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Autori principali: Nguyen, Phu, Kozii, Vladyslav
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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author Nguyen, Phu
Kozii, Vladyslav
author_facet Nguyen, Phu
Kozii, Vladyslav
contents We study the properties of a Fermi liquid coupled to a quantum critical boson via the two-boson interaction known as Ngai's coupling. We find that the original quantum critical point is generally unstable, resulting in a finite-momentum spatially modulated state unless two conditions are satisfied: (i) the critical boson is polar and transverse, and (ii) the ratio of the Fermi velocity to the transverse-boson velocity is sufficiently large. If these conditions hold and the uniform state remains stable, we demonstrate that the system enters a strong-coupling regime below a certain energy scale. In this regime, we discuss a self-consistent solution at criticality in two-dimensional systems and show that the critical boson field develops a nontrivial anomalous dimension, $η=1/2$. Our findings highlight the significant role of two-boson coupling in critical theories, challenging the conventional view that its effects are subdominant to linear coupling.
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spellingShingle Instability of the critical Ngai's coupling and two-boson mechanism in metals
Nguyen, Phu
Kozii, Vladyslav
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
High Energy Physics - Theory
We study the properties of a Fermi liquid coupled to a quantum critical boson via the two-boson interaction known as Ngai's coupling. We find that the original quantum critical point is generally unstable, resulting in a finite-momentum spatially modulated state unless two conditions are satisfied: (i) the critical boson is polar and transverse, and (ii) the ratio of the Fermi velocity to the transverse-boson velocity is sufficiently large. If these conditions hold and the uniform state remains stable, we demonstrate that the system enters a strong-coupling regime below a certain energy scale. In this regime, we discuss a self-consistent solution at criticality in two-dimensional systems and show that the critical boson field develops a nontrivial anomalous dimension, $η=1/2$. Our findings highlight the significant role of two-boson coupling in critical theories, challenging the conventional view that its effects are subdominant to linear coupling.
title Instability of the critical Ngai's coupling and two-boson mechanism in metals
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.11523