The Frenkel line and the pseudogap: an analogy between classical and electronic fluids

Abstract

Asymptotically close to critical end-points of first-order transitions, maxima in thermodynamic quantities occur along a line called the Widom line, a concept first introduced in classical fluids. This concept has been extended to strongly correlated electronic fluids in the context of the Mott transition. Namely, upon increasing interaction strength in the Hubbard model at half-filling, one finds a first-order Mott metal-insulator transition with a critical endpoint at high temperature, above which several crossover lines are observable. Using the dynamical cluster approximation for the triangular-lattice Hubbard model, we compute a new crossover line, the Frenkel line, a concept borrowed from classical fluids that is useful for defining a sharp crossover between the pseudogap and the correlated Fermi liquid. The Frenkel line in the electron fluid is defined by the appearance of back-scattering upon entering the pseudogap. The signature of back-scattering is the existence of a negative value in the time-domain optical conductivity. The Frenkel line extends to high temperatures.

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