Continuous renormalization for fermions and Fermi liquid theory (Q1270179)

Many-fermion systems are probably the most realistic models of a number of physical phenomena for which a direct analysis may be applied, while ignoring the boson fields. The author states that the purpose of this investigation is to derive a Wick-ordered continuous renormalization group equation and show that the determinant bound applies to it directly. Following a brief introduction the author discusses many-fermion systems. The modeling in dimension \(d\geq 2\) is using a spatial lattice with lattice spacing size of \(\varepsilon\). The continuum model is obtained by letting \(\varepsilon\to 0\). The Fock space \({\mathcal F}_A\) for fermions with \(1/2\) spin satisfying anti-commutation relations is introduced. For a fixed lattice spacing the free part of the Hamiltonian \(H_A= H_0+\lambda V\) is given by which is a convolution type product, while \(\lambda\) is a small coupling constant, given by normal ordered density-density interaction. Several points of view and possibilities are discussed, and some conclusions are reached regarding their applicability. A section is devoted to Grassmann algebra, Grassmann measure. Grassmannian integral representation is reproduced by applying a Lie product formula to \(e^{-\beta(HA-\mu NA)}\), where \(\mu\) is the chemical potential. Classes of models are discussed, Nambu formalism is given, and definitions are offered for skeleton Green function, and for Fermi liquid, before the renormalization group equation is introduced. Too many ideas are reproduced here to be included in this brief review. After this rather exhaustive introduction containing a rich discussion of available literature, the author produces a clever derivation of the determinant bound which (because of cancellations) is a substantial improvement on the previously obtained results, such as the article of his colleagues \textit{J. Feldman}, \textit{J. Magnen}, \textit{V. Rivasseau} and \textit{E. Trubowitz} [Helv. Phys. Acta 65, 697-721 (1992; Zbl 0921.35140)]. Factorial terms disappear, thus greatly simplifying combinatorial analysis. The author claims correctly that these formulas will simplify investigations of many-fermion systems, where the propagator is singular on the surface of the Fermi liquid. The thermodynamic limit is discussed in great detail. Regularity (in this case twice differentiability) of self-energy is proved, indicating that such smoothness may be assumed in perturbation theory for Fermi liquids. This by itself is sufficiently important to devote a careful study to the details of this lengthy article full of important ideas.