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On-Shell Methods for Quantum Matter: Strongly correlated Dirac materials

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2025-11-10 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We propose a framework for applying on-shell scattering amplitude methods to emergent relativistic phases of quantum matter. Many strongly correlated systems, from Dirac and Weyl semimetals to topological-insulator surfaces, exhibit low-energy excitations that are effectively massless relativistic spinors. We show that physical observables such as nonlinear optical and Hall responses can be obtained from compact on-shell amplitudes, bypassing the complexity of Feynman diagrams. As a concrete demonstration, we derive the nonlinear Hall conductivity of a Dirac semimetal from a single parity-odd three-photon amplitude, highlighting the analytic and conceptual power of amplitude-based approaches for strongly correlated condensed-matter systems.

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@article{arxiv.2511.05358,
  title  = {On-Shell Methods for Quantum Matter: Strongly correlated Dirac materials},
  author = {Jeff Murugan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.05358},
  year   = {2025}
}

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6 pages. Prepared for PRL + Supplementary material

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