Physics – Condensed Matter – Quantum Gases
Scientific paper
2010-03-23
Physics
Condensed Matter
Quantum Gases
Scientific paper
With an underlying common theme of competing length scales, we study the many-body Schr\"{o}dinger equation in a quasiperiodic potential and discuss its connection with the Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser (KAM) problem of classical mechanics. We propose a possible visualization of such connection in experimentally accessible many-body observables. Those observables are useful probes for the three characteristic phases of the problem: the metallic, Anderson and band insulator phases. In addition, they exhibit fingerprints of non-linear phenomena such as Arnold tongues, bifurcations and devil's staircases. Our numerical treatment is complemented with a perturbative analysis which provides insight on the underlying physics. The perturbation theory approach is particularly useful in illuminating the distinction between the Anderson insulator and the band insulator phases in terms of paired sets of dimerized states.
Clark Charles W.
Li Shuming
Rey Ana Maria
Satija Indubala I.
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