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{{Condensed matter physics|expanded=States of matter}}
A '''Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid''', more often referred to as simply a '''Luttinger liquid''', is a theoretical model describing interacting [[electron]]s (or other [[fermion]]s) in a one-dimensional [[electrical conductor|conductor]] (e.g. [[quantum wire]]s such as [[carbon nanotube]]s). Such a model is necessary as the commonly used [[Fermi liquid]] model breaks down for one dimension.
 
The Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid was first proposed by [[Sin-Itiro Tomonaga|Tomonaga]] in 1950. The model showed that under certain constraints, second-order interactions between electrons could be modelled as bosonic interactions. In 1963, [[Luttinger]] reformulated the theory in terms of Bloch sound waves and showed that the constraints proposed by Tomonaga were unnecessary in order to treat the second-order perturbations as bosons. But his solution of the model was incorrect, the correct one was given by [[Daniel C. Mattis|Mattis]] and [[Elliott H. Lieb|Lieb]] 1965.
 
Among the hallmark features of a Luttinger liquid are the following:
 
* The response of the [[charge density|charge]] (or [[particle density|particle]]) density to some external perturbation are waves ("[[plasmon]]s" - or charge density waves) propagating at a velocity that is determined by the strength of the interaction and the average density. For a non-interacting system, this wave velocity is equal to the [[Fermi velocity]], while it is higher (lower) for repulsive (attractive) interactions among the fermions.
 
* Likewise, there are spin density waves (whose velocity, to lowest approximation, is equal to the unperturbed Fermi velocity). These propagate independently from the charge density waves. This fact is known as '''[[spin-charge separation]]'''.
 
* [[Charge (physics)|Charge]] and [[Spin (physics)|spin]] waves are the elementary excitations of the Luttinger liquid, unlike the [[quasiparticle]]s of the Fermi liquid (which carry both spin and charge). The mathematical description becomes very simple in terms of these waves (solving the one-dimensional [[wave equation]]), and most of the work consists in transforming back to obtain the properties of the particles themselves (or treating impurities and other situations where '[[backscattering]]' is important).  See [[bosonization]] for one technique used.
 
* Even at zero temperature, the particles' momentum distribution function does not display a sharp jump, in contrast to the Fermi liquid (where this jump indicates the Fermi surface).
 
* There is no 'quasiparticle peak' in the momentum-dependent spectral function (i.e. no peak whose width becomes much smaller than the excitation energy above the Fermi level, as is the case for the Fermi liquid). Instead, there is a power-law singularity, with a 'non-universal' exponent that depends on the interaction strength.
 
* Around impurities, there are the usual [[Friedel oscillation]]s in the charge density, at a [[wavevector]] of <math>2 k_\text{F}</math>. However, in contrast to the Fermi liquid, their decay at large distances is governed by yet another interaction-dependent exponent.
 
* At small temperatures, the scattering off these Friedel oscillations becomes so efficient that the effective strength of the impurity is renormalized to infinity, 'pinching off' the quantum wire. More precisely, the conductance becomes zero as temperature and transport voltage go to zero (and rises like a power law in voltage and temperature, with an interaction-dependent exponent).
 
* Likewise, the tunneling rate into a Luttinger liquid is suppressed to zero at low voltages and temperatures, as a [[power law]].
 
The Luttinger model is thought to describe the universal low-frequency/long-wavelength behaviour of any one-dimensional system of interacting fermions (that has not undergone a phase transition into some other state).
 
Among the physical systems believed to be described by the Luttinger model are:
 
* artificial '[[quantum wire]]s' (one-dimensional strips of electrons) defined by applying gate voltages to a two-dimensional [[electron gas]], or by other means ([[lithography]], [[atomic force microscope|AFM]], etc.)
* electrons in [[carbon nanotube]]s
* electrons moving along edge states in the [[fractional Quantum Hall Effect]]
* electrons hopping along one-dimensional chains of molecules (e.g. certain organic molecular crystals)
* [[fermionic atom]]s in quasi-one-dimensional atomic traps
* a 1D 'chain' of half-odd-integer spins described by the [[Heisenberg model (quantum)|Heisenberg model]] (the Luttinger liquid model also works for integer spins if they are in a large enough magnetic field)
 
Attempts to demonstrate Luttinger-liquid-like behaviour in those systems are the subject of ongoing experimental research in [[condensed matter physics]].
 
==See also==
*[[Fermi liquid]]
 
== References ==
*S. Tomonaga: Progress in Theoretical Physics, 5, 544 (1950)
*[[Joaquin Mazdak Luttinger|J. M. Luttinger]]: Journal of Mathematical Physics, 4, 1154 (1963)
*D.C. Mattis and E.H. Lieb: Journal of Mathematical Physics, 6, 304 (1965)
 
== External links ==
*[http://www.pi1.physik.uni-stuttgart.de/glossar/Luttinger_e.php Short introduction] (Stuttgart University, Germany)
*[http://www.freescience.info/books.php?id=27 List of books] (FreeScience Library)
 
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Template:Condensed matter physics A Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid, more often referred to as simply a Luttinger liquid, is a theoretical model describing interacting electrons (or other fermions) in a one-dimensional conductor (e.g. quantum wires such as carbon nanotubes). Such a model is necessary as the commonly used Fermi liquid model breaks down for one dimension.

The Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid was first proposed by Tomonaga in 1950. The model showed that under certain constraints, second-order interactions between electrons could be modelled as bosonic interactions. In 1963, Luttinger reformulated the theory in terms of Bloch sound waves and showed that the constraints proposed by Tomonaga were unnecessary in order to treat the second-order perturbations as bosons. But his solution of the model was incorrect, the correct one was given by Mattis and Lieb 1965.

Among the hallmark features of a Luttinger liquid are the following:

  • The response of the charge (or particle) density to some external perturbation are waves ("plasmons" - or charge density waves) propagating at a velocity that is determined by the strength of the interaction and the average density. For a non-interacting system, this wave velocity is equal to the Fermi velocity, while it is higher (lower) for repulsive (attractive) interactions among the fermions.
  • Likewise, there are spin density waves (whose velocity, to lowest approximation, is equal to the unperturbed Fermi velocity). These propagate independently from the charge density waves. This fact is known as spin-charge separation.
  • Charge and spin waves are the elementary excitations of the Luttinger liquid, unlike the quasiparticles of the Fermi liquid (which carry both spin and charge). The mathematical description becomes very simple in terms of these waves (solving the one-dimensional wave equation), and most of the work consists in transforming back to obtain the properties of the particles themselves (or treating impurities and other situations where 'backscattering' is important). See bosonization for one technique used.
  • Even at zero temperature, the particles' momentum distribution function does not display a sharp jump, in contrast to the Fermi liquid (where this jump indicates the Fermi surface).
  • There is no 'quasiparticle peak' in the momentum-dependent spectral function (i.e. no peak whose width becomes much smaller than the excitation energy above the Fermi level, as is the case for the Fermi liquid). Instead, there is a power-law singularity, with a 'non-universal' exponent that depends on the interaction strength.
  • Around impurities, there are the usual Friedel oscillations in the charge density, at a wavevector of 2kF. However, in contrast to the Fermi liquid, their decay at large distances is governed by yet another interaction-dependent exponent.
  • At small temperatures, the scattering off these Friedel oscillations becomes so efficient that the effective strength of the impurity is renormalized to infinity, 'pinching off' the quantum wire. More precisely, the conductance becomes zero as temperature and transport voltage go to zero (and rises like a power law in voltage and temperature, with an interaction-dependent exponent).
  • Likewise, the tunneling rate into a Luttinger liquid is suppressed to zero at low voltages and temperatures, as a power law.

The Luttinger model is thought to describe the universal low-frequency/long-wavelength behaviour of any one-dimensional system of interacting fermions (that has not undergone a phase transition into some other state).

Among the physical systems believed to be described by the Luttinger model are:

  • artificial 'quantum wires' (one-dimensional strips of electrons) defined by applying gate voltages to a two-dimensional electron gas, or by other means (lithography, AFM, etc.)
  • electrons in carbon nanotubes
  • electrons moving along edge states in the fractional Quantum Hall Effect
  • electrons hopping along one-dimensional chains of molecules (e.g. certain organic molecular crystals)
  • fermionic atoms in quasi-one-dimensional atomic traps
  • a 1D 'chain' of half-odd-integer spins described by the Heisenberg model (the Luttinger liquid model also works for integer spins if they are in a large enough magnetic field)

Attempts to demonstrate Luttinger-liquid-like behaviour in those systems are the subject of ongoing experimental research in condensed matter physics.

See also

References

  • S. Tomonaga: Progress in Theoretical Physics, 5, 544 (1950)
  • J. M. Luttinger: Journal of Mathematical Physics, 4, 1154 (1963)
  • D.C. Mattis and E.H. Lieb: Journal of Mathematical Physics, 6, 304 (1965)

External links

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