Emergent Nonperturbative Universal Floquet Localization
Abstract
We show that a robust, nonperturbative localization plateau emerges in periodically driven quasiperiodic lattices, independent of the static localization properties and drive protocol. Using exact Floquet dynamics, Floquet perturbation theory, and optimal-order van Vleck analysis, we identify a fine-tuned amplitude-to-frequency ratio where all Floquet states become localized despite dense resonances. The van Vleck expansion achieves superasymptotic accuracy up to an optimal orde; it ultimately breaks down due to resonant hybridization at a weak quasiperiodic potential, revealing that the observed localization is nonperturbative.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Spectral Theory in Mathematical Physics
Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
Quasicrystal Structures and Properties
Publication details
- Journal / source
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Publication date
- 14 January 2026
- Document type
- Preprint