Scaling Theory of Few-Particle Delocalization

Abstract

We develop a scaling theory of interaction-induced delocalization of few-particle states in disordered quantum systems. In the absence of interactions, all single-particle states are localized in $d<3$, while in $d\ge 3$ there is a critical disorder below which states are delocalized. We hypothesize that such a delocalization transition occurs for $n$-particle bound states in $d$ dimensions when $d+n\ge 4$. Exact calculations of disorder-averaged $n$-particle Greens functions support our hypothesis. In particular, we show that $3$-particle states in $d=1$ with nearest-neighbor repulsion will delocalize with $W_c\approx 1.4t$ and with localization length critical exponent $\nu =1.5\pm 0.3$. The delocalization transition can be understood by means of a mapping onto a non-interacting problem with symplectic symmetry. We discuss the importance of this result for many-body delocalization, and how few-body delocalization can be probed in cold atom experiments.

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