Hopping with time-dependent disorder
Abstract
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We determine the propagation properties of a quantum particle in a d-dimensional lattice with hopping disorder, delta-correlated in time. The system is delocalized: the averaged transition probability shows a diffusive behavior. Then, superimposed to the disorder, we consider a bias favouring the motion with a given orientation, as in the dynamics of flux lines in superconductors. The result is an effective Liouvillian for the density matrix, which is characterized by competition between single particle and pair hopping. In this case the transition probability is determined in terms of excitonic motion, each exciton being extended along the bias direction and characterized by a nontrivial dispersion law.
13 pages 6 figures
13 pages 6 figures