Spectral and dynamical contrast on highly correlated Anderson-type models

DOI10.1007/S00023-023-01361-7MaRDI QIDQ6119783zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Rodrigo Matos, Rajinder Mavi, Jeffrey H. Schenker

Publication date 20 February 2024

Published in Annales Henri Poincaré (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.00684

Special classes of linear operators (47Bxx) Equilibrium statistical mechanics (82Bxx) General mathematical topics and methods in quantum theory (81Qxx)

Abstract: We study spectral and dynamical properties of random Schr"odinger operators

H_{m a t h r m V e r t} = - A_{m a t h b b G_{m a t h r m V e r t}} + V_{o m e g a}

and

H_{m a t h r m D i a g} = - A_{m a t h b b G_{m a t h r m D i a g}} + V_{o m e g a}

on certain two dimensional graphs

m a t h b b G_{m a t h r m V e r t}

and

m a t h b b G_{m a t h r m D i a g}

. Differently from the standard Anderson model, the random potentials are not independent but, instead, are constant along any vertical line, i.e

V_{o m e g a} (n) = o m e g a (n_{1})

, for

n = (n_{1}, n_{2})

. In particular, the potentials studied here exhibit long range correlations. We present examples where geometric changes to the underlying graph, combined with high disorder, have a significant impact on the spectral and dynamical properties of the operators, leading to contrasting behaviors for the "diagonal" and "vertical" models. Moreover, the "vertical" model exhibits a sharp phase transition within its (purely) absolutely continuous spectrum. This is captured by the notions of transient and recurrent components of the absolutely continuous spectrum, introduced by Avron and Simon.

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