Behavior of l-bits near the many-body localization transition

Abstract

Eigenstates of fully many-body localized (FMBL) systems are described by quasilocal operators ${\tau }_i^z$ (l-bits), which are conserved exactly under Hamiltonian time evolution. The algebra of the operators ${\tau }_i^z$ and ${\tau }_i^x$ associated with l-bits (${\mathbf{\tau }}_i$) completely defines the eigenstates and the matrix elements of local operators between eigenstates at all energies. We develop a non-perturbative construction of the full set of l-bit algebras in the many-body localized phase for the canonical model of MBL. Our algorithm to construct the Pauli-algebra of l-bits combines exact diagonalization and a tensor network algorithm developed for efficient diagonalization of large FMBL Hamiltonians. The distribution of localization lengths of the l-bits is evaluated in the MBL phase and used to characterize the MBL-to-thermal transition.

5+3 pages, 6 Figures, added results on finite size scaling and thermal-quantum critical crossover, additional references

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