Rényi entropy and the multifractal spectra of systems near the localization transition

Xiao Chen, Benjamin Hsu, Taylor L. Hughes, and Eduardo Fradkin
Phys. Rev. B 86, 134201 – Published 3 October 2012

Abstract

We show that the Rényi entropies of single particle, critical wave functions for disordered systems contain information about the multifractal spectrum. It is shown for moments of the Rényi entropy, Sn, where |n|<1, it is possible to extract universal information about the multifractility of such systems. This is shown through a generic calculation and then illustrated through two example models. We find good agreement between our analytic formula and numerical simulations of the two test models. Our formalism is easily extendable to generic noninteracting fermion models. It is also suggested that recent experimental advances in measuring the multifractal spectrum might allow some moments of the Rényi entropy to be measured.

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  • Received 4 June 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.86.134201

©2012 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Xiao Chen1, Benjamin Hsu2, Taylor L. Hughes1, and Eduardo Fradkin1

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois 61801-3080, USA
  • 2Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA

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Vol. 86, Iss. 13 — 1 October 2012

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