes”
l Strong insulator
Distance
c
l
Insulator – Superfluid transition in a chain of “Josephson junctions”
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Low temperatures: 1 2t g
1E ng Strong insulator
~ 1c0T transition } ~ 1c for 1 2t g
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Disordered interacting bosons in two dimensions
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Justification:1. At T=0 normal state is unstable with respect to either
insulator or superfluid.
2. At finite temperature in the vicinity of the critical disorder the insulator can be thought of as a collection of “lakes”, which are disconnected from each other. The typical size of such a “lake” diverges. This means that the excitations in the insulator state are localized but the localization length can be arbitrary large. Accordingly the many –body delocalization is unavoidable at an arbitrary low but finite T.
Disordered interacting bosons in two dimensions
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Phononless conductance
Many-body Localization
of fermions
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insulator metal
interaction strength
localization spacing
1 dzdz
Many body localization!
0
Bad metal
Co
nd
uct
ivit
y
temperature T
Drude metal
0
Insulator
not
Definitions:0
0d dT
Metal
not
0
0d dT
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• many particles,• several levels
per site, • onsite disorder• local
interaction
0H E
Many body Anderson-like Model
Basis:
0,1in Hamiltonian:
0 1 2ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆH H V V
{ in labels sites
occupation numbers
ilabels levels
I .., 1,.., 1,.. , , . .i jn n i j n n
1
,
V I
1V
U
2
,
V U
.., 1,.., 1,.., 1,.., 1,..i i i in n n n g d
2V
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Conventional
Anderson
Model
Many body Anderson-
like Model
Basis: ilabels sites
, . .
ˆi
i
i j n n
H i i
I i j
e
.., 1,.., 1,.. , , . .i jn n i j n n
,
,
H E
I
U
.., 1,.., 1,.., 1,.., 1,..i i i in n n n g d
Basis: ,
0,1in
{ in
labels sites occupation
numbersi
labels levelsi
Two types of
“nearest
neighbors”:
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2. Add an infinitesimal Im part i to E
12
4 1)
2) 0
N
limits
insulator
metal
1. take descrete spectrum E of H0
3. Evaluate ImS
Anderson’s recipe:
4. take limit but only after N5. “What we really need to know is the
probability distribution of ImS, not its average…” !
0
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Probability Distribution of G=Im S
metal
insulator
Look for:
V
is an infinitesimal width (Impart of the self-energy due to a coupling with a bath) of one-electron eigenstates
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Stability of the insulating phase:NO spontaneous generation of broadening
0)( G e
is always a solution
ee i
linear stability analysis
222 )()(
)(
xexed
xe
G
G
G
After n iterations of the equations of the Self Consistent Born Approximation
n
n
TconstP
GG
d
z
1ln)(
23
first
then(…) < 1 – insulator is stable !
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Physics of the transition: cascades
Conventional wisdom:For phonon assisted hopping one phonon – one electron hop
e
ph
Baron Münchhausen regime Cascade regime
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Physics of the transition: cascades
Conventional wisdom:For phonon assisted hopping one phonon – one electron hop
It is maybe correct at low temperatures, but the higher the temperature the easier it becomes to create e-h pairs.
Therefore with increasing the temperature the typical
number of pairs created nc (i.e. the number of hops) increases. Thus phonons create cascades of hops.
Typical size of the cascade
Localization length
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Physics of the transition: cascades
Conventional wisdom:For phonon assisted hopping one phonon – one electron hop
It is maybe correct at low temperatures, but the higher the temperature the easier it becomes to create e-h pairs.
Therefore with increasing the temperature the typical
number of pairs created nc (i.e. the number of hops) increases. Thus phonons create cascades of hops.
At some temperature This is the critical temperature. Above one phonon creates infinitely many pairs, i.e., phonons are not needed for charge transport.
. TnTT cc
cT
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transition !mobility
edge
Many-body mobility edge
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Large E (high T): extended states
Fermi Golden Rule
hopping (bad metal)
transition !mobility
edge
(good metal)
Many-body mobility edge
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Finite T normal metal – insulator transition is another
example of the many-body localization
insulator metal
interaction strength
localization spacing
1 dzdz
Many body localization!
0
Bad metal
Co
nd
uct
ivit
y
temperature T
Drude metal
0
nonergodic ergodic
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Definition: We will call a quantum state ergodic if it occupies the number of sites on the Anderson lattice, which is proportional to the total number of sites :
N
N
0 NN
N
nonergodic
0
constN
NN
ergodic
Localized states are obviously not ergodic:
constNN
N
Is each of the extended state ergodicQ: ?A: In 3D probably YES, for d>4 - probably NO
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Cayley tree
(Bethe lattice)
Nonergodic states
lnc
WI
K K
K
is the branching number
cI I W Extended but not ergodic
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lnW
I N N NK
nonergodic
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glassy???
nonergodic