Friday, October 12, 2012

1210.3043 (Daniel G. Barci et al.)

Pomeranchuk-Nematic instability in the presence of a weak magnetic field    [PDF]

Daniel G. Barci, Daniel Reyes
We analyze a two-dimensional Pomeranchuk-Nematic instability, trigger by the Landau parameter $F_2<0$, in the presence of a small magnetic field. Using Landau Fermi liquid theory in the isotropic phase, we study the collective modes near the quantum critical point $F_2=-1,\omega_c=0$ (where $\omega_c$ is the cyclotron frequency). We focus on the effects of parity symmetry breaking on the Fermi surface deformation. We show that, for studding the critical regime, the linear response approximation of the Landau-Silin equation is not sufficient and it is necessary to compute corrections at least of order $\omega_c^2$. Identifying the slowest oscillation mode in the disordered phase, we compute the phase diagram for the isotropic/nematic phase transition in terms of $F_2$ and $\omega_c$.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1210.3043

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