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T=0 heavy fermion quantum critical point as an orbital selective Mott transition

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2009-11-13 v2

Abstract

We describe the T=0 quantum phase transition in heavy fermion systems as an orbital selective Mott transition (OSMT) using a cluster extension of dynamical mean field theory. This transition is characterized by the emergence of a new intermediate energy scale corresponding to the opening of a pseudogap and the vanishing of the low-energy hybridization between light and heavy electrons. We identify the fingerprint of Mott physics in heavy electron systems with the appearance of surfaces in momentum space where the self-energy diverges and we derive experimental consequences of this scenario for photoemission, compressibility, optical conductivity, susceptibility and specific heat.

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@article{arxiv.0804.3314,
  title  = {T=0 heavy fermion quantum critical point as an orbital selective Mott transition},
  author = {Lorenzo De Leo and Marcello Civelli and Gabriel Kotliar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.3314},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures. Published version

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