Non-Abelian gauge potential driven localization transition in quasiperiodic optical lattices

Abstract

Gauge potential is an emergent concept in systems of ultracold atomic gases. Derived from quantum waves immersed in an \emph{Abelian} gauge, the quasiperiodic Aubry-Andre-Harper (AAH) model is a simple yet powerful Hamiltonian to study the Anderson localization of ultracold atoms. In this work, we investigate the localization properties of ultracold atoms trapped in quasiperiodic optical lattices subject to a non-Abelian gauge, which can be depicted by a family of non-Abelian AAH models. We identify that the non-Abelian AAH models can bear the self-duality under the Fourier transformation. We thus analyze the localization transition of this self-dual non-Abelian quasiperiodic optical lattices, revealing that the non-Abelian gauge involved drives a transition from a pure delocalization phase, then to coexistence phases, and then finally to a pure localization phase. This is in stark contrast to the Abelian AAH model that does not support the coexistence phases. Our results thus comprise a new insight on the fundamental aspects of Anderson localization in quasiperiodic systems, from the perspective of non-Abelian gauge.

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