Quantum phase transitions

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Quantum phase transitions of correlated
electrons and atoms
Subir Sachdev Harvard University
Course at Harvard University Physics
268r Classical and Quantum Phase Transitions. MWF
10 in Jefferson 256 First meeting Feb 1.
Quantum Phase Transitions Cambridge University
Press
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Outline

1. Magnetic quantum phase transitions in dimerized
   Mott insulators Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson
   (LGW) theory
2. Mott insulators with spin S1/2 per unit
   cell 1. Berry phases and the mapping to a
   compact U(1) gauge theory 2.
   Valence-bond-solid (VBS) order in the
   paramagnet 3. Mapping to hard-core bosons at
   half-filling
3. The superfluid-insulator transition of bosons in
   lattices Multiple order parameters in quantum
   systems
4. Boson-vortex duality Breakdown of the LGW
   paradigm

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A. Magnetic quantum phase transitions in
dimerized Mott insulators Landau-Ginzburg-Wil
son (LGW) theory
Second-order phase transitions described by
fluctuations of an order parameter associated
with a broken symmetry
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TlCuCl3
M. Matsumoto, B. Normand, T.M. Rice, and M.
Sigrist, cond-mat/0309440.
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Coupled Dimer Antiferromagnet
M. P. Gelfand, R. R. P. Singh, and D. A. Huse,
Phys. Rev. B 40, 10801-10809 (1989). N. Katoh and
M. Imada, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 63, 4529 (1994). J.
Tworzydlo, O. Y. Osman, C. N. A. van Duin, J.
Zaanen, Phys. Rev. B 59, 115 (1999). M.
Matsumoto, C. Yasuda, S. Todo, and H. Takayama,
Phys. Rev. B 65, 014407 (2002).
S1/2 spins on coupled dimers
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Weakly coupled dimers
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Weakly coupled dimers
Paramagnetic ground state
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Weakly coupled dimers
Excitation S1 triplon
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Weakly coupled dimers
Excitation S1 triplon
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Weakly coupled dimers
Excitation S1 triplon
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Weakly coupled dimers
Excitation S1 triplon
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Weakly coupled dimers
Excitation S1 triplon
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Weakly coupled dimers
Excitation S1 triplon
(exciton, spin collective mode)
Energy dispersion away from antiferromagnetic
wavevector
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TlCuCl3
triplon
N. Cavadini, G. Heigold, W. Henggeler, A. Furrer,
H.-U. Güdel, K. Krämer and H. Mutka, Phys. Rev.
B 63 172414 (2001).
K. Damle and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 57, 8307
(1998)
This result is in good agreement with
observations in CsNiCl3 (M. Kenzelmann, R. A.
Cowley, W. J. L. Buyers, R. Coldea, M. Enderle,
and D. F. McMorrow Phys. Rev. B 66, 174412
(2002)) and Y2NiBaO5 (G. Xu, C. Broholm, G.
Aeppli, J. F. DiTusa, T.Ito, K. Oka, and H.
Takagi, preprint).
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Coupled Dimer Antiferromagnet
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Weakly dimerized square lattice
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l
Weakly dimerized square lattice
close to 1
Excitations 2 spin waves (magnons)
Ground state has long-range spin density wave
(Néel) order at wavevector K (p,p)
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TlCuCl3
J. Phys. Soc. Jpn 72, 1026 (2003)
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lc 0.52337(3)
M. Matsumoto, C.
Yasuda, S. Todo, and H. Takayama, Phys. Rev. B
65, 014407 (2002)
T0
Quantum paramagnet
Néel state
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The method of bond operators (S. Sachdev and R.N.
Bhatt, Phys. Rev. B 41, 9323 (1990)) provides a
quantitative description of spin excitations in
TlCuCl3 across the quantum phase transition (M.
Matsumoto, B. Normand, T.M. Rice, and M. Sigrist,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 077203 (2002))
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LGW theory for quantum criticality
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Quantum field theory for critical point
l close to lc use soft spin field
3-component antiferromagnetic order parameter
Oscillations of about zero (for l lt lc )
spin-1 collective mode
T0 spectrum
w
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Critical coupling
Dynamic spectrum at the critical point
No quasiparticles --- dissipative critical
continuum
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Outline

1. Magnetic quantum phase transitions in dimerized
   Mott insulators Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson
   (LGW) theory
2. Mott insulators with spin S1/2 per unit
   cell 1. Berry phases and the mapping to a
   compact U(1) gauge theory 2.
   Valence-bond-solid (VBS) order in the
   paramagnet 3. Mapping to hard-core bosons at
   half-filling
3. The superfluid-insulator transition of bosons in
   lattices Multiple order parameters in quantum
   systems
4. Boson-vortex duality Breakdown of the LGW
   paradigm

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B. Mott insulators with spin S1/2 per unit
cell 1. Berry phases and the mapping to a
compact U(1) gauge theory.
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lc 0.52337(3)
M. Matsumoto, C.
Yasuda, S. Todo, and H. Takayama, Phys. Rev. B
65, 014407 (2002)
Recall dimerized Mott insulators
Quantum paramagnet
Néel state
1
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Mott insulator with two S1/2 spins per unit cell
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Mott insulator with one S1/2 spin per unit cell
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Mott insulator with one S1/2 spin per unit cell
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Mott insulator with one S1/2 spin per unit cell
Destroy Neel order by perturbations which
preserve full square lattice symmetry e.g.
second-neighbor or ring exchange. The strength of
this perturbation is measured by a coupling g.
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Mott insulator with one S1/2 spin per unit cell
Destroy Neel order by perturbations which
preserve full square lattice symmetry e.g.
second-neighbor or ring exchange. The strength of
this perturbation is measured by a coupling g.
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LGW theory for such a quantum transition
The field theory predicts that this state has no
broken symmetries and has a stable S1
quasiparticle excitation (the triplon)
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Problem there is no state with a gapped, stable
S1 quasiparticle and no broken symmetries
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Problem there is no state with a gapped, stable
S1 quasiparticle and no broken symmetries
Liquid of valence bonds has fractionalized
S1/2 excitations
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Problem there is no state with a gapped, stable
S1 quasiparticle and no broken symmetries
Liquid of valence bonds has fractionalized
S1/2 excitations
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Problem there is no state with a gapped, stable
S1 quasiparticle and no broken symmetries
Liquid of valence bonds has fractionalized
S1/2 excitations
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Problem there is no state with a gapped, stable
S1 quasiparticle and no broken symmetries
Liquid of valence bonds has fractionalized
S1/2 excitations
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Problem there is no state with a gapped, stable
S1 quasiparticle and no broken symmetries
Liquid of valence bonds has fractionalized
S1/2 excitations
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Problem there is no state with a gapped, stable
S1 quasiparticle and no broken symmetries
Liquid of valence bonds has fractionalized
S1/2 excitations
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Quantum theory for destruction of Neel order
Ingredient missing from LGW theory Spin Berry
Phases
Coherent state path integral for a single spin
See Chapter 13 of Quantum Phase Transitions, S.
Sachdev, Cambridge University Press (1999).
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Quantum theory for destruction of Neel order
Ingredient missing from LGW theory Spin Berry
Phases
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Quantum theory for destruction of Neel order
Ingredient missing from LGW theory Spin Berry
Phases
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Quantum theory for destruction of Neel order
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Quantum theory for destruction of Neel order
Discretize imaginary time path integral is over
fields on the sites of a cubic lattice of points a
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Quantum theory for destruction of Neel order
Discretize imaginary time path integral is over
fields on the sites of a cubic lattice of points a
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Quantum theory for destruction of Neel order
Discretize imaginary time path integral is over
fields on the sites of a cubic lattice of points a
S. Sachdev and K. Park, Annals of Physics, 298,
58 (2002)
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Quantum theory for destruction of Neel order
Discretize imaginary time path integral is over
fields on the sites of a cubic lattice of points a
S. Sachdev and K. Park, Annals of Physics, 298,
58 (2002)
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Quantum theory for destruction of Neel order
Discretize imaginary time path integral is over
fields on the sites of a cubic lattice of points a
S. Sachdev and K. Park, Annals of Physics, 298,
58 (2002)
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Quantum theory for destruction of Neel order
Discretize imaginary time path integral is over
fields on the sites of a cubic lattice of points a
S. Sachdev and K. Park, Annals of Physics, 298,
58 (2002)
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Quantum theory for destruction of Neel order
Discretize imaginary time path integral is over
fields on the sites of a cubic lattice of points a
Change in choice of is like a gauge
transformation
S. Sachdev and K. Park, Annals of Physics, 298,
58 (2002)
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Quantum theory for destruction of Neel order
Discretize imaginary time path integral is over
fields on the sites of a cubic lattice of points a
Change in choice of is like a gauge
transformation
The area of the triangle is uncertain modulo 4p,
and the action has to be invariant under
S. Sachdev and K. Park, Annals of Physics, 298,
58 (2002)
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Quantum theory for destruction of Neel order
Ingredient missing from LGW theory Spin Berry
Phases
Sum of Berry phases of all spins on the square
lattice.
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Quantum theory for destruction of Neel order
Partition function on cubic lattice
Modulus of weights in partition function those
of a classical ferromagnet at a temperature g
S. Sachdev and K. Park, Annals of Physics, 298,
58 (2002)
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Simplest large g effective action for the Aam
Analysis by a duality mapping shows that this
gauge theory has valence bond solid (VBS) order
in the ground state for all e
N. Read and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 1694
(1989). S. Sachdev and R. Jalabert, Mod. Phys.
Lett. B 4, 1043 (1990).
S. Sachdev and K. Park, Annals of Physics, 298,
58 (2002)
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B. Mott insulators with spin S1/2 per unit
cell 1. Berry phases and the mapping to a
compact U(1) gauge theory. 2. Valence bond
solid (VBS) order in the paramagnet.
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The VBS state does have a stable S1
quasiparticle excitation
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The VBS state does have a stable S1
quasiparticle excitation
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The VBS state does have a stable S1
quasiparticle excitation
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The VBS state does have a stable S1
quasiparticle excitation
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The VBS state does have a stable S1
quasiparticle excitation
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The VBS state does have a stable S1
quasiparticle excitation
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Ordering by quantum fluctuations
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Ordering by quantum fluctuations
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Ordering by quantum fluctuations
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Ordering by quantum fluctuations
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Ordering by quantum fluctuations
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Ordering by quantum fluctuations
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Ordering by quantum fluctuations
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Ordering by quantum fluctuations
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Ordering by quantum fluctuations
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or
g
0
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LGW theory of multiple order parameters
Distinct symmetries of order parameters permit
couplings only between their energy densities
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LGW theory of multiple order parameters
First order transition
g
g
g
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LGW theory of multiple order parameters
First order transition
g
g
g
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B. Mott insulators with spin S1/2 per unit
cell 1. Berry phases and the mapping to a
compact U(1) gauge theory. 2. Valence bond
solid (VBS) order in the paramagnet. 3.
Mapping to hard-core bosons at half-filling.
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Outline

1. Magnetic quantum phase transitions in dimerized
   Mott insulators Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson
   (LGW) theory
2. Mott insulators with spin S1/2 per unit
   cell 1. Berry phases and the mapping to a
   compact U(1) gauge theory 2.
   Valence-bond-solid (VBS) order in the
   paramagnet 3. Mapping to hard-core bosons at
   half-filling
3. The superfluid-insulator transition of bosons in
   lattices Multiple order parameters in quantum
   systems
4. Boson-vortex duality Breakdown of the LGW
   paradigm

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B. Superfluid-insulator transition
1. Bosons in a lattice at integer filling
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Bose condensation Velocity distribution function
of ultracold 87Rb atoms
M. H. Anderson, J. R. Ensher, M. R. Matthews, C.
E. Wieman and E. A. Cornell, Science 269, 198
(1995)
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Apply a periodic potential (standing laser beams)
to trapped ultracold bosons (87Rb)
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Momentum distribution function of bosons
Bragg reflections of condensate at reciprocal
lattice vectors
M. Greiner, O. Mandel, T. Esslinger, T. W.
Hänsch, and I. Bloch, Nature 415, 39 (2002).
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Superfluid-insulator quantum phase transition at
T0
V010Er
V03Er
V00Er
V07Er
V013Er
V014Er
V016Er
V020Er
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Bosons at filling fraction f 1
Weak interactions superfluidity
Strong interactions Mott insulator which
preserves all lattice symmetries
M. Greiner, O. Mandel, T. Esslinger, T. W.
Hänsch, and I. Bloch, Nature 415, 39 (2002).
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Bosons at filling fraction f 1
Weak interactions superfluidity
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Bosons at filling fraction f 1
Weak interactions superfluidity
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Bosons at filling fraction f 1
Weak interactions superfluidity
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Bosons at filling fraction f 1
Weak interactions superfluidity
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Bosons at filling fraction f 1
Strong interactions insulator
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The Superfluid-Insulator transition
Boson Hubbard model
M.PA. Fisher, P.B. Weichmann, G. Grinstein,
and D.S. Fisher Phys. Rev. B 40, 546 (1989).
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What is the ground state for large U/t ?
Typically, the ground state remains a superfluid,
but with superfluid density density
of bosons
The superfluid density evolves smoothly from
large values at small U/t, to small values at
large U/t, and there is no quantum phase
transition at any intermediate value of U/t.
(In systems with Galilean invariance and at zero
temperature, superfluid densitydensity of
bosons always, independent of the strength of the
interactions)
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What is the ground state for large U/t ?
Incompressible, insulating ground states, with
zero superfluid density, appear at special
commensurate densities
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B. Superfluid-insulator transition
2. Bosons in a lattice at fractional filling
L. Balents, L. Bartosch, A. Burkov, S. Sachdev,
K. Sengupta, Physical Review B 71, 144508 and
144509 (2005), cond-mat/0502002, and
cond-mat/0504692.
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Bosons at filling fraction f 1/2
Weak interactions superfluidity
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
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Bosons at filling fraction f 1/2
Weak interactions superfluidity
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
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Bosons at filling fraction f 1/2
Weak interactions superfluidity
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
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Bosons at filling fraction f 1/2
Weak interactions superfluidity
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
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Bosons at filling fraction f 1/2
Weak interactions superfluidity
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
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Bosons at filling fraction f 1/2
Strong interactions insulator
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
112
Bosons at filling fraction f 1/2
Strong interactions insulator
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
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Insulating phases of bosons at filling fraction f
1/2
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Charge density wave (CDW) order
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
114
Insulating phases of bosons at filling fraction f
1/2
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Charge density wave (CDW) order
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
115
Insulating phases of bosons at filling fraction f
1/2
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Charge density wave (CDW) order
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
116
Insulating phases of bosons at filling fraction f
1/2
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Charge density wave (CDW) order
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
117
Insulating phases of bosons at filling fraction f
1/2
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Charge density wave (CDW) order
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
118
Insulating phases of bosons at filling fraction f
1/2
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Charge density wave (CDW) order
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
119
Insulating phases of bosons at filling fraction f
1/2
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Charge density wave (CDW) order
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
120
Insulating phases of bosons at filling fraction f
1/2
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Charge density wave (CDW) order
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
121
Insulating phases of bosons at filling fraction f
1/2
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Charge density wave (CDW) order
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
122
Insulating phases of bosons at filling fraction f
1/2
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Charge density wave (CDW) order
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
123
Insulating phases of bosons at filling fraction f
1/2
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Valence bond solid (VBS) order
Charge density wave (CDW) order
C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys.
Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001) S. Sachdev and K. Park,
Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)
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Ginzburg-Landau-Wilson approach to multiple order
parameters
Distinct symmetries of order parameters permit
couplings only between their energy densities
S. Sachdev and E. Demler, Phys. Rev. B 69, 144504
(2004).
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Predictions of LGW theory
First order transition
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Predictions of LGW theory
First order transition
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Outline

1. Magnetic quantum phase transitions in dimerized
   Mott insulators Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson
   (LGW) theory
2. Mott insulators with spin S1/2 per unit
   cell 1. Berry phases and the mapping to a
   compact U(1) gauge theory 2.
   Valence-bond-solid (VBS) order in the
   paramagnet 3. Mapping to hard-core bosons at
   half-filling
3. The superfluid-insulator transition of bosons in
   lattices Multiple order parameters in quantum
   systems
4. Boson-vortex duality Breakdown of the LGW
   paradigm

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D. Boson-vortex duality
1. Bosons in a lattice at integer filling
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Bosons at density f 1
Weak interactions superfluidity
Strong interactions Mott insulator which
preserves all lattice symmetries
M. Greiner, O. Mandel, T. Esslinger, T. W.
Hänsch, and I. Bloch, Nature 415, 39 (2002).
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Approaching the transition from the insulator
(f1)
Excitations of the insulator
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Approaching the transition from the superfluid
(f1)
Excitations of the superfluid (A) Spin waves
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Approaching the transition from the superfluid
(f1)
Excitations of the superfluid (B) Vortices
vortex
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Approaching the transition from the superfluid
(f1)
Excitations of the superfluid (B) Vortices
E
vortex
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Approaching the transition from the superfluid
(f1)
Excitations of the superfluid Spin wave and
vortices
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Dual theories of the superfluid-insulator
transition (f1)
Excitations of the superfluid Spin wave and
vortices
C. Dasgupta and B.I. Halperin, Phys. Rev. Lett.
47, 1556 (1981)
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A vortex in the vortex field is the original boson
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A vortex in the vortex field is the original boson
Current of j
boson
vortex
The wavefunction of a vortex acquires a phase of
2p each time the vortex encircles a boson
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D. Boson-vortex duality
2. Bosons in a lattice at fractional filling f
L. Balents, L. Bartosch, A. Burkov, S. Sachdev,
K. Sengupta, Physical Review B 71, 144508 and
144509 (2005), cond-mat/0502002, and
cond-mat/0504692.
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Boson-vortex duality
Current of j
boson
vortex
The wavefunction of a vortex acquires a phase of
2p each time the vortex encircles a boson
Strength of magnetic field on vortex field j
density of bosons f flux quanta per
plaquette
C. Dasgupta and B.I. Halperin, Phys. Rev. Lett.
47, 1556 (1981) D.R. Nelson, Phys. Rev. Lett.
60, 1973 (1988) M.P.A. Fisher and D.-H. Lee,
Phys. Rev. B 39, 2756 (1989)
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In ordinary fluids, vortices experience the
Magnus Force
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Dual picture The vortex is a quantum particle
with dual electric charge n, moving in a dual
magnetic field of strength h(number density
of Bose particles)
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A3
A1A2A3A4 2p f where f is the boson filling
fraction.
A2
A4
A1
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Bosons at filling fraction f 1

• At f1, the magnetic flux per unit cell is 2p,
  and the vortex does not pick up any phase from
  the boson density.
• The effective dual magnetic field acting on
  the vortex is zero, and the corresponding
  component of the Magnus force vanishes.

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Bosons at rational filling fraction fp/q
Quantum mechanics of the vortex particle in a
periodic potential with f flux quanta per unit
cell
Space group symmetries of Hofstadter Hamiltonian
The low energy vortex states must form a
representation of this algebra
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Vortices in a superfluid near a Mott insulator at
filling fp/q
Hofstadter spectrum of the quantum vortex
particle with field operator j
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Boson-vortex duality
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Boson-vortex duality
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Field theory with projective symmetry
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Field theory with projective symmetry
Fluctuation-induced, weak, first order transition
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Field theory with projective symmetry
Fluctuation-induced, weak, first order transition
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Field theory with projective symmetry
Fluctuation-induced, weak, first order transition
Second order transition
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Field theory with projective symmetry
Spatial structure of insulators for q2 (f1/2)
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Field theory with projective symmetry
Spatial structure of insulators for q4 (f1/4 or
3/4)
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Field theory with projective symmetry
Each pinned vortex in the superfluid has a halo
of density wave order over a length scale the
zero-point quantum motion of the vortex. This
scale diverges upon approaching the insulator
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Vortex-induced LDOS of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8d integrated
from 1meV to 12meV at 4K
Vortices have halos with LDOS modulations at a
period 4 lattice spacings
b
J. Hoffman E. W. Hudson, K. M. Lang,
V. Madhavan, S. H. Pan, H. Eisaki, S.
Uchida, and J. C. Davis, Science 295, 466 (2002).
Prediction of VBS order near vortices K. Park
and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 64, 184510 (2001).
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• Superfluids near Mott insulators
• Vortices with flux h/(2e) come in multiple
  (usually q) flavors
• The lattice space group acts in a projective
  representation on the vortex flavor space.
• These flavor quantum numbers provide a
  distinction between superfluids they constitute
  a quantum order
• Any pinned vortex must chose an orientation in
  flavor space. This necessarily leads to
  modulations in the local density of states over
  the spatial region where the vortex executes its
  quantum zero point motion.

The Mott insulator has average Cooper pair
density, f p/q per site, while the density of
the superfluid is close (but need not be
identical) to this value