Eigenstate phases with finite on-site non-Abelian symmetry

Abstract

We study the eigenstate phases of disordered spin chains with on-site finite non-Abelian symmetry. We develop a general formalism based on standard group theory to construct local spin Hamiltonians invariant under any on-site symmetry. We then specialize to the case of the simplest non-Abelian group, $S_3$, and numerically study a particular two parameter spin-1 Hamiltonian. We observe a thermal phase and a many-body localized phase with a spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) from $S_3$ to ${\mathbb{Z}}_3$ in our model Hamiltonian. We diagnose these phases using full entanglement distributions and level statistics. We also use a spin-glass diagnostic specialized to detect spontaneous breaking of the $S_3$ symmetry down to ${\mathbb{Z}}_3$. Our observed phases are consistent with the possibilities outlined by Potter and Vasseur [Phys. Rev. B 94, 224206 (2016)], namely thermal/ ergodic and spin-glass many-body localized (MBL) phases. We also speculate about the nature of an intermediate region between the thermal and MBL+SSB regions where full $S_3$ symmetry exists.

arXiv comment16 pages, 10 figures, included subsection on finite size scaling collapse, added additional comments on the spin-glass diagnostic, updated plots, conclusions unchanged

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