Transition from localized to extended eigenstates in the ensemble of power-law random banded matrices

Details Transition from localized to extended eigenstates in the ensemble of power-law random banded matrices Transition from localized to extended eigenstates in the ensemble of power-law random banded matrices

1996-04-26

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9604163v1

Phys. Rev. E 54, 3221 (1996)

Physics

Condensed Matter

19 pages REVTEX, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.54.3221

We study statistical properties of the ensemble of large $N\times N$ random matrices whose entries $ H_{ij}$ decrease in a power-law fashion $H_{ij}\sim|i-j|^{-\alpha}$. Mapping the problem onto a nonlinear $\sigma-$model with non-local interaction, we find a transition from localized to extended states at $\alpha=1$. At this critical value of $\alpha$ the system exhibits multifractality and spectral statistics intermediate between the Wigner-Dyson and Poisson one. These features are reminiscent of those typical for the mobility edge of disordered conductors. We find a continuous set of critical theories at $\alpha=1$, parametrized by the value of the coupling constant of the $\sigma-$model. At $\alpha>1$ all states are expected to be localized with integrable power-law tails. At the same time, for $1<\alpha<3/2$ the wave packet spreading at short time scale is superdiffusive: $\langle |r|\rangle\sim t^{\frac{1}{2\alpha-1}}$, which leads to a modification of the Altshuler-Shklovskii behavior of the spectral correlation function. At $1/2<\alpha<1$ the statistical properties of eigenstates are similar to those in a metallic sample in $d=(\alpha-1/2)^{-1}$ dimensions. Finally, the region $\alpha<1/2$ is equivalent to the corresponding Gaussian ensemble of random matrices $(\alpha=0)$. The theoretical predictions are compared with results of numerical simulations.

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