Quantum dynamics of periodic and limit-periodic Jacobi and block Jacobi matrices with applications to some quantum many body problems (Q2346862)

The authors investigate quantum dynamics with the underlying Hamiltonian being a Jacobi or a block Jacobi matrix with the diagonal and the off-diagonal terms modulated by a periodic or a limit-periodic sequence. The transport exponents are studied. Moreover, in the periodic case, ballistic transport is established, while in the limit-periodic case, it is observed that several phenomena occur, such as quasi-ballistic transport and weak dynamical localization. Finally, the authors are able to produce some applications to some quantum many body problems. In particular, they find an explicit strictly positive lower bound for the Lieb-Robinson velocity, see [\textit{E. H. Lieb} and \textit{D. W. Robinson}, ``The finite group velocity of quantum spin systems'', ibid. 28, 251--257 (1972)] of the anisotropic XY chain on \(Z\) with periodic parameters. Note that this result gives the converse of the results of \textit{E. Hamza} et al. [ibid. 315, No. 1, 215--239 (2012; Zbl 1253.82048)].