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Title: Solvable Theory of a Strange Metal at the Breakdown of a Heavy Fermi Liquid
(Submitted on 1 Dec 2020 (v1), last revised 11 Feb 2022 (this version, v2))
Abstract: We introduce an effective theory for quantum critical points (QCPs) in heavy fermion systems, involving a change in carrier density without symmetry breaking. Our new theory captures a strongly coupled metallic QCP, leading to robust marginal Fermi liquid transport phenomenology, and associated linear in temperature ($T$) "strange metal" resistivity, all within a controlled large $N$ limit. In the parameter regime of strong damping of emergent bosonic excitations, the QCP also displays a near-universal "Planckian" transport lifetime, $\tau_{\mathrm{tr}}\sim\hbar/(k_BT)$. This is contrasted with the conventional so-called "slave boson" theory of the Kondo breakdown, where the large $N$ limit describes a weak coupling fixed point and non-trivial transport behavior may only be obtained through uncontrolled $1/N$ corrections. We also compute the weak-field Hall coefficient within the effective model as the system is tuned across the transition. We further find that between the two plateaus, reflecting the different carrier densities in the two Fermi liquid phases, the Hall coefficient can develop a peak in the critical crossover regime, like in recent experimental findings, in the parameter regime of weak boson damping.
Submission history
From: Erik Aldape [view email][v1] Tue, 1 Dec 2020 19:00:01 GMT (5944kb,D)
[v2] Fri, 11 Feb 2022 01:31:25 GMT (6102kb,D)
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