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From Quantum Tsallis Entropy to Strange Metals

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2025-12-02 v2 Statistical Mechanics High Energy Physics - Theory Quantum Physics

Abstract

We develop a unified framework connecting quantum Tsallis statistics to electronic transport in strongly interacting systems. Starting from R\'enyi and Tsallis entropies, we construct a quantum Tsallis distribution that reduces to the conventional Fermi--Dirac distribution when q=1q=1. For qq slightly deviating from unity, the correction term in the occupation function can be mapped to a qq-deformed Schwarzian action, corresponding to soft reparametrization modes. Coupling these soft modes to electrons via the Fermi Golden Rule yields a modified scattering rate, which reproduces conventional Fermi-liquid behavior at low temperatures and linear-in-temperature resistivity at high temperatures. Using the memory matrix formalism, we analyze magnetotransport, finding a linear-in-field magnetoresistance and a Hall angle consistent with Anderson's two-lifetime scenario. At sufficiently low temperatures, both magnetoresistance and Hall response smoothly recover Fermi-liquid quadratic behaviors. This approach provides a controlled interpolation between Fermi-liquid and non-Fermi-liquid regimes, quantitatively linking qq-deformation, soft-mode dynamics, and experimentally measurable transport coefficients in strange metals.

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@article{arxiv.2509.13362,
  title  = {From Quantum Tsallis Entropy to Strange Metals},
  author = {Xian-Hui Ge},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.13362},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

19 pages, revised version, typos corrected

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