Periodic orbits and quantum many-body scars in integrable spin chains

arXiv:2607.15132v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Quantum many-body scars provide an exception to generic thermalising dynamics, but their relation to integrability remains unclear. Here we apply the periodic-orbit framework to the integrable XYZ/XXZ spin-1/2 chain, developing an energy-resolved approach that enables us to locate and track periodic orbits across the spectrum. We identify families of scarred orbits and resolve their supporting eigenstates in terms of Bethe-ansatz quantum numbers, revealing a common string core dressed by zero-momentum magnon pairs. This allows us to reconstruct both the scarred eigenstates and the associated towers directly within the Bethe ansatz, and explain the equidistant tower spacing analytically from the decoupling of zero-momentum magnon pairs in the Bethe equations, providing a microscopic realisation of scar phenomenology in an integrable setting. We further show that this structure persists upon breaking integrability with a transverse field, with the periodic orbits continuing to govern the dynamics. Our results establish a direct connection between the periodic-orbit picture of quantum scarring and the algebraic structure of integrable models, showing that key features of scar dynamics can be understood analytically within the Bethe ansatz framework.

Abstract:Quantum many-body scars provide an exception to generic thermalising dynamics, but their relation to integrability remains unclear. Here we apply the periodic-orbit framework to the integrable XYZ/XXZ spin-1/2 chain, developing an energy-resolved approach that enables us to locate and track periodic orbits across the spectrum. We identify families of scarred orbits and resolve their supporting eigenstates in terms of Bethe-ansatz quantum numbers, revealing a common string core dressed by zero-momentum magnon pairs. This allows us to reconstruct both the scarred eigenstates and the associated towers directly within the Bethe ansatz, and explain the equidistant tower spacing analytically from the decoupling of zero-momentum magnon pairs in the Bethe equations, providing a microscopic realisation of scar phenomenology in an integrable setting. We further show that this structure persists upon breaking integrability with a transverse field, with the periodic orbits continuing to govern the dynamics. Our results establish a direct connection between the periodic-orbit picture of quantum scarring and the algebraic structure of integrable models, showing that key features of scar dynamics can be understood analytically within the Bethe ansatz framework.

Quantum Physics (quant-ph); Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech); Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)

arXiv:2607.15132 [quant-ph]

(or arXiv:2607.15132v2 [quant-ph] for this version)

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Periodic orbits and quantum many-body scars in integrable spin chains

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