Localization Transition In One Dimension Using Wegner Flow Equations

Abstract

The flow-equation method was proposed by Wegner as a technique for studying interacting systems in one dimension. Here, we apply this method to a disordered one-dimensional model with power-law decaying hoppings. This model presents a transition as function of the decaying exponent alpha. We derive the flow equations and the evolution of single-particle operators. The flow equation reveals the delocalized nature of the states for alpha < 1/2. Additionally, in the regime alpha > 1/2, we present a strong-bond renormalization group structure based on iterating the three-site clusters, where we solve the flow equations perturbatively. This renormalization group approach allows us to probe the critical point (alpha = 1). This method correctly reproduces the critical level-spacing statistics and the fractal dimensionality of the eigenfunctions.

The flow-equation method was proposed by Wegner as a technique for studying interacting systems in one dimension. Here, we apply this method to a disordered one-dimensional model with power-law decaying hoppings. This model presents a transition as function of the decaying exponent alpha. We derive the flow equations and the evolution of single-particle operators. The flow equation reveals the delocalized nature of the states for alpha < 1/2. Additionally, in the regime alpha > 1/2, we present a strong-bond renormalization group structure based on iterating the three-site clusters, where we solve the flow equations perturbatively. This renormalization group approach allows us to probe the critical point (alpha = 1). This method correctly reproduces the critical level-spacing statistics and the fractal dimensionality of the eigenfunctions.