Published June 1, 2016 | Version v1
Journal article

Impurity entropy of junctions of multiple quantum wires

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1 (Canada)

Description

We calculate the zero-temperature impurity entropy of a junction of multiple quantum wires of interacting spinless fermions. Starting from a given single-particle S-matrix representing a fixed point of the renormalization group (RG) flows, we carry out fermionic perturbation theory in the bulk interactions, with the perturbation series summed in the random phase approximation (RPA). The results agree completely with boundary conformal field theory (BCFT) predictions of the ground state degeneracy, and also with known RG flows through the g  -theorem. (paper: quantum statistical physics, condensed matter, integrable systems)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-5468/2016/06/063106

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Statistical Mechanics
Journal Volume
2016
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
[28 p.]
ISSN
1742-5468