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Emergent Nonperturbative Universal Floquet Localization
Soumadip Pakrashi, Atanu Rajak, Sambuddha Sanyal·January 14, 2026
cond-mat.dis-nncond-mat.othercond-mat.stat-mechQuantum Physics
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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.