Anomalous diffusion in multichannel systems without a Lévy distribution of disorder

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Auteurs principaux: Ozkan, Hazan, Roche, Stephan, Sevincli, Haldun
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author Ozkan, Hazan
Roche, Stephan
Sevincli, Haldun
author_facet Ozkan, Hazan
Roche, Stephan
Sevincli, Haldun
contents We show that multichannel quantum systems with uncorrelated but asymmetric Anderson-type disorder can exhibit anomalous diffusion, even in the absence of heavy-tailed disorder. Using a minimal two-channel model with channel asymmetry, we demonstrate a crossover from normal to anomalous transport tuned by interchannel coupling. Applied to quasi-one-dimensional lattices with edge disorder, this leads to long-tailed transmission statistics characterized by ballistic segments interspersed with localized ones, reminiscent of Lévy flights. This channel-asymmetric anomalous diffusion (CAAD) emerges from quantum interference between channels with differing disorder strengths. While CAAD governs transport at intermediate lengths, conventional localization prevails asymptotically, violating the Thouless relation. These results highlight a distinct quantum mechanism for anomalous diffusion beyond classical paradigms.
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spellingShingle Anomalous diffusion in multichannel systems without a Lévy distribution of disorder
Ozkan, Hazan
Roche, Stephan
Sevincli, Haldun
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
We show that multichannel quantum systems with uncorrelated but asymmetric Anderson-type disorder can exhibit anomalous diffusion, even in the absence of heavy-tailed disorder. Using a minimal two-channel model with channel asymmetry, we demonstrate a crossover from normal to anomalous transport tuned by interchannel coupling. Applied to quasi-one-dimensional lattices with edge disorder, this leads to long-tailed transmission statistics characterized by ballistic segments interspersed with localized ones, reminiscent of Lévy flights. This channel-asymmetric anomalous diffusion (CAAD) emerges from quantum interference between channels with differing disorder strengths. While CAAD governs transport at intermediate lengths, conventional localization prevails asymptotically, violating the Thouless relation. These results highlight a distinct quantum mechanism for anomalous diffusion beyond classical paradigms.
title Anomalous diffusion in multichannel systems without a Lévy distribution of disorder
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00153