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Article Dans Une Revue Physical Review B Année : 2024

Quantum Fragmentation in the Extended Quantum Breakdown Model

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We introduce a one-dimensional (1D) extended quantum breakdown model comprising a fermionic and a spin degree of freedom per site, and featuring a spatially asymmetric breakdown-type interaction between the fermions and spins. We analytically show that, in the absence of any magnetic field for the spins, the model exhibits Hilbert space fragmentation within each symmetry sector into exponentially many Krylov subspaces and hence displays non-thermal dynamics. Here, we demonstrate that the fragmentation naturally occurs in an entangled basis and thus provides an example of "quantum fragmentation." Besides establishing the nature of fragmentation analytically, we also study the long-time behavior of the entanglement entropy and its deviation from the expected Page value as a probe of ergodicity in the system. Upon introducing a non-trivial magnetic field for the spins, most of the Krylov subspaces merge and the model becomes chaotic. Finally, we study the effects of strong randomness on the system and observe behavior similar to that of many-body localized systems.

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hal-04455648 , version 1 (13-02-2024)

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Bo-Ting Chen, Abhinav Prem, Nicolas Regnault, Biao Lian. Quantum Fragmentation in the Extended Quantum Breakdown Model. Physical Review B, 2024, 110 (16), pp.165109. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevB.110.165109⟩. ⟨hal-04455648⟩
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