Average Spread Complexity and the Higher-Order Level Spacing

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Main Authors: Astaneh, Amin Faraji, Vardian, Niloofar
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author Astaneh, Amin Faraji
Vardian, Niloofar
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Vardian, Niloofar
contents We investigate the spread complexity of a generic two-level subsystem of a larger system to analyze the influence of energy level statistics, comparing chaotic and integrable systems. Initially focusing on the nearest-neighbor level spacing, we observe the characteristic slope-dip-ramp-plateau structure. Further investigation reveals that certain matrix models exhibit additional iterative peaks, motivating us to generalize the known spacing distributions to higher-order level spacings. While this structure persists in chaotic systems, we find that integrable systems can also display similar features, highlighting limitations in using complexity as a universal diagnostic of quantum chaos.
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spellingShingle Average Spread Complexity and the Higher-Order Level Spacing
Astaneh, Amin Faraji
Vardian, Niloofar
High Energy Physics - Theory
Statistical Mechanics
Quantum Physics
We investigate the spread complexity of a generic two-level subsystem of a larger system to analyze the influence of energy level statistics, comparing chaotic and integrable systems. Initially focusing on the nearest-neighbor level spacing, we observe the characteristic slope-dip-ramp-plateau structure. Further investigation reveals that certain matrix models exhibit additional iterative peaks, motivating us to generalize the known spacing distributions to higher-order level spacings. While this structure persists in chaotic systems, we find that integrable systems can also display similar features, highlighting limitations in using complexity as a universal diagnostic of quantum chaos.
title Average Spread Complexity and the Higher-Order Level Spacing
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
Statistical Mechanics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.14362