Topological Dimensions from Disorder and Quantum Mechanics?

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Autori principali: Horváth, Ivan, Markoš, Peter
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author Horváth, Ivan
Markoš, Peter
author_facet Horváth, Ivan
Markoš, Peter
contents We have recently shown that critical Anderson electron in $D=3$ dimensions effectively occupies a spatial region of infrared (IR) scaling dimension $d_\text{IR} \approx 8/3$. Here we inquire about the dimensional substructure involved. We partition space into regions of equal quantum occurrence probability, such that points comprising a region are of similar relevance, and calculate the IR scaling dimension $d$ of each. This allows us to infer the probability density $p(d)$ for dimension $d$ to be accessed by electron. We find that $p(d)$ has a strong peak at $d$ very close to 2. In fact, our data suggests that $p(d)$ is non-zero on the interval $[d_\text{min}, d_\text{max}] \approx [4/3,8/3]$ and may develop a discrete part ($δ$-function) at $d=2$ in infinite-volume limit. The latter invokes the possibility that combination of quantum mechanics and pure disorder can lead to emergence of topological dimensions. Although $d_\text{IR}$ is based on effective counting of which $p(d)$ has no a priori knowledge, $d_\text{IR} \ge d_\text{max}$ is an exact feature of the ensuing formalism. Possible connection of our results to recent findings of $d_\text{IR} \approx 2$ in Dirac near-zero modes of thermal quantum chromodynamics is emphasized.
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Horváth, Ivan
Markoš, Peter
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
High Energy Physics - Lattice
High Energy Physics - Theory
Nuclear Theory
Quantum Physics
We have recently shown that critical Anderson electron in $D=3$ dimensions effectively occupies a spatial region of infrared (IR) scaling dimension $d_\text{IR} \approx 8/3$. Here we inquire about the dimensional substructure involved. We partition space into regions of equal quantum occurrence probability, such that points comprising a region are of similar relevance, and calculate the IR scaling dimension $d$ of each. This allows us to infer the probability density $p(d)$ for dimension $d$ to be accessed by electron. We find that $p(d)$ has a strong peak at $d$ very close to 2. In fact, our data suggests that $p(d)$ is non-zero on the interval $[d_\text{min}, d_\text{max}] \approx [4/3,8/3]$ and may develop a discrete part ($δ$-function) at $d=2$ in infinite-volume limit. The latter invokes the possibility that combination of quantum mechanics and pure disorder can lead to emergence of topological dimensions. Although $d_\text{IR}$ is based on effective counting of which $p(d)$ has no a priori knowledge, $d_\text{IR} \ge d_\text{max}$ is an exact feature of the ensuing formalism. Possible connection of our results to recent findings of $d_\text{IR} \approx 2$ in Dirac near-zero modes of thermal quantum chromodynamics is emphasized.
title Topological Dimensions from Disorder and Quantum Mechanics?
topic Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
High Energy Physics - Lattice
High Energy Physics - Theory
Nuclear Theory
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.09806