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Influence of superohmic dissipation on a disordered quantum critical point

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2011-02-18 v2

Abstract

We investigate the combined influence of quenched randomness and dissipation on a quantum critical point with O(N) order-parameter symmetry. Utilizing a strong-disorder renormalization group, we determine the critical behavior in one space dimension exactly. For superohmic dissipation, we find a Kosterlitz-Thouless type transition with conventional (power-law) dynamical scaling. The dynamical critical exponent depends on the spectral density of the dissipative baths. We also discuss the Griffiths singularities, and we determine observables.

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@article{arxiv.1008.1106,
  title  = {Influence of superohmic dissipation on a disordered quantum critical point},
  author = {Thomas Vojta and J. A. Hoyos and Priyanka Mohan and Rajesh Narayanan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.1106},
  year   = {2011}
}

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12 pages, 2 eps figures included, final version as published in the "Strongly Correlated Electron Systems" special issue of Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter