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arXiv:2303.11817

Critical dynamics in a real-time formulation of the functional renormalization group

Johannes V. Roth, Lorenz von Smekal

Published Mar 21, 2023• 1 citation
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Abstract

We present first calculations of critical spectral functions of the relaxational Models A, B, and C in the Halperin-Hohenberg classification using a real-time formulation of the functional renormalization group (FRG). We revisit the prediction by Son and Stephanov that the linear coupling of a conserved density to the non-conserved order parameter of Model A gives rise to critical Model-B dynamics. We formulate both 1-loop and 2-loop self-consistent expansion schemes in the 1PI vertex functions as truncations of the effective average action suitable for real-time applications, and analyze in detail how the different critical dynamics are properly incorporated in the framework of the FRG on the closed-time path. We present results for the corresponding critical spectral functions, extract the dynamic critical exponents for Models A, B, and C, in two and three spatial dimensions, respectively, and compare the resulting values with recent results from the literature.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.2303.11817

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We review the progress made in dynamic bulk critical behaviour in equilibrium in the last 25 years since the review of Halperin and Hohenberg. We unify the presentation of the theoretical background by restricting ourselves to the field-theoretic renormalization group method. The main results obtained in the different universality classes are presented. This contains the critical dynamics near the gas–liquid transition in pure fluids (model H), the plait point and consolute point in mixtures (model H � ), the superfluid transition in 4 He (model F) and 4 He– 3 He mixtures (model F � ), the Curie point (model J) and Neel point (model G) in Heisenberg magnets and the superconducting transition. In comparison with experimental results, it became clear that in most cases one has to consider apart from the universal asymptotic critical behaviour also the non-universal effective behaviour. Either because it turned out to be inevitable due to a small dynamical transient exponent inhibiting the system to reach the asymptotics (e.g., at the superfluid transition) or because one is interested in the region further away from the phase transition like in pure fluids and mixtures at their gas–liquid or demixing transition. The calculation of the critical dynamics is adequate in most cases only in two-loop order. We review these results and present the solution to unreasonable features found for some models. Thus, we consider model C where relaxational and diffusive dynamics are coupled and the scaling properties and the limit to a purely relaxational model (model A) have not been understood. In general for models where the order parameter couples to other conserved densities time scale ratios between the kinetic coefficients of the order parameter and the conserved densities play an important role. Their fixed-point values and the approach to the fixed point are changed considerably in two-loop order compared to their values in one-loop order. These considerations are relevant for the explanation of the dynamical critical shape functions of systems such as superfluid helium (model F) and the isotropic antiferromagnet (model G). As far as possible, the comparison of results obtained by the renormalization group theory with numerical simulations has been made.
In this thesis the real time functional renormalization group is applied to \ninvestigate dynamic critical phenomena. In the first part, the established \nmethod of the functional renormalization group as a tool for the calculation \nof real time correlation functions is modified to properly incorporate the \nthermal equilibrium initial conditions. \nIn the second part, this method is utilized to compute the dynamic critical \nproperties of a system of non-relativistic, bosonic particles. Our result \nconnect to a commonly applied effective description of dynamic critical phenomena. \nThe third part of the thesis extends these calculations to the relativistic \nO(N) model. The convergence of parts of the truncation as well as the effects \nof the chosen cutoff function are tested. \nIn the last part, the influence of conserved quantities on the dynamic critical \nproperties of a system is discussed. The dynamic universality class of Model \nC as a simple, effective approximation of the effects of a conserved quantity \non the dynamic critical properties of a system is investigated.