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Magnetization without spin: effective Lagrangian of itinerant electrons

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2024-09-04 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Quantum Physics

Abstract

Effective Lagrangian of itinerant electron system of finite density at finite magnetic field is found to include Chern-Simons term of electromagnetic potentials of lower scale dimension than those studied before. This term has an origin in many-body wave function and unique topological property that is independent of a spin degree of freedom. The coupling strength is proportional to ρeB\frac{\rho}{eB}, which is singular at B=0B=0 for a constant charge density. The effective Lagrangian at a finite BB represents physical effects at B0 B \neq 0 properly. A universal shift of the magnetic field known as Slater-Pauling curve is derived from the effective Lagrangian.

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@article{arxiv.2406.03112,
  title  = {Magnetization without spin: effective Lagrangian of itinerant electrons},
  author = {Kenzo Ishikawa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.03112},
  year   = {2024}
}

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25 pages, 2 figures