Wigner Cat Phases: A finely tunable system for exploring the transition to quantum chaos

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.22169v1
• Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:40:38 GMT
• Title: Wigner Cat Phases: A finely tunable system for exploring the transition to quantum chaos
• Abstract summary: The transition to chaos for quantum dynamics is quantified via a finely tunable mixed random matrix ensemble.<n>We study how the spectral properties of mGOE evolve during these transitions.<n>These simulated phases in mGOE appear to be an ideal tool to study it Eigenstate Thermalization Hypothesis (ETH) and its related transitions.
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• Abstract: The transition to chaos for quantum dynamics is quantified via a finely tunable mixed random matrix ensemble. The {\it mixed Gaussian Orthogonal Ensemble (mGOE)} forms a pedagogically accessible family of systems in simulating {\it Many-Body Localization (MBL)} transitions. It can be tuned from chaotic to localized and heavy-tailed localized phases in a continuous fashion, providing an opportunity to explore new phases. We numerically study how the spectral properties of mGOE evolve during these transitions. Characterization of transition to quantum chaos is computed and analyzed via empirical spectral density, nearest-neighbor spacing, and adjacent gap ratios with statistical uncertainty quantifications that strengthens the robustness of evidence of transitions. The transition is identified as {\it Wigner Cat Phases}, because of the shape of empirical spectral densities, which depens on the tuneable parameter. These simulated phases in mGOE appear to be an ideal tool to study {\it Eigenstate Thermalization Hypothesis (ETH)} and its related transitions, representing a family of physical systems under different localisation and disorder strengths.

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