Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2000-04-14
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
17 pages, 7 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.63.104414
A novel approach for studying phase transitions in systems with quantum degrees of freedom is discussed. Starting from the microscopic hamiltonian of a quantum model, we first derive a set of exact differential equations for the free energy and the correlation functions describing the effects of fluctuations on the thermodynamics of the system. These equations reproduce the full renormalization group structure in the neighborhood of a critical point keeping, at the same time, full information on the non universal properties of the model. As a concrete application we investigate the phase diagram of a Heisenberg antiferromagnet in a staggered external magnetic field. At long wavelengths the known relationship to the Quantum Non Linear Sigma Model naturally emerges from our approach. By representing the two point function in an approximate analytical form, we obtain a closed partial differential equation which is then solved numerically. The results in three dimensions are in good agreement with available Quantum Monte Carlo simulations and series expansions. More refined approximations to the general framework presented here and few applications to other models are briefly discussed.
Gianinetti Pietro
Parola Alberto
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