Challenges
Datasets
Workspaces
Papers
Discussions
Leaderboard
Log inSign up
Challenges
Datasets
Workspaces
Papers
Discussions
Leaderboard
Blog
Job Board
Q3AS

© 2026 Aqora Quantum S.A.S.

TermsPrivacyLegal Notice

arXiv:1106.1437 · Physical Review B

Validity of the Tomonaga Luttinger liquid relations for the one-dimensional Holstein model

Ka-Ming Tam, Shan-Wen Tsai, David K Campbell

Published Oct 24, 2011• 10 citations
arXivHTMLPDF

Abstract

For the one-dimensional Holstein model, we show that the relations among the scaling exponents of various correlation functions of the Tomonaga Luttinger liquid (LL), while valid in the thermodynamic limit, are significantly modified by finite-size corrections. We obtain analytical expressions for these corrections and find that they decrease very slowly with increasing system size. The interpretation of numerical data on finite-size lattices in terms of LL theory must therefore take these corrections into account. As an important example, we re-examine the proposed metallic phase of the zero-temperature, half-filled one-dimensional Holstein model without employing the LL relations. In particular, using quantum Monte Carlo calculations, we study the competition between the singlet pairing and charge ordering. Our results do not support the existence of a dominant singlet pairing state.

DOI
10.1103/physrevb.84.165123

Related papers

Luttinger parameters and momentum distribution function for the half-filled spinless fermion Holstein model: A DMRG approach

S. Ejima, H. Fehske

We reexamine the nature of the metallic phase of the one-dimensional half-filled Holstein model of spinless fermions. To this end, we determine the Tomonaga-Luttinger–liquid correlation parameter K ρ by large-scale density matrix renormalisation group (DMRG) calculations, exploiting i) the leading-order scaling relations between the ground-state energy and the single-particle excitation gap and ii) the static charge structure factor in the long-wavelength limit. While both approaches give almost identical results for intermediate-to-large phonon frequencies, we find contrasting behaviour in the adiabatic regime: i) K ρ >1 (attractive) vs. ii) K ρ < 1 (repulsive). The latter result for the correlation exponent is corroborated by data obtained for the momentum distribution function n ( k ), which puts the existence of an attractive metallic state in the spinless fermion Holstein model into question. We conclude that the scaling relation must be modified in the presence of electron-phonon interactions with noticeable retardation.

arXiv:0905.1214•Europhysics Letters (EPL)•Jul 1, 2009•36 citations

Finite-size effects in Luther-Emery phases of Holstein and Hubbard models

Jonas Greitemann, Stephan Heßelmann, Stefan Weßel +2 more

The one-dimensional Holstein model and its generalizations have been studied extensively to understand the effects of electron-phonon interaction. The half-filled case is of particular interest, as it describes a transition from a metallic phase with a spin gap due to attractive backscattering to a Peierls insulator with charge-density-wave order. Our quantum Monte Carlo results support the existence of a metallic phase with dominant power-law charge correlations, as described by the Luther-Emery fixed point. We demonstrate that for Holstein and also for purely fermionic models the spin gap significantly complicates finite-size numerical studies, and explains inconsistent previous results for Luttinger parameters and phase boundaries. On the other hand, no such complications arise in spinless models. The correct low-energy theory of the spinful Holstein model is argued to be that of singlet bipolarons with a repulsive, mutual interaction. This picture naturally explains the existence of a metallic phase, but also implies that gapless Luttinger liquid theory is not applicable.

arXiv:1510.07454•Physical Review B•Dec 28, 2015•25 citations

Particle partition entanglement of bosonic Luttinger liquids

C. M. Herdman, Adrian Del Maestro

We consider the R\'enyi entanglement entropy of bosonic Tomonaga-Luttinger liquids under a particle bipartition and demonstrate that the leading order finite-size scaling is logarithmic in the system size with a prefactor equal to the inverse Luttinger parameter. While higher-order corrections involve a microscopic length scale, the leading-order scaling depends only on this sole dimensionless parameter which characterizes the low-energy quantum hydrodynamics. This result contrasts the leading entanglement entropy scaling under a spatial bipartition, for which the coefficient is universal and independent of the Luttinger parameter. Using quantum Monte Carlo calculations, we explicitly confirm the scaling predictions of Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid theory for the Lieb-Liniger model of $\ensuremath{\delta}$-function interacting bosons in the one-dimensional spatial continuum.

arXiv:1412.6529•Physical Review B•May 11, 2015•17 citations

Power-Law Dependence of Correlaration Functions in the Tomonaga-Luttinger Liquid

Nelson Oyindenyifa Nenuwe, Famous Akpojotor

The power-law dependence of correlation functions at low energies is what clearly distinguishes the Tomonaga-Luttinger (TL) liquid and the Fermi liquid (FL). The correlation function critical exponent for the FL is usually fixed to an integer, while that of the TL liquid varies continuously. We calculate the nature of power-law dependence in the charge, spin and electron correlation functions for the TL liquid at both zero and small magnetic fields. In particular, our approach centres on the Bethe Ansatz and conformal field theory (CFT). This is important since the concept of CFT relates critical exponents of various correlation functions with the finite-size corrections to the energy spectrum. Our findings show that increase in the particle density nc, and external magnetic field B, increases the value of the critical exponents while increase in the interaction strength u, decreases the value of the critical exponents.

International Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics•Jan 1, 2015•1 citation

Finite-size scaling of correlation functions in the one-dimensional Anderson-Hubbard model

Satoshi Nishimoto, Tomonori Shirakawa

We study the one-dimensional Anderson-Hubbard model using the density-matrix renormalization-group method. The influence of disorder on the Tomonaga- Luttinger liquid behavior is quantitatively discussed. Based on the finite-size scaling analysis of density-density correlation functions, we find the following results: (i) the charge exponent is significantly reduced by disorder at low filling and near half filling, (ii) the localization length decays as $\ensuremath{\xi}\ensuremath{\sim}{\ensuremath{\Delta}}^{\ensuremath{-}2}$, where $\ensuremath{\Delta}$ is the disorder strength, independently of the on-site Coulomb interaction as well as band filling, and (iii) the localization length is strongly suppressed by the on-site Coulomb interaction near half filling in association with the formation of the Mott plateaus.

arXiv:0902.3256•Physical Review B•Mar 18, 2010•3 citations

Universality of one-dimensional Fermi systems, II. The Luttinger liquid structure

G. Benfatto, Pierluigi Falco, Vieri Mastropietro

The critical behavior of one-dimensional interacting Fermi systems is expected to display universality features, called Luttinger liquid behavior. Critical exponents and certain thermodynamic quantities are expected to be related among each others by model-independent formulas. We establish such relations, the proof of which has represented a challenging mathematical problem, for a general model of spinning fermions on a one dimensional lattice; interactions are short ranged and satisfy a positivity condition which makes the model critical at zero temperature. Proofs are reported in two papers: in the present one, we demonstrate that the zero temperature response functions in the thermodynamic limit are Borel summable and have anomalous power-law decay with multiplicative logarithmic corrections. Critical exponents are expressed in terms of convergent expansions and depend on all the model details. All results are valid for the special case of the Hubbard model. 1 Main Results 1.1

•Jan 1, 2013•11 citations
For the one-dimensional Holstein model, we show that the relations among the scaling exponents of various correlation functions of the Tomonaga Luttinger liquid (LL), while valid in the thermodynamic limit, are significantly modified by finite-size corrections. We obtain analytical expressions for these corrections and find that they decrease very slowly with increasing system size. The interpretation of numerical data on finite-size lattices in terms of LL theory must therefore take these corrections into account. As an important example, we re-examine the proposed metallic phase of the zero-temperature, half-filled one-dimensional Holstein model without employing the LL relations. In particular, using quantum Monte Carlo calculations, we study the competition between the singlet pairing and charge ordering. Our results do not support the existence of a dominant singlet pairing state.
We reexamine the nature of the metallic phase of the one-dimensional half-filled Holstein model of spinless fermions. To this end, we determine the Tomonaga-Luttinger–liquid correlation parameter K ρ by large-scale density matrix renormalisation group (DMRG) calculations, exploiting i) the leading-order scaling relations between the ground-state energy and the single-particle excitation gap and ii) the static charge structure factor in the long-wavelength limit. While both approaches give almost identical results for intermediate-to-large phonon frequencies, we find contrasting behaviour in the adiabatic regime: i) K ρ >1 (attractive) vs. ii) K ρ < 1 (repulsive). The latter result for the correlation exponent is corroborated by data obtained for the momentum distribution function n ( k ), which puts the existence of an attractive metallic state in the spinless fermion Holstein model into question. We conclude that the scaling relation must be modified in the presence of electron-phonon interactions with noticeable retardation.
The one-dimensional Holstein model and its generalizations have been studied extensively to understand the effects of electron-phonon interaction. The half-filled case is of particular interest, as it describes a transition from a metallic phase with a spin gap due to attractive backscattering to a Peierls insulator with charge-density-wave order. Our quantum Monte Carlo results support the existence of a metallic phase with dominant power-law charge correlations, as described by the Luther-Emery fixed point. We demonstrate that for Holstein and also for purely fermionic models the spin gap significantly complicates finite-size numerical studies, and explains inconsistent previous results for Luttinger parameters and phase boundaries. On the other hand, no such complications arise in spinless models. The correct low-energy theory of the spinful Holstein model is argued to be that of singlet bipolarons with a repulsive, mutual interaction. This picture naturally explains the existence of a metallic phase, but also implies that gapless Luttinger liquid theory is not applicable.
We consider the R\'enyi entanglement entropy of bosonic Tomonaga-Luttinger liquids under a particle bipartition and demonstrate that the leading order finite-size scaling is logarithmic in the system size with a prefactor equal to the inverse Luttinger parameter. While higher-order corrections involve a microscopic length scale, the leading-order scaling depends only on this sole dimensionless parameter which characterizes the low-energy quantum hydrodynamics. This result contrasts the leading entanglement entropy scaling under a spatial bipartition, for which the coefficient is universal and independent of the Luttinger parameter. Using quantum Monte Carlo calculations, we explicitly confirm the scaling predictions of Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid theory for the Lieb-Liniger model of $\ensuremath{\delta}$-function interacting bosons in the one-dimensional spatial continuum.
The power-law dependence of correlation functions at low energies is what clearly distinguishes the Tomonaga-Luttinger (TL) liquid and the Fermi liquid (FL). The correlation function critical exponent for the FL is usually fixed to an integer, while that of the TL liquid varies continuously. We calculate the nature of power-law dependence in the charge, spin and electron correlation functions for the TL liquid at both zero and small magnetic fields. In particular, our approach centres on the Bethe Ansatz and conformal field theory (CFT). This is important since the concept of CFT relates critical exponents of various correlation functions with the finite-size corrections to the energy spectrum. Our findings show that increase in the particle density nc, and external magnetic field B, increases the value of the critical exponents while increase in the interaction strength u, decreases the value of the critical exponents.
We study the one-dimensional Anderson-Hubbard model using the density-matrix renormalization-group method. The influence of disorder on the Tomonaga- Luttinger liquid behavior is quantitatively discussed. Based on the finite-size scaling analysis of density-density correlation functions, we find the following results: (i) the charge exponent is significantly reduced by disorder at low filling and near half filling, (ii) the localization length decays as $\ensuremath{\xi}\ensuremath{\sim}{\ensuremath{\Delta}}^{\ensuremath{-}2}$, where $\ensuremath{\Delta}$ is the disorder strength, independently of the on-site Coulomb interaction as well as band filling, and (iii) the localization length is strongly suppressed by the on-site Coulomb interaction near half filling in association with the formation of the Mott plateaus.
The critical behavior of one-dimensional interacting Fermi systems is expected to display universality features, called Luttinger liquid behavior. Critical exponents and certain thermodynamic quantities are expected to be related among each others by model-independent formulas. We establish such relations, the proof of which has represented a challenging mathematical problem, for a general model of spinning fermions on a one dimensional lattice; interactions are short ranged and satisfy a positivity condition which makes the model critical at zero temperature. Proofs are reported in two papers: in the present one, we demonstrate that the zero temperature response functions in the thermodynamic limit are Borel summable and have anomalous power-law decay with multiplicative logarithmic corrections. Critical exponents are expressed in terms of convergent expansions and depend on all the model details. All results are valid for the special case of the Hubbard model. 1 Main Results 1.1