Magnetic order and novel quantum criticality in the strongly interacting quasicrystals

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Main Authors: Zhang, Cong, Yu, Yin-Kai, Shi, Shao-Hang, Li, Zi-Xiang
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author Zhang, Cong
Yu, Yin-Kai
Shi, Shao-Hang
Li, Zi-Xiang
author_facet Zhang, Cong
Yu, Yin-Kai
Shi, Shao-Hang
Li, Zi-Xiang
contents We present the sign-problem-free quantum Monte Carlo study of the half-filled Hubbard model on two-dimensional quasicrystals, revealing how specific aperiodic geometries fundamentally dictate quantum criticality. By comparing the Penrose and Thue-Morse quasicrystals, we demonstrate that the nature of the magnetic phase transition is controlled by the electronic density of states (DOS): while the singular DOS of the Penrose tiling induces magnetic order at infinitesimal interaction strengths, the Thue-Morse lattice requires a finite critical interaction to drive the transition. Crucially, through a novel boundary construction strategy and rigorous finite-size scaling, we identify a quantum critical point on the Thue-Morse quasicrystal with critical exponents ($ν\approx 0.94$, $β\approx 0.72$ and $z\approx 1.51$) that deviate significantly from the conventional $(2+1)$D Heisenberg $O(3)$ class. These findings establish the existence of a novel universality class driven by the interplay between electronic correlations and aperiodic geometry, challenging standard paradigms of magnetic criticality in two dimensions.
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spellingShingle Magnetic order and novel quantum criticality in the strongly interacting quasicrystals
Zhang, Cong
Yu, Yin-Kai
Shi, Shao-Hang
Li, Zi-Xiang
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Statistical Mechanics
We present the sign-problem-free quantum Monte Carlo study of the half-filled Hubbard model on two-dimensional quasicrystals, revealing how specific aperiodic geometries fundamentally dictate quantum criticality. By comparing the Penrose and Thue-Morse quasicrystals, we demonstrate that the nature of the magnetic phase transition is controlled by the electronic density of states (DOS): while the singular DOS of the Penrose tiling induces magnetic order at infinitesimal interaction strengths, the Thue-Morse lattice requires a finite critical interaction to drive the transition. Crucially, through a novel boundary construction strategy and rigorous finite-size scaling, we identify a quantum critical point on the Thue-Morse quasicrystal with critical exponents ($ν\approx 0.94$, $β\approx 0.72$ and $z\approx 1.51$) that deviate significantly from the conventional $(2+1)$D Heisenberg $O(3)$ class. These findings establish the existence of a novel universality class driven by the interplay between electronic correlations and aperiodic geometry, challenging standard paradigms of magnetic criticality in two dimensions.
title Magnetic order and novel quantum criticality in the strongly interacting quasicrystals
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.13546