Solvable Theory of a Strange Metal at the Breakdown of a Heavy Fermi Liquid
arXiv:2012.00763 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.105.235111
Abstract
We introduce an effective theory for quantum critical points (QCPs) in heavy fermion systems, involving a change in carrier density without symmetry breaking. Our new theory captures a strongly coupled metallic QCP, leading to robust marginal Fermi liquid transport phenomenology, and associated linear in temperature () "strange metal" resistivity, all within a controlled large limit. In the parameter regime of strong damping of emergent bosonic excitations, the QCP also displays a near-universal "Planckian" transport lifetime, . This is contrasted with the conventional so-called "slave boson" theory of the Kondo breakdown, where the large limit describes a weak coupling fixed point and non-trivial transport behavior may only be obtained through uncontrolled corrections. We also compute the weak-field Hall coefficient within the effective model as the system is tuned across the transition. We further find that between the two plateaus, reflecting the different carrier densities in the two Fermi liquid phases, the Hall coefficient can develop a peak in the critical crossover regime, like in recent experimental findings, in the parameter regime of weak boson damping.
arXiv comment25 pages, 10 figures
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