Higher-order spacing ratios in random matrix theory and complex quantum systems

S. Harshini Tekur, Udaysinh T. Bhosale, and M. S. Santhanam
Phys. Rev. B 98, 104305 – Published 18 September 2018

Abstract

The distribution of the ratios of nearest neighbor level spacings has become a popular indicator of spectral fluctuations in complex quantum systems such as the localized and thermal phases of interacting many-body systems, quantum chaotic systems, and in atomic and nuclear physics. In contrast to the level spacing distribution, which requires the cumbersome and at times ambiguous unfolding procedure, the ratios of spacings do not require unfolding and are easier to compute. In this work, for the class of Wigner-Dyson random matrices with nearest neighbor spacing ratios r distributed as Pβ(r) for the three ensembles indexed by β=1,2,4, their kth order spacing ratio distributions are shown to be identical to Pβ(r), where β, an integer, is a function of β and k. This result is shown for Gaussian and circular ensembles of random matrix theory and for several physical systems such as spin chains, chaotic billiards, Floquet systems, and measured nuclear resonances.

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  • Received 20 June 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.104305

©2018 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied PhysicsNonlinear DynamicsStatistical Physics & Thermodynamics

Authors & Affiliations

S. Harshini Tekur*, Udaysinh T. Bhosale, and M. S. Santhanam

  • Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411 008, India

  • *harshini.t@gmail.com
  • udaybhosale0786@gmail.com
  • santh@iiserpune.ac.in

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Vol. 98, Iss. 10 — 1 September 2018

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