Disorder-free localization in a simple $U(1)$ lattice gauge theory

Abstract

Localization due to the presence of disorder has proven crucial for our current understanding of relaxation in isolated quantum systems. The many-body localized phase constitutes a robust alternative to the thermalization of complex interacting systems, but recently the importance of disorder has been brought into question. Starting from translationally invariant $(1+1)$-dimensional quantum electrodynamics, we modify the dynamics of the gauge field and reveal a mechanism of disorder-free localization. We consider two different discretizations of the continuum model resulting in a free-fermion soluble model in one case and an interacting model in the other. We diagnose the localization in the far-from-equilibrium dynamics following a global quantum quench.

arXiv comment7 pages, 5 figures

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