https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-02621-x
Regular Article
Power-law random banded matrix ensemble as the effective model for many-body localization transition
School of Science, Hangzhou Dianzi University, 310027, Hangzhou, China
Received:
19
February
2022
Accepted:
19
March
2022
Published online:
29
March
2022
We employ the power-law random banded matrix (PRBM) ensemble with single tuning parameter 
as the effective model for many-body localization (MBL) transition in random spin systems. We show the PRBM accurately reproduces the eigenvalue statistics on the entire phase diagram through the fittings of high-order spacing ratio distributions 
as well as number variance 
, in systems both with and without time-reversal symmetry. For the properties of eigenvectors, it’s shown the entanglement entropy of PRBM displays an evolution from volume-law to area-law behavior which signatures an ergodic–MBL transition, and the critical exponent is found to be 
, close to the value obtained in 1D physical model by exact diagonalization, while the computational cost here is much less.
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