arXiv:1608.07722 · Physical Review A
Dynamical structure factor of one-dimensional hard rods
Mário Motta, E. Vitali, M. Rossi, Davide Emilio Galli, Gianluca Bertaina
Abstract
The zero-temperature dynamical structure factor $S(q,\ensuremath{\omega})$ of one-dimensional hard rods is computed using state-of-the-art quantum Monte Carlo and analytic continuation techniques, complemented by a Bethe ansatz analysis. As the density increases, $S(q,\ensuremath{\omega})$ reveals a crossover from the Tonks-Girardeau gas to a quasisolid regime, along which the low-energy properties are found in agreement with the nonlinear Luttinger liquid theory. Our quantitative estimate of $S(q,\ensuremath{\omega})$ extends beyond the low-energy limit and confirms a theoretical prediction regarding the behavior of $S(q,\ensuremath{\omega})$ at specific wave vectors ${\mathcal{Q}}_{n}=n2\ensuremath{\pi}/a$, where $a$ is the core radius, resulting from the interplay of the particle-hole boundaries of suitably rescaled ideal Fermi gases. We observe significant similarities between hard rods and one-dimensional $^{4}\mathrm{He}$ at high density, suggesting that the hard-rods model may provide an accurate description of dense one-dimensional liquids of quantum particles interacting through a strongly repulsive, finite-range potential.