arXiv · cond-mat/0303224
Quantum dynamics in high codimension tilings: from quasiperiodicity to disorder
Abstract
We analyze the spreading of wavepackets in two-dimensional quasiperiodic and random tilings as a function of their codimension, i.e. of their topological complexity. In the quasiperiodic case, we show that the diffusion exponent that characterizes the propagation decreases when the codimension increases and goes to 1/2 in the high codimension limit. By constrast, the exponent for the random tilings is independent of their codimension and also equals 1/2. This shows that, in high codimension, the quasiperiodicity is irrelevant and that the topological disorder leads in every case, to a diffusive regime, at least in the time scale investigated here.
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J. Vidal, N. Destainville, R. Mosseri. 2003-03-12. Quantum dynamics in high codimension tilings: from quasiperiodicity to disorder. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.68.172202
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