A hierarchical model of quantum anharmonic oscillators: critical point convergence (Q816032)

A hierarchial model of interacting quantum particles performing anharmonic oscillations is studied in the Euclidean approach, in which the local Gibbs states are constructed as measures on infinite dimensional spaces. A quantum mechanical particle with one degree of freedom described by the momentum \(p_l\) and displacement \(q_l\) operators is associated with each lattice site \(l \in L\). The system of such particles is described by the heuristic Hamiltonian \[ H = -\frac{1}{2} \sum_{l,l'} J_{l,l'} q_l q_{l'} + \sum_l \left[ \frac{1}{2m} p_l^2 + \frac{a}{2} q_l^2 +b q_l^4 \right] \;, \] where \(J_{l,l'}\) represent the interaction potential, \(b>0\), \(a \in R\), and the sums run through the lattice \(L\). The operators \(p_l\) and \(q_l\) satisfy the relation \[ [p_l, q_l] = p_l q_l - q_l p_l = 1/i \;, \] and \(m=m^{\text{phys}} / \hbar^2\) is the reduced mass of the particle. Such models have been studied for many years. They are used as a base of models describing strong electron-electron correlations caused by the interaction of electrons with vibrating ions. A phase transition in the model is connected with macroscopic displacements of particles from their equilibrium positions \(q_l=0, l \in L\). The paper studies local states restricted to the subalgebra generated by fluctuations of displacements of particles. They are described by means of the corresponding temperature Green (Matsubara) functions. The main result of the paper is a theorem, which describes the critical point convergence of such Matsubara functions in the thermodynamic limit.