Many-body localization in the Heisenberg XXZ magnet in a random field
Abstract
We numerically investigate Heisenberg XXZ spin- 1/2 chain in a spatially random static magnetic field. We find that time-dependent density-matrix renormalization group simulations of time evolution can be performed efficiently, namely, the dimension of matrices needed to efficiently represent the time evolution increases linearly with time and entanglement entropies for typical chain bipartitions increase logarithmically. As a result, we show that for large enough random fields, infinite temperature spin-spin correlation function displays exponential localization in space indicating insulating behavior of the model.
- Publication:
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Physical Review B
- Pub Date:
- February 2008
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0706.2539
- Bibcode:
- 2008PhRvB..77f4426Z
- Keywords:
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- 75.10.Pq;
- 73.20.Fz;
- 03.67.Mn;
- 05.60.Gg;
- Spin chain models;
- Weak or Anderson localization;
- Entanglement production characterization and manipulation;
- Quantum transport;
- Quantum Physics;
- Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons
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- 6 pages, 5 PS figures