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arXiv:cond-mat/0304381 · Physical Review B

Singular corrections to the Fermi-liquid theory

Andrey V. Chubukov, Dmitrii L. Maslov

Published Mar 18, 2004• 45 citations
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Abstract

We show that the singularities in the dynamical bosonic response functions of a two-dimensional Fermi liquid give rise to universal nonanalytic corrections to the results of the Fermi-liquid theory. In particular, we find a ${T}^{2}$ term in the specific heat, linear-in-$T$ terms in the effective mass and in the uniform spin susceptibility ${\ensuremath{\chi}}_{s}(Q=0,T),$ and $|Q|$ term in ${\ensuremath{\chi}}_{s}(Q,T=0).$ The existence of these terms has been the subject of recent controversy, which is resolved in this paper. We present exact expressions for all nonanalytic terms to second order in a generic interaction $U(Q)$ and show that the nonanalytic terms originate exclusively from forward- and backward-scattering of particles with zero total momentum.

DOI
10.1103/physrevb.69.121102

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We consider a system of interacting fermions in two dimensions beyond the second-order perturbation theory in the interaction. It is shown that the mass-shell singularities in the self-energy, arising already at the second order of the perturbation theory, manifest a nonperturbative effect: an interaction with the zero-sound mode. Resumming the perturbation theory for a weak, short-range interaction and accounting for a finite curvature of the fermion spectrum, we eliminate the singularities and obtain the results for the quasiparticle self-energy and the spectral function to all orders in the interaction with the zero-sound mode. A threshold for emission of zero-sound waves leads a nonmonotonic variation of the self-energy with energy (or momentum) near the mass shell. Consequently, the spectral function has a kinklike feature. We also study in detail a nonanalytic temperature dependence of the specific heat $C(T)\ensuremath{\propto}{T}^{2}$. It turns out that although the interaction with the collective mode results in an enhancement of the fermion self-energy, this interaction does not affect the nonanalytic term in C(T)C(T)C(T) due to a subtle cancellation between the contributions from the real and imaginary parts of the self-energy. For a short-range and weak interaction, this implies that the second-order perturbation theory suffices to determine the nonanalytic part of C(T)C(T)C(T). We also obtain a general form of the nonanalytic term in C(T)C(T)C(T), valid for the case of a generic Fermi liquid, i.e., beyond the perturbation theory.
We calculate, using perturbative calculations and Ward identities, the basic parameters of the Fermi liquid: the scattering vertex, the Landau interaction function, the effective mass, specific heat, and physical susceptibilities for a model of two-dimensional (2D) fermions with a short-ranged interaction at nonzero temperature. The leading temperature dependence of the spin components of the scattering vertex, the Landau function, and the spin susceptibility is found to be linear. We find that the standard T=0T=0T=0 relationships for a Galilean-invariant Fermi liquid are violated by finite-temperature terms. The coefficients in the temperature corrections to these relationships involve a subtle interplay between contributions from small and large $(\ensuremath{\sim}{2k}_{F})$ momentum processes. A connection with previous studies of the 2D Fermi-liquid parameters is discussed. We conclude that the linear leading temperature dependence of the parameters is a generic feature of the 2D Fermi liquid.
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