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Quantum Interference Corrections in Electron Hydrodynamics

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2026-05-27 v1

Abstract

We show that quantum-interference corrections in an electron fluid are tightly constrained by hydrodynamic Ward identities: charge and momentum conservation protect the m=0,±1m=0,\pm1 sectors, so the leading correction first appears in the spin-two m=±2m=\pm2 stress sector. The resulting hydrodynamic Cooperon has a robust infrared structure that renormalizes stress relaxation, and hence the viscosity. In channel flow this lowers the viscous resistivity, producing a hydrodynamic interference signature with the opposite sign to ordinary weak localization.

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@article{arxiv.2605.26223,
  title  = {Quantum Interference Corrections in Electron Hydrodynamics},
  author = {Alberto Cortijo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.26223},
  year   = {2026}
}

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5+10 pages, 2 figures