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Dynamical spin-spin correlation functions in the Kondo model out of equilibrium

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2013-01-11 v2 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

We calculate the dynamical spin-spin correlation functions of a Kondo dot coupled to two noninteracting leads held at different chemical potentials. To this end we generalize a recently developed real-time renormalization group method in frequency space (RTRG-FS) to allow the calculation of dynamical correlation functions of arbitrary dot operators in systems describing spin and/or orbital fluctuations. The resulting two-loop RG equations are analytically solved in the weak-coupling regime. This implies that the method can be applied provided either the voltage VV through the dot or the external magnetic field h0h_0 are sufficiently large, max{V,h0}TK\max\{V,h_0\}\gg T_K, where the Kondo temperature TKT_K is the scale where the system enters the strong-coupling regime. Explicitly, we calculate the longitudinal and transverse spin-spin correlation and response functions as well as the resulting fluctuation-dissipation ratios. The correlation functions in real-frequency space can be calculated in Matsubara space without the need of any analytical continuation. We obtain analytic results for the line-shape, the small- and large-frequency limits and several other features like the height and width of the peak in the transverse susceptibility at Ωh~\Omega\approx\tilde{h}, where h~\tilde{h} denotes the reduced magnetic field. Furthermore, we discuss how the developed method can be generalized to calculate dynamical correlation functions of other operators involving reservoir degrees of freedom as well.

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@article{arxiv.0905.3095,
  title  = {Dynamical spin-spin correlation functions in the Kondo model out of equilibrium},
  author = {Dirk Schuricht and Herbert Schoeller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.3095},
  year   = {2013}
}

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30 pages

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