When do interactions with Goldstone bosons lead to non-Fermi liquids

POSTER

Abstract

There are few general physical principles that protect the low-energy excitations of a quantum phase. Of these, Goldstone's theorem and Landau-Fermi liquid theory are the most relevant to solids. In this talk, I will present a general analysis of when non-Fermi liquid behavior can arise in electronic systems due to coupling to Goldstone modes. We unify previously known cases using a single criterion and predict a new candidate involving phonons under a magnetic field.

Authors

  • Haruki Watanabe

    • UC Berkeley
  • Ashvin Vishwanath

    • University of California, Berkeley
    • UC Berkeley
    • University of California - Berkeley