Larmor precession in strongly correlated itinerant electron systems

Autor: Erik G. C. P. van Loon, Hugo U. R. Strand
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Communications Physics, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2399-3650
DOI: 10.1038/s42005-023-01411-w
Popis: Abstract Many-electron systems undergo a collective Larmor precession in the presence of a magnetic field. In a paramagnetic metal, the resulting spin wave provides insight into the correlation effects generated by the electron-electron interaction. Here, we use dynamical mean-field theory to investigate the collective Larmor precession in the strongly correlated regime, where dynamical correlation effects such as quasiparticle lifetimes and non-quasiparticle states are essential. We study the spin excitation spectrum, which includes a dispersive Larmor mode as well as electron-hole excitations that lead to Stoner damping. We also extract the momentum-resolved damping of slow spin waves. The accurate theoretical description of these phenomena relies on the Ward identity, which guarantees a precise cancellation of self-energy and vertex corrections at long wavelengths. Our findings pave the way towards a better understanding of spin wave damping in correlated materials.
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