Tunable Chaos in the Finite Mean SYK Model

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.18529v1
• Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:50:49 GMT
• Title: Tunable Chaos in the Finite Mean SYK Model
• Abstract summary: Two defining characteristics of the standard SYK model are its maximal chaos and its finite zero-temperature residual entropy.<n>We investigate a generalized model with a finite mean-to-standard-deviation ratio, $gequiv J_0/J$ of the coupling distribution.<n>We conclude that in this generalized SYK model, there is a chaotic to non-chaotic crossover.
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• Abstract: The complex Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (SYK) model, featuring fermions with all-to-all interactions, serves as a dual paradigm for understanding non-Fermi liquid behavior and the holographic nature of charged black holes. Two defining characteristics of the standard SYK model are its maximal chaos (Lyapunov exponent $λ_{\mathrm{L}}=2πT$ at temperature $T$), and its finite zero-temperature residual entropy. While previous studies have largely focused on couplings drawn from a zero-mean Gaussian distribution, we investigate a generalized model with a finite mean-to-standard-deviation ratio, $g\equiv J_{0}/δJ$ of the coupling distribution in order to get deeper insight into the evolution of chaos. We find that increasing $g$ yields the following effects: (i) The system remains a fast scrambler with $λ_{\mathrm{L}}=A~T$, but with a suppressed coefficient $A<2π$. (ii) In the limit $g\to \infty$, out-of-time-ordered correlators (OTOCs) no longer exhibit exponential growth with $λ_{\mathrm{L}}\simeq 0$. (iii) The spectral correlations indicative of late-time chaos maintain Wigner-Dyson level spacing statistics for all values of $g$. (iv) The system preserves a finite residual entropy, albeit with reduced magnitude, for all $g$ values. We conclude that in this generalized SYK model, there is a chaotic to non-chaotic crossover. Moreover different measures of chaos decouple, demonstrating that the presence of finite residual entropy does not strictly imply maximal chaos.

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