Fragmentation, Zero Modes, and Collective Bound States in Constrained Models

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.17627v1
• Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:49:16 GMT
• Title: Fragmentation, Zero Modes, and Collective Bound States in Constrained Models
• Authors: Eloi Nicolau, Marko Ljubotina, Maksym Serbyn,
• Abstract summary: This work focuses on the properties of the zero mode subspace in quantum kinetically constrained models with a $U(1)$ particle-conservation symmetry.<n>We observe that the simultaneous presence of constraints and chiral symmetry generally leads to a parametric increase in the number of zero modes.<n>We introduce the notion of collective bound states and argue that the degenerate zero mode subspace plays a central role.
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• Abstract: Kinetically constrained models were originally introduced to capture slow relaxation in glassy systems, where dynamics are hindered by local constraints instead of energy barriers. Their quantum counterparts have recently drawn attention for exhibiting highly degenerate eigenstates at zero energy -- known as zero modes -- stemming from chiral symmetry. Yet, the structure and implications of these zero modes remain poorly understood. In this work, we focus on the properties of the zero mode subspace in quantum kinetically constrained models with a $U(1)$ particle-conservation symmetry. We use the $U(1)$ East, which lacks inversion symmetry, and the inversion-symmetric $U(1)$ East-West models to illustrate our two main results. First, we observe that the simultaneous presence of constraints and chiral symmetry generally leads to a parametric increase in the number of zero modes due to the fragmentation of the many-body Hilbert space into disconnected sectors. Second, we generalize the concept of compact localized states from single particle physics and introduce the notion of collective bound states. We formulate sufficient criteria for their existence, arguing that the degenerate zero mode subspace plays a central role, and demonstrate bound states in both example models. Our results motivate a systematic study of bound states and their relation to ergodicity breaking, transport, and other properties of quantum kinetically constrained models.

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