Upper critical dimension in a quantum impurity model: Critical theory of the asymmetric pseudogap Kondo problem

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Beitragende

  • Matthias Vojta - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Autor:in)
  • Lars Fritz - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Autor:in)

Abstract

Impurity moments coupled to fermions with a pseudogap density of states display a quantum phase transition between a screened and a free moment phase upon variation of the Kondo coupling. We describe the universal theory of this transition for the experimentally relevant case of particle-hole asymmetry. The theory takes the form of a crossing between effective singlet and doublet levels, interacting with low-energy fermions. Depending on the pseudogap exponent, this interaction is either relevant or irrelevant under renormalization group transformations, establishing the existence of an upper-critical "dimension" in this impurity problem. Using perturbative renormalization group techniques we compute various critical properties and compare with numerical results.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer094502
Seiten (von - bis)094502-1-094502-4
FachzeitschriftPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Jahrgang70
Ausgabenummer9
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Sept. 2004
Peer-Review-StatusJa
Extern publiziertJa