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Many-body localization in dipolar systems.

N Y Yao¹, C R Laumann², S Gopalakrishnan¹

¹Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.

Physical Review Letters

|December 27, 2014

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Strongly interacting dipoles enable the study of many-body localized phases. Researchers explored conditions for localized phases with power-law interactions, proposing experimental systems like ultracold polar molecules.

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Area of Science:

Quantum Many-Body Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Background:

Strongly interacting dipole systems are promising for studying many-body localized phases due to long coherence times and strong interactions.
Understanding the stability of these localized phases under different interaction potentials is crucial for experimental realization.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the conditions under which many-body localized phases persist in the presence of power-law interactions.
To provide analytical and numerical evidence for localized states in one-dimensional systems.
To propose and analyze experimental platforms for observing these phenomena.

Main Methods:

Analytical treatment of systems with power-law interactions.
Numerical simulations to provide evidence of localized states in one dimension.
Analysis of experimental proposals using ultracold polar molecules and solid-state magnetic spin impurities.

Main Results:

Identified conditions for the persistence of many-body localized phases with power-law interactions.
Demonstrated numerical evidence of localized states in one-dimensional models.
Proposed specific experimental systems suitable for observing these quantum phenomena.

Conclusions:

Strongly interacting dipole systems provide a viable platform for exploring many-body localization.
Power-law interactions can be compatible with the stability of localized phases.
Ultracold polar molecules and magnetic spin impurities are promising candidates for experimental observation.