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Main Authors: Jonay, Cheryne, Pollmann, Frank
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.20987
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author Jonay, Cheryne
Pollmann, Frank
author_facet Jonay, Cheryne
Pollmann, Frank
contents We investigate a mechanism for non-ergodic behavior in many-body quantum systems arising from destructive interference, leading to localization in Fock space. Drawing parallels with single-particle flat-band localization and Aharonov-Bohm cages, we identify conditions under which similar interference effects in the many-body domain produce Fock space cages (FSCs)-highly localized many-body eigenstates. By interpreting Fock space as a graph where nodes represent bitstring basis states and edges denote non-zero transition amplitudes of the Hamiltonian, we analyze different kinetically constrained models. The FSCs cause non-ergodic dynamics when the system is initialized within their support, highlighting a universal interference-driven localization mechanism in many-body systems.
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spellingShingle Localized Fock Space Cages in Kinetically Constrained Models
Jonay, Cheryne
Pollmann, Frank
Quantum Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
We investigate a mechanism for non-ergodic behavior in many-body quantum systems arising from destructive interference, leading to localization in Fock space. Drawing parallels with single-particle flat-band localization and Aharonov-Bohm cages, we identify conditions under which similar interference effects in the many-body domain produce Fock space cages (FSCs)-highly localized many-body eigenstates. By interpreting Fock space as a graph where nodes represent bitstring basis states and edges denote non-zero transition amplitudes of the Hamiltonian, we analyze different kinetically constrained models. The FSCs cause non-ergodic dynamics when the system is initialized within their support, highlighting a universal interference-driven localization mechanism in many-body systems.
title Localized Fock Space Cages in Kinetically Constrained Models
topic Quantum Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.20987