Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2005-03-11
Nature Phys. 1, 53 (2005)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Final accepted version not including minor stylistic corrections
Scientific paper
10.1038/nphys105
At quantum critical points (QCP) \cite{Pfeuty:1971,Young:1975,Hertz:1976,Chakravarty:1989,Millis:1993,Chubukov:1 994,Coleman:2005} there are quantum fluctuations on all length scales, from microscopic to macroscopic lengths, which, remarkably, can be observed at finite temperatures, the regime to which all experiments are necessarily confined. A fundamental question is how high in temperature can the effects of quantum criticality persist? That is, can physical observables be described in terms of universal scaling functions originating from the QCPs? Here we answer these questions by examining exact solutions of models of correlated systems and find that the temperature can be surprisingly high. As a powerful illustration of quantum criticality, we predict that the zero temperature superfluid density, $\rho_{s}(0)$, and the transition temperature, $T_{c}$, of the cuprates are related by $T_{c}\propto\rho_{s}(0)^y$, where the exponent $y$ is different at the two edges of the superconducting dome, signifying the respective QCPs. This relationship can be tested in high quality crystals.
Chakravarty Sudip
Kopp Angela
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