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DY: Fachverband Dynamik und Statistische Physik

DY 36: Collective Quantum Dynamics: From Fundamentals to New Phenomena (Focus session joint DY/TT)

DY 36.1: Invited Talk

Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 15:00–15:30, HSZ 03

Many-Body Localization and Glassiness in Quantum Spin Systems — •Antonello Scardicchio — Abdus Salam ICTP, Trieste, Italy — INFN, Sezione di Trieste, Trieste, Italy

I will discuss the interplay of two phenomena arising in disordered quantum spin systems: the appearance of a glassy phase, and the complete suppression of transport due to many-body localization. I will review work done on some models, under various approximations (analytical and numerical), and summarize a universal physical picture for how the two dynamical phases can interplay. I will also comment on the implications for the performance of quantum computers.