Anomalous diffusion and localization in a disorder-free atomic mixture
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.13226v1
- Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:00:36 GMT
- Title: Anomalous diffusion and localization in a disorder-free atomic mixture
- Authors: Stefano Finelli, Beatrice Restivo, Alessio Ciamei, Andreas Trenkwalder, Massimo Inguscio, Dmitry S. Petrov, Sergey E. Skipetrov, Matteo Zaccanti,
- Abstract summary: We report on the observation of anomalous dynamics in an ultracold mass-imbalanced mixture of two fermionic gases in three dimensions.<n>Results highlight the key role of quantum interference in our mixture, which emerges as a versatile platform for exploring disorder-free localization phenomena.
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- Abstract: The concept of random walk, in which particles or waves undergo multiple collisions with the microscopic constituents of a surrounding medium, is central to understanding diffusive transport across many research areas. However, this paradigm may break down in complex systems, where quantum interference and memory effects render the particle propagation anomalous, often fostering localization. Here we report on the observation of such anomalous dynamics in a minimal setting: an ultracold mass-imbalanced mixture of two fermionic gases in three dimensions. We release light impurities into a gas of heavier atoms and follow their evolution across different collisional regimes. Under strong interspecies interactions, by lowering the temperature we unveil a crossover from normal diffusion to subdiffusion. Simultaneously, a localized fraction of the light gas emerges, displaying no discernible dynamics over hundreds of collisions. Our findings, incompatible with the conventional Fermi-liquid picture, are instead captured by a model of an atom propagating through a (quasi-)static disordered landscape of point-like scatterers. These results highlight the key role of quantum interference in our mixture, which emerges as a versatile platform for exploring disorder-free localization phenomena.
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