Variational Method for the Calculation of Plasma Phase Diagrams in the Path Integral Representation

The formal general expression of thermodynamic potential of fermion system is obtained by representation of Coulomb interaction with functional integral and formal introduction of complex field. The variational method of the thermodynamic potential with respect to field cumulants is elaborated. The phase diagrams are constructed at first approximation of fermion propagator.     

Functional averages in the theory of superconductivity

The grand canonical partition function of a superconductor described byGorkov's model Hamiltonian is represented as a functional integral with Gaussian measure. The integrand can be regarded as the partition function of a free Fermi system which interacts with a fluctuating external source potential. Perturbation-theoretic techniques are applied to the latter partition function. TheGibbs' potential proves to be stationary with respect to the energy gap parameterΔ. From the stationarity condition an equation forΔ is obtained which is a generalization of the usual Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) equation. For the evaluation of the functional integral a variational procedure is employed. It leads to an expression for theGibbs' potential which shows a further remarkable stationarity property. As its simplest approximation this expression contains a result that was firstly derived by Thouless in the ladder graph approximation.     

Diagrammatic analysis of the Hubbard model: Stationary property of the thermodynamic potential

Diagrammatic theory for Periodic Anderson Model has been developed, supposing the Coulomb repulsion of f — localized electrons as a main parameter of the theory. f-Electrons are strongly correlated and c-conduction electrons are uncorrelated. Correlation function for f- and mass operator for c-electrons are determined. The Dyson equation for c- and Dyson-type equation for f-electrons are formulated for their propagators. The skeleton diagrams are defined for correlation function and thermodynamic functional. The stationary property of renormalized thermodynamic potential with respect to, the variation of the mass operator is established. The result is appropriate both for the normal and for the superconducting states of the system.     

等离子体重整化准线性理论中的渐近传播函数与色散关系

本文引入了系统中六维相空间的表象理论。利用这一理论分析了Misguich-Balescu所给出的单位子渐近传播算子和Dupree的平均格林函数之间的关系,发现在平稳过程中两者是一致的。从而解决了MB所给出非线性色散关系中共振函数的发散困难。指出产生发散困难的原因在于M-B在子动力学中引入的涨落产生算子的概念对多重时间尺度的摄动理论是不适用的。 关键词：     

Classical Representation of a Quantum System at Equilibrium

A quantum system at equilibrium is represented by a corresponding classical system, chosen to reproduce the thermodynamic and structural properties. The objective is to develop a means for exploiting strong coupling classical methods (e.g., MD, integral equations, DFT) to describe quantum systems. The classical system has an effective temperature, local chemical potential, and pair interaction that are defined by requiring equivalence of the grand potential and its functional derivatives with respect to the external and pair potentials for the classical and quantum systems. Practical inversion of this mapping for the classical properties is effected via the hypernetted chain approximation, leading to representations as functionals of the quantum pair correlation function. As an illustration, the parameters of the classical system are determined approximately such that ideal gas and weak coupling RPA limits are preserved (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Diagrammatic theory for periodic anderson model

Diagrammatic theory for Periodic Anderson Model has been developed, supposing the Coulomb repulsion of f — localized electrons as a main parameter of the theory. f-Electrons are strongly correlated and c-conduction electrons are uncorrelated. Correlation function for f- and mass operator for c-electrons are determined. The Dyson equation for c- and Dyson-type equation for f-electrons are formulated for their propagators. The skeleton diagrams are defined for correlation function and thermodynamic functional. The stationary property of renormalized thermodynamic potential with respect to, the variation of the mass operator is established. The result is appropriate both for the normal and for the superconducting states of the system.     

Gauge invariant green function in the Schwinger model

In two-dimensional quantum electrodynamics with massless fermions (Schwinger model), the gauge invariant one-particle fermion Green function is computed. It is shown that this Green function is independent of the choice of integration contour in the gauge exponential, and coincides with the free fermionic propagator.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 12, pp. 49–52, December, 1984.The authors are deeply grateful to V. B. Belyaev and N. B. Skachkov for their stimulating interest in this work and useful comments.     

The thermodynamic one-particle Green function in the renormalized spin wave approximation for isotropic cubic ferromagnets

The thermodynamic one-particle Green function in the renormalized spin wave approximation for isotropic cubic ferromagnetic insulators with Dyson's spin wave theory as a base is derived. In quantitative respect, dynamic and kinematic effects of spin waves are approximated by the graphs deficient in the energy denominators, wherefore at low temperature kinematic interaction turns out to be too strong. As against the one-particle Green function for independent spin waves, dynamic interaction of ferromagnons is shown to effect the renormalization of the spin wave energy, whereas kinematic interaction directly modifies the average ferromagnon population numbers. In the matter of magnetization, its formula based on the Green function assumes a similar form as in the spin wave theory without interactions on the understanding that it remains valid within the entire range of temperatures from absolute zero up to the critical point.     

The intrinsical character of the electronic correlation in an electron gas

By introducing the phase transformation of electron operators, we map the equation of motion of an one-particle Green's function into that of a non-interacting one-particle Green's function where the electrons are moving in a time-depending scalar potential and pure gauge fields for a D-dimensional electron gas, and we demonstrate that the electronic correlation strength strongly depends upon the excitation energy spectrum and collective excitation modes of electrons. It naturally explains that the electronic correlation strength is strong in the one dimension, while it is weak in the three dimensions.     

Spin dynamics from majorana fermions

Using the Majorana fermion representation of spin-1/2 local moments, we show how the dynamic spin correlation and susceptibility are obtained directly from the one-particle Majorana propagator. We illustrate our method by applying it to the spin dynamics of a nonequilibrium quantum dot, computing the voltage-dependent spin relaxation rate and showing that, at weak coupling, the fluctuation-dissipation relation for the spin of a quantum dot is voltage dependent. We confirm the voltage-dependent Curie susceptibility recently found by Parcollet and Hooley [Phys. Rev. B 66, 085315 (2002)]].     

Spin-charge Separation of the Luttinger Model after an Interaction Quench

A Luttinger model of spin-1/2 fermions is considered after the interaction is suddenly switched on at time t = 0. By means of the bosonization technique, we evaluate analytically the one-particle correlation functions in detail, mainly involving equal-time correlations and propagators. The critical exponent which governs the power-law behavior of equal-time correlations for this spinful non-equilibrium system is obtained. In comparison with the published results, the difference between critical exponents of correlations in spinful and spinless non-equilibrium systems is found and explained. Furthermore, it is found that the propagator exhibits different power-law behavior from other equal-time correlations in this non-equilibrium system.     

Evolution of weakly correlated systems

A propagator with an effective action is constructed for a quantum many-particle system in the approximation taking into account only pair correlations between particles. The theory can easily be generalized to the case of two species of particles. In the case of a rarefied plasma and a gas, this propagator for a one-particle density matrix provides a solution to the kinetic problem over time intervals longer than the relaxation time.     

Bosonization and quantum hydrodynamics

It is shown that it is possible to bosonize fermions in any number of dimensions using the hydrodynamic variables, namely the velocity potential and density. The slow part of the Fermi field is defined irrespective of dimensionality and the commutators of this field with currents and densities are exponentiated using the velocity potential as conjugate to the density. An action in terms of these canonical bosonic variables is proposed that reproduces the correct current and density correlations. This formalism in one dimension is shown to be equivalent to the Tomonaga-Luttinger approach as it leads to the same propagator and exponents. We compute the one-particle properties of a spinless homogeneous Fermi system in two spatial dimensions with long-range gauge interactions and highlight the metal-insulator transition in the system. A general formula for the generating function of density correlations is derived that is valid beyond the random phase approximation. Finally, we write down a formula for the annihilation operator in momentum space directly in terms of number conserving products of Fermi fields.     

Fluctuations and stability of stationary non-equilibrium systems in detailed balance

A generalized thermodynamic potential for Markoffian systems with detailed balance and far from thermal equilibrium has been derived in a previous paper. It was shown that the principle of detailed balance is equivalent to a set of conditions fulfilled by this potential (“potential conditions”). The properties of this potential allow us to extend the validity of a number of thermodynamic concepts well known for systems in or near thermal equilibrium to stationary states far from thermal equilibrium. The concept of symmetry breaking phase transitions for these systems is introduced in analogy to thermal equilibrium systems by considering the dependence of the stationary probability density of the system on a set of externally controlled parameters {λ}. A functional of the time dependent probability density of the system is defined in close analogy to the Gibb's definition of entropy. This functional has the properties of a Ljapunov functional of the governing Fokker-Planck equation showing the stability of the stationary probability density. The Langevin equations connected with the Fokker-Planck equation are considered. It is shown that, by means of the potential conditions, generalized “thermodynamic” fluxes and forces may be defined in such a way that the smoothly varying part of the Langevin equations (kinetic equations) constitutes a linear relation between fluxes and forces. The matrix of coefficients is given by the diffusion matrix of the Fokker-Planck equation. The symmetry relations which hold for this matrix due to the potential conditions then lead to the Onsager-Casimir symmetry relations extended to systems with detailed balance near stationary states far from thermal equilibrium. Finally it is shown that under certain additional assumptions the generalized thermodynamic potential may be used as a Ljapunov function of the kinetic equations.     

Dynamical correlation functions and finite-size scaling in the Ruij senaars-Schneider model

The trigonometric Ruijsenaars-Schneider model is diagonalized by means of the Macdonald symmetric functions. We evaluate the dynamical density-density correlation function and the one-particle retarded Green function as well as their thermodynamic limit. Based on these results and finite-size scaling analysis, we show that the low-energy behavior of the model is described by the C = 1 Gaussian conformal field theory under a new fractional selection rule for the quantum numbers labefing the critical exponents.     

Photon propagator,monopoles, and the thermal phase transition in three dimensional compact QED

We investigate the gauge boson propagator in the three dimensional compact Abelian gauge model in the Landau gauge at finite temperature. The presence of the monopole plasma in the confinement phase leads to the appearance of an anomalous dimension in the momentum dependence of the propagator. The anomalous dimension as well as an appropriate ratio of photon wave function renormalization constants with and without monopoles is observed to be an order parameter for the deconfinement phase transition. We discuss the relation between our results and the confining properties of the gluon propagator in non-Abelian gauge theories.     

The sensitivity analysis of propagator for path independent quantum finance model

Quantum finance successfully implements the imperfectly correlated fluctuation of forward interest rates at different maturities, by replacing the Wiener process with a two-dimensional quantum field. Interest rate derivatives can be priced at a more realistic value under this new framework. The quantum finance model requires three main ingredients for pricing: the initial forward interest rates, the volatility of forward interest rates, and the correlation of forward interest rates at different maturities. However, the hedging strategy only focused on fluctuation of forward interest rates. This hedging method is based on the assumption that the propagator, the covariance of forward interest rates, has an ergodic property. Since inserting the propagator is the main characteristic that distinguishes quantum finance from the Libor market model (LMM) and the Heath, Jarrow and Morton (HJM) model, understanding the impact of propagator dynamics on the price of interest rate derivatives is crucial. This research is the first step in developing a hedge strategy with respect to the evolution of the propagator. We analyze the dynamics of the propagator from Libor futures data and the integrated propagator from zero-coupon bond rate data. Then we study the sensitivity of the implied volatility of caplets and swaptions according to the three dominant dynamics of the propagator, and the change of the zero-coupon bond option price according to the two dominant dynamics of the integrated propagator.     

The Explicit Density Functional and Its Connection with Entropy Maximization

The intrinsic Helmholtz free energy, commonly used as a basis for density functional theories, is here given explicitly as a cluster diagram expansion with density field points. Also given are explicit variational procedures for determining the chemical potential for a given density, the pair potential for a given pair correlation function, and the pair correlation function for a given pair potential. The physical meaning of the density functional is established within the context of a new derivation of statistical mechanics based on entropy that supplies a variational principle for equilibrium by generalizing the thermodynamic potential to nonequlibrium states. This shows that the conventional density functional determines not only the equilibrium density, but also the probability of fluctuations about that density.     

热密QED中的德拜质量

从QED中光子传播子的Schweinger-Dyson方程出发,得到一个有用的德拜质量和热力学压强之间的关系.利用这个关系以及有限温度与有限化学势下的相关压强计算了德拜质量的双圈修正.其结果显示双圈修正减少了德拜屏蔽质量.最后还讨论了QED等离子体中的磁质量