Study of the Localization Transition on a Cayley-tree via Spectral Statistics

Abstract

The spectral statistics of a Cayley-tree is numerically studied. The statistics are non-universal due to the high ratio of boundary sites. Once the boundary sites are connected to each other in a way that preserves the local structure of the tree the universal statistics of the spectra is recovered. A clear localization transition is observed as function of on-site disorder strength, with a critical disorder $W_c=11.44_{-0.04}^{+0.08}$ and critical index $\nu =0.51_{-0.04}^{+0.05}$. The value of $\nu$ fits nicely to its mean field value, while the value of $W_c$ is puzzling.

3 pages, 5 figures